From eWeek: OpenAI has executed a power move, snagging former Slack CEO Denise Dresser to spearhead their revenue growth ambitions.
The appointment signals OpenAI’s aggressive enterprise expansion just as companies are scrambling to integrate AI into their most critical business operations.
OpenAI announced yesterday (Dec. 9) that Dresser will oversee their global revenue strategy across enterprise and customer success, reporting directly to COO Brad Lightcap. Rob Seaman steps in as interim Slack CEO.
Dresser brings heavyweight credentials at exactly the right moment. Her 14-year tenure at Salesforce included building global sales organizations for the company’s most complex enterprise clients before becoming Slack CEO in 2023. During her leadership, she guided Slack through major AI feature rollouts and helped redefine how millions of workers use AI for workplace efficiency, OpenAI revealed in their announcement.
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