SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce
(NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced the
appointment of Gavin Patterson as
President and Chief Revenue Officer. Patterson, who has served as
the company's President and CEO of Salesforce International, will
lead the company's global sales organization and will continue to
report to Chair and CEO Marc
Benioff.
Patterson joined Salesforce in 2019 as Chair of Europe, the Middle
East and Africa (EMEA),
Salesforce's fastest-growing region globally. Earlier this year,
Patterson was named President and CEO of Salesforce International
where he led the company's go-to-market strategy across all
international regions. His appointment to President and Chief
Revenue Officer is effective August 1
and he will be based in San
Francisco.
"Gavin is an outstanding global leader and I'm delighted to
welcome him as the Chief Revenue Officer of Salesforce," said
Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO,
Salesforce. "Gavin's global experience, network, and public company
CEO experience uniquely position him for this critical leadership
position at Salesforce."
"I am excited to be part of the global success story of
Salesforce," said Gavin Patterson,
President and CEO of Salesforce International. "In the months
ahead, we will remain focused on helping our customers recover from
the COVID-19 pandemic, deploying our technology and enabling them
to re-open their businesses and communities safely. Our world-class
sales organization is built for moments like this, being a trusted
advisor able to deliver the full power of Salesforce to help make
our customers successful."
Prior to Salesforce, Patterson served as Chief Executive of BT
Group from 2013 to 2019. During his tenure at BT, he led the
£15billion acquisition of EE, launched BT Sport, expanded BT's
cyber security practice and championed BT's social purpose agenda.
He joined BT in 2004 as Managing Director of Consumer and joined
the board as CEO BT Retail in 2008.
Prior to BT, Patterson spent four years at Virgin Media and nine
years at Procter & Gamble. He graduated from Cambridge University with a Master of
Engineering.
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