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Slack CEO Denise Dresser Joins OpenAI as CRO

12/9/2025

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  • Slack CEO Denise Dresser will leave Slack to become Chief Revenue Officer at OpenAI, effective next week, to strengthen OpenAI's enterprise division amid rapid growth.
  • Dresser has 14 years at Salesforce and became Slack's CEO in 2023.
  • Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, highlighted Dresser's ability to make AI tools accessible for businesses.
  • Rob Seaman will serve as interim Slack CEO while Salesforce seeks a permanent replacement.