- Following reports earler this month Adam Selipsky was leaving Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) AWS division, Tableau Software (DATA) confirms he will take over the CEO role previously held by co-founder Christian Chabot.
- Chabot: "Adam is going to take Tableau to the next level. His experience in making AWS the world's leading cloud platform, his passion for servicing customers at a global scale, and his authentic team player attitude make him an extraordinary fit for Tableau. He is the right person to lead Tableau to the next stage of growth."
- Selipsky: "Tableau has that rare combination of a passionate customer base, leading products, amazingly talented people, dedication to technology innovation, and momentum in the market. The company is positioned to become the new world standard in analytics."
- Chabot will remain chairman of the company's board of directors.