Slack Lidiane Jones, the current CEO of the workplace messaging platform, said there was no Slack without current CEO Steward Butterfield, while he said that he has built an incredible company that redefined modern collaboration with a team grounded in humility and innovation. Jones thanked the current CEO for building the platform as it is and trusting her with this role.
Jones said in a LinkedIn post: Today is a new and exciting day for me, Slack, and Salesforce. I am proud to be named Slack's new CEO and accepted the baton from the thoughtful and innovative founder Steward Butterfield. Stewart, thank you for what you have built and for trusting me with the most important role of my life. Without Steward, there would be no Slack. He has built an incredible company that redefined modern collaboration with a team grounded in humility and innovation. She added that as we look forward, we are grounded by Slack's mission to make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive. We have so much opportunity to bring the Digital HQ to every Salesforce customer and many more as we continue to grow together. The future is bright, and I couldn't be more excited to work with the Slack team. Let's build the future of work! Jones is the senior vice president of product management for Slack's parent company Salesforce Commerce Cloud and will take over as CEO of Slack. The replacement came after Salesforce's top management saw major changes. Bret Taylor, co-CEO of Salesforce, left the role a year ago. Taylor was an important force in the company's $27.7 billion takeover of Slack.
Prior to her work experience with Slack and Salesforce, Jones worked with companies like Microsoft, Sonos, Apple and Compass Working Capital.