LONDON, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today
announced that Dame Jayne-Anne
Gadhia will join the company on October 1st as CEO, Salesforce UK and
Ireland (UKI) to lead the
company's UKI business through its next stage of growth.
Salesforce is experiencing rapid growth in the UKI and in June
last year the company announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in its UK business over the
following five years. As part of this investment, Salesforce has
increased headcount, data centre capacity and office space to
support its rapidly growing customer base in the country.
Jayne-Anne is an experienced business leader and finance
authority and was previously Chief Executive of Virgin Money from
2007 to 2018. She is also a firm believer in the importance of
businesses making a positive contribution to society and was
recognised in the New Year Honours for her contribution
to financial services and women in the finance industry.
"Jayne-Anne is one of the most respected CEOs in the UK and we
are thrilled to welcome her to Salesforce," said Marc Benioff, chairman and co-CEO, Salesforce
and Keith Block co-CEO, Salesforce.
"The UKI is our largest market outside the US and with Jayne-Anne's
leadership we are well positioned to move into the next stage of
growth and success for Salesforce, our customers, partners and
communities."
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia said,
"I've admired Salesforce from afar for a long time. This is a
different kind of business, with deeply held values and a true
focus on transforming the experience of every customer through
cutting edge technology. I'm looking forward to working with the
team as we continue to invest and support Salesforce's growing
customer base in UKI."
About Dame Jayne-Anne
Gadhia
Jayne-Anne
Gadhia is Founder of the start-up, Snoop. Previously she was
the CEO of Virgin Money from 2007 to 2018. A Chartered Accountant,
she spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before becoming
one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later,
she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by The Royal
Bank of Scotland in 2001. She
subsequently spent five years at RBS before returning to Virgin as
CEO of Virgin Money.
In November 2016 she was appointed
as the UK Government's Women in Finance Champion, and in
July 2017 she became a founder member
of its Business Diversity and Inclusion Group. In 2018 she was
named Leader of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National Business
Awards. She was made a Dame in the 2019 New Year Honours list.
About Salesforce
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM), bringing companies closer
to their customers in the digital age. Founded in 1999, Salesforce
enables companies of every size and industry to take advantage of
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artificial intelligence, voice and blockchain—to create a 360° view
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