I’m grateful for his clarity and focus and the impact he had on our ability to navigate the most important opportunities and challenges over the years,” said Butterfield. “If you know Chamath, you know he’s one of a kind - a deep analytical thinker and keen strategist who is full of passion. His deep expertise in growth helped guide the company from a small startup to a thriving global company with over 1,900 employees across 12 different offices serving more than 105,000 Paid Customers.
Palihapitiya was an early investor in Slack and has served on the company’s board of directors since 2017. McNamara will replace director Chamath Palihapitiya, who is stepping down from Slack’s board of directors. “The company is helping people realize a new, better way of working and I’m looking forward to playing a role in helping bring that vision to organizations around the world.” “Slack is admired because of its category-defining innovation and incredible product market fit and I’m excited to join the team,” said McNamara. His extensive public company leadership and global management experience will serve as a valuable resource as our company matures and moves into the next phase of growth.” “He has a real passion for leveraging technology to increase productivity and the employee experience at the large enterprise scale. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mike to Slack’s board of directors,” said Stewart Butterfield, Chief Executive Officer of Slack. He is also on the board of directors of PCH International, a global custom design manufacturing company.
McNamara currently serves on the board of directors of Workday, Inc., one of the world’s foremost providers of on‑demand financial management and human capital management enterprise software, and is a venture partner at Eclipse Ventures. As part of the executive team, McNamara was instrumental in Flex’s growth to over $25 billion in revenue and over 200,000 employees operating across 30+ countries. He spent nearly two decades leading Flex Ltd., first as the Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2006 and then as the Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2018. McNamara brings extensive experience in both executive leadership and scaling global operations to Slack’s board. (formerly Flextronics Ltd), a leading international product development firm. Most recently, McNamara served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flex Ltd. Slack Technologies, Inc., (NYSE: WORK), today announced the appointment of Mike McNamara to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.
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