SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE:
CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced that Corey duBrowa
will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief
Communications Officer. duBrowa, who starts at Salesforce in July,
will report to Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.
"Corey is an extraordinary executive who brings a wealth of
communications experience to Salesforce," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, Salesforce. "He
is the perfect person to lead our communications in our next phase
of growth, and we are thrilled to have him as part of our
team."
"Salesforce is a company that I've long admired for its
pioneering technology leadership, uncompromising customer focus and
its commitment to creating positive social impact," said Corey
duBrowa. "It's an exciting time to join Salesforce and I am
grateful for the opportunity to be part of its future."
Most recently duBrowa served as Senior Vice President, Global
Communications for Starbucks. During his seven-year tenure, he led
the development and execution of global communications strategies
to enhance and protect the Starbucks brand and corporate reputation
as it grew from forty countries to seventy-five. Prior to joining
Starbucks, duBrowa spent a decade at WE Worldwide, most recently
serving as President of the Americas Region and Business
Development, working with clients such as Microsoft, AMD, T-Mobile
and Toshiba. duBrowa also spent six years at Nike in a variety of
global communications and management roles.
duBrowa holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Oregon. He was President of the
University of Oregon Alumni Association
for two years and served on its board of directors for seven. He
was also President of the School of Journalism and Communications
Advisory Council from 2012-2014. duBrowa was added to both the
Arthur W. Page Society Board of Trustees and the Board of Advisors
for the USC Annenberg Center on
Communication Leadership & Policy in 2016.
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