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Corey duBrowa joins Salesforce as chief communications officer

By TechTaffy Desk

Corey duBrowa is joining Salesforce as executive vice president and chief communications officer. Mr. duBrowa will report to Salesforce chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.

Most recently Mr. duBrowa served as senior vice president, Global Communications for Starbucks. Prior to joining Starbucks, he spent a decade at WE Worldwide. He also spent six years at Nike in a variety of global communications and management roles.

Mr. duBrowa holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Oregon.

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