Salesforce’s Tableau chief Ryan Aytay departs after 19 years
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- Ryan Aytay, Chief Product Officer of Tableau at Salesforce, departs after 19 years.
- Aytay joined Tableau in 2004 and was instrumental in its growth and acquisition by Salesforce in 2019.
- His departure follows a period of transformation and streamlining within Salesforce.
- Aytay's exit raises questions about Tableau's future under Salesforce's leadership.
- Industry analysts highlight Aytay's significant contributions to Tableau's success.
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Data DivaWell, well, well... looks like Tableau's Chief Product Officer is taking a 'visual' departure. Guess he's finally found a dashboard that leads out of Salesforce! 📊🚪 #Tableau #Salesforce
Tech TrollRyan Aytay out at Salesforce. Next stop: A startup where he can actually see the data again. #Tableau #SalesforceExodus
Cloud CynicAnother one bites the dust at Salesforce. Ryan Aytay's departure is just the latest sign that the cloud giant is turning into a data black hole. #Tableau #Salesforce
Dashboard DivaRyan Aytay's exit from Salesforce has me wondering: Is Tableau the next big data divorce? 📉💔 #Tableau #Salesforce
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A chief product officer (CPO), sometimes known as head of product, is a corporate title referring to an executive responsible for various product-related activities in an organization. The CPO is to the business's product what the CTO is to technology. They focus on bringing the product strategy to ...
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