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17.03.26 - 01:42
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Dialpad Names Brett Reed as Chief Financial Officer to Lead Next Era of Global Enterprise Scale (Business Wire)
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SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AgenticAI--Dialpad, the AI-first communications and agentic platform defining the next era of business conversations and actions, today announced the appointment of its interim finance leader, Brett Reed, as Chief Financial Officer. The move formalizes Dialpad's finance leadership as the company scales to meet growing demand from the world's largest enterprise organizations.
"The enterprise market is moving past the experimental phase of AI and into a phase of rigorous execution," said Craig Walker, CEO and Co-founder of Dialpad. "Brett is a high-impact leader who has a strong reputation with the investment community and knows exactly what it takes to scale a world-class organization. By naming him CFO, we're ensuring Dialpad has the financial discipline and the 'A-team' in place to get after the massive opportunity in Agentic AI for our customers."
With more than 20 years of financial management experience, including Salesforce and Vlocity, Re...
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16.03.26 - 14:06
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Salesforce Commences Largest-Ever $25 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase (Business Wire)
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The historic transaction underscores leadership's confidence in the company's position in the Agentic Era and commitment to driving shareholder valueSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 AI CRM, today commenced the prepayment and initial delivery of approximately 103 million shares under its previously announced $25 billion accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreements that it entered into on March 11, 2026 with certain financial institutions. This transaction, the largest ASR in history, represents the immediate execution of half of the $50 billion aggregate Share Repurchase Program authorized by Salesforce's Board of Directors in February 2026.
“We are aggressively repurchasing shares because we are so confident in the future of Salesforce,” said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce.
“This $25 billion ASR reflects our increased conviction in the durability of our growth and cash flow trajectory,” said Robin Washington, President and Chief Operating...
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15.03.26 - 09:00
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This S&P 500 company′s making a huge bet on itself (Fool)
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Salesforce is taking on debt to fund share buybacks. Another S&P 500 company has been doing this in recent years – here's what happened.
The post This S&P 500 company's making a huge bet on itself appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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13.03.26 - 03:00
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Biel: Salesforce’s transaction data gives it real competitive protection (24/7 Wall St.)
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Not all enterprise software moats are created equal. That's the framework analyst Biel laid out recently when assessing which software companies can actually survive the AI wave, and which ones just look protected until they aren't. The core thesis: “I think that Salesforce, the place where Salesforce has a lot of embedded workflow, is really ... Biel: Salesforce's transaction data gives it real competitive protection
The post Biel: Salesforce's transaction data gives it real competitive protection appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....
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12.03.26 - 15:24
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What If You Had Invested $1,000 in Oracle or Salesforce 10 Years Ago? (24/7 Wall St.)
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Ten years ago, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) were both navigating a pivotal shift: legacy software companies racing to reinvent themselves as cloud businesses. Both made it, but the paths diverged sharply, and so did the returns. Oracle spent much of the late 2010s migrating its massive installed base to the cloud. The ... What If You Had Invested $1,000 in Oracle or Salesforce 10 Years Ago?
The post What If You Had Invested $1,000 in Oracle or Salesforce 10 Years Ago? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.....
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12.03.26 - 14:21
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Fourth Appoints Veteran Product Leader Scott Collison as CEO (Business Wire)
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fourth, a leading provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced the appointment of Scott Collison as Chief Executive Officer. A proven builder of enterprise software platforms with more than two decades of experience scaling technology companies, Collison will lead Fourth into its next phase of AI-led product innovation for restaurant operators.
Collison brings a track record of building category-defining products and delivering value to global customers. Most recently, he served as CEO of Personify, where he led the company through a period of strong recurring revenue growth and operational improvement, culminating in its successful sale to Momentive in late 2025.
Earlier in his career, Collison held senior leadership roles at Salesforce and VMware and served as CEO of Anaconda, the leading platform for Python data science. He also co-founded Geeknet, the company behind SourceForge and Slashdot, and helped build Sign...
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