{"id":20301,"date":"2020-05-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=20301"},"modified":"2020-09-18T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T00:35:00","slug":"salesforce-appoints-advisory-board-to-support-growth-in-emea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/salesforce-appoints-advisory-board-to-support-growth-in-emea\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Appoints Advisory Board to Support Growth in EMEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>LONDON, UK &#8211; May 26, 2020 &#8211; <\/b>Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, today announced that it has appointed an advisory board of senior international business leaders to provide strategic guidance and support to Salesforce\u2019s ongoing expansion strategy in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the company\u2019s fastest-growing region last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new board, which will meet quarterly, is led by Alex Dayon, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Salesforce. Members of the advisory board previously led major corporations from industries, including consumer goods, insurance, automotive, fashion and technology, and currently also serve as independent directors on corporate boards across a range of companies and industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTapping into the expertise of an advisory board of this calibre is essential as we navigate the unprecedented challenges that are reshaping our world,\u201d said Gavin Patterson, President and CEO Salesforce International. \u201cThe board will provide vital perspective as we work with our customers across EMEA to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare their businesses for the new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The members of the advisory board were today named as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Stefan Heidenreich (Vice-Chair)<\/b>, Former CEO, Beiersdorf AG<\/li><li><b>Jayne-Anne Gadhia<\/b>, Former CEO, Virgin Money; Founder and Executive Chair of Snoop<\/li><li><b>Ana Garc\u00eda Fau<\/b>, Chairperson, Finerge SA and Former CEO Yell Publicidad SA<\/li><li><b>Harald Kr\u00fcger<\/b>, Former Chairman and CEO, BMW AG<\/li><li><b>Peter L\u00f6scher<\/b>, Former CEO, Siemens AG<\/li><li><b>Guillaume Pepy<\/b>, Former Chairman and CEO, SNCF Group<\/li><li><b>Francesco Trapani<\/b>, Former CEO, Bulgari<\/li><li><b>V\u00e9ronique Weill<\/b>, General Manager, Publicis Groupe SA<\/li><li><b>Alexander Wynaendts<\/b>, Former CEO and Chairman, Aegon N.V.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural meeting of the advisory board will take place in early June 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Appendix: Background Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Background notes on the board members are attached as an appendix to this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Stefan Heidenreich (Vice-Chair)<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20292-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=300&amp;h=193 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=264&amp;h=170 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=150&amp;h=96 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20292-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=300&amp;h=193 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=264&amp;h=170 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/stefan.jpg?w=150&amp;h=96 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Stefan is an active investor, senior advisor and board member for several international companies, such as EQT, Perella Weinberg, and EMH Partners. Having studied business administration in Kiel, in addition to stints at Procter &amp; Gamble and Benckiser, he served as CEO at Hero between 2004 and 2011. As CEO of Beiersdorf AG between 2012 and 2019, the company\u2019s value more than doubled under his leadership. He served as non-executive board director at Godiva Chocolatier Inc. between 2008 and 2014, and as a non-executive director at Coca-Cola HBC AG from 2012 to 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Jayne-Anne Gadhia<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20293-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?w=192&amp;h=193 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20293-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/jayne.jpg?w=192&amp;h=193 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jayne-Anne Gadhia is the Founder and Executive Chair of Snoop, and is former CEO of Salesforce UKI. A chartered accountant, Jayne-Anne spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later, she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in 2001. She spent five years at RBS before returning to Virgin as CEO of Virgin Money between 2007 and 2018. In November 2016 she was appointed as the UK Government\u2019s Women in Finance Champion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Ana Garc\u00eda Fau<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20294-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=195&amp;h=300 195w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=171&amp;h=264 171w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=97&amp;h=150 97w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=125&amp;h=193 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20294-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=195&amp;h=300 195w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=171&amp;h=264 171w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=97&amp;h=150 97w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/ana.jpg?w=125&amp;h=193 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With extensive previous experience in international executive roles, Ana Garc\u00eda Fau was CEO of Yell for the Spanish and Latin American businesses, before expanding her role to the US Hispanic market, between 2006 and 2014. Previously, between 1997 and 2006, at the Telefonica Group she served as Chief Corporate Development Officer and CFO of TPI-Paginas Amarillas. She holds degrees in economics and business administration, and law, as well as an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is currently Non-Executive director at several public and private companies such as Merlin Properties SA (Spain), Gestamp Automocion SA (Spain), Eutelsat SA (France) and DLA Piper LLP (UK), and Non-Executive Chairperson of Finerge SA (Portugal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Harald Kr\u00fcger<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20295-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=223&amp;h=300 223w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=197&amp;h=264 197w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=112&amp;h=150 112w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=144&amp;h=193 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20295-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=223&amp;h=300 223w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=197&amp;h=264 197w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=112&amp;h=150 112w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/harolds.jpg?w=144&amp;h=193 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Harald Kr\u00fcger was born in Freiburg (Germany) in 1965 and studied engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig and RWTH Aachen. After one year as a research assistant at the Institute of Flight System Dynamics at the German Aerospace Centre, he joined BMW AG in 1992 as a management trainee. After serving as project engineer at Plant Spartanburg (USA) for two years, he filled various executive management functions at BMW AG in Munich (Germany) and Hams Hall (UK) from 1995 to 2008. In December 2008, he was appointed Member of the Board of Management, consecutively being responsible for Human Resources, then for MINI, BMW Motorcycles, Rolls-Royce and Aftersales and, last but not least, for Production. From May 2015 until August 2019, he held the position of Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG. In May 2018 he became member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Telekom AG and in May 2020 of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Peter L\u00f6scher<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20296-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=264&amp;h=176 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=290&amp;h=193 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20296-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=300&amp;h=199 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=264&amp;h=176 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=150&amp;h=100 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/peterss.jpg?w=290&amp;h=193 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Peter L\u00f6scher is a former President and CEO of Siemens AG. He has held various executive leadership positions in the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries, including as President of Global Human Health and Member of the Executive Board of Merck &amp; Co., and CEO of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences and member of GE\u2019s Corporate Executive Council. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of Sulzer AG, Switzerland, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Telef\u00f3nica Deutschland Holding AG, Germany. He is a Board member of Telef\u00f3nica S.A., Spain, Royal Philips N.V., Netherlands, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group AG, Switzerland, and also a Non-Executive Director of Doha Venture Capital LLC, Qatar. He is Senior Advisor to Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Guillaume Pepy<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"20297-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=300&amp;h=197 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=264&amp;h=173 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=150&amp;h=98 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=294&amp;h=193 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"20297-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large prevent-download\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=95\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=300&amp;h=197 300w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=264&amp;h=173 264w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=150&amp;h=98 150w, https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/guilo.jpg?w=294&amp;h=193 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Guillaume Pepy, previously a high ranking civil servant to the French government, served as Chairman and CEO of the French national railway company, SNCF. He has also been Chairman of Eurostar and Deputy-Chairman of the mobility and logistics services operator Keolis Group and is currently a non executive director of Lagardere. 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Previously, he was CEO of Bulgari, where between 1984 and 2011 he is credited with turning the company into one of the more successful luxury jewelry brands. In 2001, he managed the Bulgari joint venture with Marriott International to open named Bulgari Hotels and Resorts. In 2011, he also oversaw the sales and integration of Bulgari within Mo\u00ebt Hennessy \u2013 Louis Vuitton (LVMH). 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V\u00e9ronique spent 21 years at JP Morgan where she led operations and IT globally. She joined Axa in 2006 where, as Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Customer Officer, she contributed to making Axa the world\u2019s number one insurance brand. 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He began his career with ABN AMRO bank in 1984, working in the bank\u2019s private banking and investment banking operations in both Amsterdam and London. Prior to being appointed as CEO at Aegon, Alexander held a number of different positions at the company, beginning in 1997 in Group Business Development. As CEO, he led Aegon through the economic crisis, ensuring the company maintained its strong capital position. Educated in France, he holds degrees in electrical engineering and economics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, UK &#8211; May 26, 2020 &#8211; Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, today announced that it has appointed an advisory board of senior international business leaders to provide strategic guidance and support to Salesforce\u2019s ongoing expansion strategy in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the company\u2019s fastest-growing region last year. 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