{"id":21814,"date":"2020-05-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?post_type=sf_press_release&#038;p=21814"},"modified":"2022-07-25T09:15:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T16:15:37","slug":"salesforce-appoints-gavin-patterson-president-and-chief-revenue-officer-2","status":"publish","type":"sf_press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/press-releases\/2020\/05\/13\/salesforce-appoints-gavin-patterson-president-and-chief-revenue-officer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Appoints Gavin Patterson President and Chief Revenue Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>Former BT Group CEO to lead global sales organization<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>SAN FRANCISCO\u2014May 13, 2020\u2014<\/b>Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced the appointment of Gavin Patterson as President and Chief Revenue Officer. Patterson, who has served as the company\u2019s President and CEO of Salesforce International, will lead the company\u2019s global sales organization and will continue to report to Chair and CEO Marc Benioff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patterson joined Salesforce in 2019 as Chair of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Salesforce&#8217;s fastest-growing region globally. Earlier this year, Patterson was named President and CEO of Salesforce International where he led the company\u2019s go-to-market strategy across all international regions. His appointment to President and Chief Revenue Officer is effective August 1 and he will be based in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGavin is an outstanding global leader and I\u2019m delighted to welcome him as the Chief Revenue Officer of Salesforce,\u201d said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce. \u201cGavin\u2019s global experience, network, and public company CEO experience uniquely position him for this critical leadership position at Salesforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited to be part of the global success story of Salesforce,\u201d said Gavin Patterson, President and CEO of Salesforce International. \u201cIn the months ahead, we will remain focused on helping our customers recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, deploying our technology and enabling them to re-open their businesses and communities safely. Our world-class sales organization is built for moments like this, being a trusted advisor able to deliver the full power of Salesforce to help make our customers successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Salesforce, Patterson served as Chief Executive of BT Group from 2013 to 2019. During his tenure at BT, he led the \u00a315billion acquisition of EE, launched BT Sport, expanded BT\u2019s cyber security practice and championed BT\u2019s social purpose agenda. He joined BT in 2004 as Managing Director of Consumer and joined the board as CEO BT Retail in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to BT, Patterson spent four years at Virgin Media and nine years at Procter &amp; Gamble. 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