CurrentCurrent · in office since 1999
Rank #10 Globally
Quick Answer & Tenure Summary
Marc Benioff has served as Co-Founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce for 27 years 8 months (10,111 days), holding office continuously since Mar 8, 1999. At present, Marc Benioff ranks as the #10 longest-serving chief executive among tracked global leaders in the database.
In Office
27 years 8 months
10,111 days
Start Date
Mar 8, 1999
Appointed 1999
End Date
Present
Active executive
Age at Appointment
34 years old
Born Sep 25, 1964
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- None (Founding CEO)
- Successor
- Active (In office)
- Global Tenure Rank
- #10 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Mar 8, 1999 (San Francisco, California)
- Known Aliases
- Marc Russell Benioff
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Mar 8, 1999Source ↗
Salesforce Founded
Founded Salesforce in a rented San Francisco apartment, pioneering Software-as-a-Service cloud software.
Jun 23, 2004Source ↗
Salesforce NYSE IPO
Took Salesforce public on the NYSE, validating the subscription enterprise cloud software model.
Jul 21, 2021Source ↗
Slack Acquisition Completed
Completed the $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack Technologies.
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