Salesforce announced the appointment of Robin Washington as Lead Independent Director of the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 15, 2022. Washington, who also chairs the Board's Audit Committee, succeeds Sanford Robertson, who will continue to serve as a Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Washington is a highly-respected business leader, recognized for her financial expertise and experience across technology and healthcare.

She has served as Director of Salesforce since 2013, including as Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee. Robin Washington has served as a Director since September 2013. Ms. Washington served as an advisor to Gilead Sciences, Inc., from November 2019 to March 2020.

She joined Gilead as SVP and CFO in 2008 and served as its EVP and CFO from February 2014 to November 2019. Prior to Gilead, Ms. Washington served as CFO of Hyperion Solutions, an enterprise software company, from 2006 to 2007. Prior to Hyperion, Ms. Washington spent nearly 10 years at PeopleSoft, Inc., where she served in a number of executive positions.

Ms. Washington currently serves on the board of directors of Alphabet Inc., Honeywell International, Inc. and Vertiv Holdings Co. Ms. Washington is a Certified Public Accountant and received her B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan and M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.