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Salesforce has announced the appointment of Amy Chang, a distinguished technology executive and AI entrepreneur, and David B. Kirk, a pioneering computer scientist and former NVIDIA chief scientist, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. These strategic appointments are set to significantly enhance the company's innovation leadership and technical expertise, particularly as Salesforce continues to advance in the agentic AI era. The company aims to leverage their vast experience to unlock the full potential of human-AI collaboration and digital labor for its customers across its unified platform.
New Board Members: Salesforce appoints Amy Chang and David B. Kirk to its Board of Directors.
Enhanced Expertise: The appointments aim to deepen the Board's innovation leadership and technical knowledge for the agentic AI era.
Strategic AI Focus: The new directors will help guide Salesforce in maximizing human-AI collaboration and digital labor.
Amy Chang's Profile: An accomplished technology executive, AI entrepreneur, and advisor with extensive board experience.
David B. Kirk's Profile: A pioneering computer scientist and former chief scientist at NVIDIA.
Driving Value: Their insights are expected to support Salesforce's strategy and governance, fueling shareholder value through innovation and growth.
Salesforce's decision to bring Amy Chang and David B. Kirk onto its Board of Directors reflects a focused effort to fortify its leadership with deep technical and innovative prowess. This move is particularly timely as the company navigates and shapes the future of business through AI.
Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “I’m thrilled to welcome Amy and David to Salesforce’s Board. Their exceptional experience driving innovation and deep technical expertise will be invaluable as we unlock the full potential of human-AI collaboration and digital labor for our customers with Agentforce and across our deeply unified platform. With Amy and David, we continue to build the most innovation-forward and technical board in Salesforce’s history – strengthening our ability to deliver transformative value for all our stakeholders in this new agentic AI era. I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity ahead.”
Arnold Donald, Lead Independent Director of the Salesforce Board of Directors, highlighted the thoughtful approach to board composition, emphasizing the need for expertise to navigate periods of significant transformation. He noted, “Amy and David bring tremendous technical depth and innovation expertise at a pivotal moment when AI and Salesforce are redefining the future of business. I’m confident their perspectives will help support the Board in guiding Salesforce’s strategy and governance in this agentic era – fueling shareholder value creation and positive societal impact through innovation, operational discipline, and sustainable, profitable growth.” These appointments are poised to significantly influence Salesforce's strategic direction and its ability to deliver innovative solutions in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Salesforce helps organizations of any size reimagine their business with AI. Agentforce – the first digital labor solution for enterprises – seamlessly integrates with Customer 360 applications, Data Cloud, and Einstein AI to create a limitless workforce, bringing humans and agents together to deliver customer success on a single, trusted platform.
Amy Chang serves on the Board of Directors for The Walt Disney Company and Procter & Gamble, where she also chairs the Innovation and Technology Committee. She has also served on the boards of Cisco, Informatica, Marqeta, and Splunk.
Previously, Ms. Chang served as EVP and GM of Cisco’s multi-billion dollar Collaboration business – including videoconferencing, cloud calling, contact center, video devices, and phones – after the acquisition of her startup Accompany, an AI/ML-based relationship intelligence platform serving Fortune 500 companies.
David B. Kirk is an independent consultant, investor, philanthropist, and advisor, and serves on several nonprofit boards. More recently, he has focused on computer science education, advancing parallel programming, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Previously, Dr. Kirk served as Chief Scientist and VP of Architecture, and later as a Fellow, at NVIDIA. He has long been known for his contributions to parallel computing, graphics hardware, and graphics algorithm research, and is the inventor or co-inventor of nearly 100 patents in computer graphics and parallel computing hardware and software.
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