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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Salesforce: “The company was founded in 1999 by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Benioff

In 2003, President Bush appointed Benioff co-chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee.[22] In 2009, Benioff was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and is a member of its Board of Trustees.[23][24] In 2012, he was named one of the “Best CEOs in the World” by Barron’s[25] and received The Economist’s Innovation Award.[26] In 2014, Fortune readers voted him “Businessperson of the Year.”[27] In 2016, Fortune magazine named him one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.”[28]

In March 2015, Benioff announced Salesforce would cancel all employee programs and travel in the state of Indiana after the passing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that would allow companies and individuals to choose not to serve LGBT individuals based on religious beliefs.[39] Benioff led an effort of business leaders fighting back against the legislation, leading to a revised version of the bill being signed into law that prohibited businesses from denying services to someone based on sexual orientation or gender identity.[40]

In April 2015, Benioff announced that he would review salaries at Salesforce to ensure men and women were paid equally.[41]

In February 2016, Benioff announced that Salesforce would reduce investments in Georgia and cancel a conference if HB 757, a bill that would allow businesses to decline services to same-sex couples, was passed.[42] The governor vetoed the bill.[43]

In an October 2018 interview with The Guardian, Benioff criticized other technology industry executives for “hoarding” their money and refusing to help unhoused people in the San Francisco Bay Area.[44] In November, Benioff announced his support for San Francisco’s Prop C measure that would increase taxes on large corporations to aid unhoused residents in the city.[45]

In September 2021, Benioff announced that Salesforce would relocate any Texas employees who wanted to move after an abortion law went into effect.[46][47]


22 posted on 04/25/2022 4:53:44 AM PDT by Pollard (Who stole my tagline?)
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To: Pollard

Salesforce owns your data when your company uses them, and holds it for ransom if your company tries to leave.


25 posted on 04/25/2022 5:18:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Humans live on 1/4th of what they eat; on the last 3/4ths lives their doctor. --Egyptian Inscription)
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