Change of boss at office chat service Slack

Chat service Slack gets a new board. Founder Stewart Butterfield is stepping down.

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(dpa) The office communication service Slack gets a new board. Company founder Stewart Butterfield is leaving his post in January, as the parent company Salesforce confirmed on Monday (local time). Lidiane Jones, who already holds a senior management position, has been promoted to succeed her. “I’m proud to have been named Slack’s new CEO,” Jones tweeted. Slack’s mission remains to make working life “simpler, more pleasant and more productive”.