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Bret Taylor to step down as Salesforce Vice Chair and Co-CEO; Marc Benioff to be Chair and CEO

Salesforce announced that Bret Taylor will step down as Vice Chair and Co-CEO of Salesforce, effective January 31, 2023. At that point, Marc Benioff will be Chair and CEO of the company. “I am grateful for six fantastic years at Salesforce,” said Taylor. “Marc was my mentor well before I joined Salesforce and the opportunity […]

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Acquisition

Elon Musk to acquire Twitter

Twitter, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company, a statement said. Under the terms of the agreement, Twitter stockholders […]

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Executive Movements

Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Board Unanimously Appoints CTO Parag Agrawal as Successor

Twitter, Inc. announced that Jack Dorsey has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Parag Agrawal as CEO and a member of the Board, effective immediately. Dorsey will remain a member of the Board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders. Bret Taylor was named the new Chairman […]

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Press Release

Salesforce names Bret Taylor President & COO

Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), has announced that it’s President and Chief Product Officer Bret Taylor has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Taylor will lead Salesforce’s global product vision, engineering, security, marketing and communications. Taylor will continue to report to Chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff. […]

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Facebook CTO Bret Taylor to exit..

Facebook CTO, Bret Taylor would be exiting the company. This has been communicated in one of his Facebook posts. He has mentioned that he plans to start a company with Kevin Gibbs ( from Google Apps team).