Salesforce appoints 6 new leaders in an executive shake-up after 5 high-profile departures

Leadership Changes - Salesforce has hired or promoted six new leaders, replacing five high-profile executives who have departed since December [1] - Iain Mulholland is the new chief security officer, previously deputy chief information security officer at Google Cloud [5] - Patrick Stokes has been appointed as the new chief marketing officer, replacing Ariel Kelman who joined AMD [5] - Dave Ward is the new chief architect, coming from Lumen Technologies [5] - Joe Inzerillo has transitioned to president of enterprise and AI technology, overseeing Slack and Agentforce [5] Executive Departures - Recent departures include Ryan Aytay, CEO of Tableau, and Denise Dresser, CEO of Slack, who left to join OpenAI [4] - Adam Evans, former head of Agentforce, announced his departure to focus on building startups [3] - Brad Arkin left Salesforce at the end of January after serving for over two years [5] Company Strategy and Outlook - Salesforce emphasizes its proactive succession planning and institutionalized strategy, expressing confidence in the new leaders [2] - The new fiscal year for Salesforce began on February 1, with some leadership changes yet to be announced internally [2] - CEO Marc Benioff has indicated the potential renaming of the company after Agentforce, highlighting its importance in the AI sector [5] Market Context - Salesforce's stock has faced challenges amid investor concerns regarding competition from AI companies [4]