Slack founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield has confirmed that he will leave the company in January 2023.
According to reports, Butterfield announced his departure via an internal message to Slack employees.
As confirmed by Slack, his replacement will be Lidiane Jones, an Executive Vice President at Salesforce.
Following her appointment, Jones tweeted: "Today is a new and exciting day for me, @SlackHQ and @Salesforce.
"I am proud to be named Slack's new CEO, accepting the baton from the thoughtful and innovative found @Stewart [Butterfield].
"Thank you @Stewart [Butterfield] for what you've built and for trusting me with the most important of my life. Simply put, there would be no Slack without Stewart.
"He's built an incredible company that has redefined modern collaboration with a team grounded in humility and innovation.
"As we look forward, we are grounded by Slack's mission: to make people's working lives simpler, more pleasant and more productive.
"We have so much opportunity to bring the digital HQ to every Salesforce customer and many more as we continue to grow together."
1/ Today is a new and exciting day for me, @SlackHQ and @salesforce. I am proud to be named Slack's new CEO, accepting the baton from the thoughtful and innovative found @stewart. In true Slack fashion, here's a 🧵on my thoughts.
— Lidiane Jones (@LidianeJones) December 5, 2022
