– USA, CA – Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced the appointment of Robin Washington as Lead Independent Director, effective September 15, 2022, succeeding Sanford Robertson, who will continue to serve as a Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
“Robin is extremely accomplished in the business community and deeply respected in the boardroom,” said Sandford Robertson. “She’s the natural choice to become Lead Independent Director and, having worked closely together, I am confident she will provide exceptional guidance and oversight to the Board and our leadership team.”
About Robin Washington
Robin Washington is a highly-respected business leader, recognized for her financial expertise and experience across technology and healthcare. She has served as Director of Salesforce since 2013, including as Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee, and helped guide the Company through several pivotal milestones, including the organization’s growth from $4 billion to more than $26 billion in revenue, the COVID-19 pandemic, and transformative acquisitions such as MuleSoft, Tableau, and Slack.
“I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to help lead this great Board,” said Robin Washington. “I have a deep appreciation for Salesforce’s team, customers, and vision for the future from my years as a Director, and I look forward to leveraging my nearly two decades of experience serving on a diverse collection of boards to drive continued value creation for our stakeholders. I would like to thank the Board for their confidence and trust, and Sandy for his invaluable guidance and steadfast support through the many years of incredible growth at Salesforce.”
Robin Washington has served as a Director since September 2013. Ms. Washington served as an advisor to Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from November 2019 to March 2020. She joined Gilead as SVP and CFO in 2008 and served as its EVP and CFO from February 2014 to November 2019. Before Gilead, Ms. Washington served as CFO of Hyperion Solutions, an enterprise software company, from 2006 to 2007. Before Hyperion, Ms. Washington spent nearly 10 years at PeopleSoft, Inc., a provider of enterprise application software, where she served in several executive positions. Ms. Washington currently serves on the board of directors of Alphabet Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., and Vertiv Holdings Co.
Ms. Washington is a Certified Public Accountant and received her B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
About Salesforce
Salesforce, the global CRM leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to digitally transform and create a 360° view of their customers.
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