December 23, New York: 2020 has been one of the challenging years so far in recent times. Needless to say, corporate America has been an exception. However, even amidst such trying times, few companies including high-profile ones have not only carried on with their regular business but also thrived. Salesforce is definitely among these that’s worth mentioning. Choosing Marc Benioff of Salesforce, the company had a truly standout year.
Salesforce Acquired Slack
The pioneers in CRM, Salesforce made its place in the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average in August. At the beginning of this month (December 2020), the cloud-computing company acquired Slack and continued to register strong gains in earnings, stock prices as well as sales. Salesforce’s share prices went up by nearly 40 percent.
On the other hand, the corporate remained a winner of social causes including promoting racial and gender equality. It also lent great help in supporting the homeless, helped businesses and workers who were struggling during the pandemic.
Marc Benioff of Salesforce- The Chosen One
For all the above-reasons, Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO was honored with the title of CNN Business CEO of the Year. He joins the league of earlier CEOs Brian Cornell of Target and Chipotle’s Brian Niccol. Benioff said that Salesforce definitely had an eventful year and he is humbled upon receiving the title. And being added to the Dow Jones was “amazing”, which one has expected since the inception of the cloud-computing company.
From the above episode, it can be concluded that every cloud does have a silver lining with the chosen CEO, Marc Benioff of Salesforce. The company’s growth in every sphere even during a global pandemic is proof of the same.
