Salesforce Chief Trust Officer Vikram Rao is leaving the company after less than 18 months in the role, according to an internal memo viewed by Insider. In an internal Slack message from earlier this year viewed by Insider, Rao said he was taking time off from June 3 to September 5. He became chief trust officer in June 2022. Salesforce Chief Technology Officer and cofounder Parker Harris will take on Rao's role while Salesforce searches for a replacement, according to the memo. Executive Vice President Mark Carter, whose purview included cybersecurity, left in November and Taher Elgamal, chief technology officer of security, left in February.

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Persons: Vikram Rao, Rao, Srinivas Tallapragada, Vikram, Salesforce, Parker Harris, Harris, Neil Storey, Kelly McCracken, Laura Sawka, Jim Weise, Mark Carter, cybersecurity, Taher Elgamal Organizations: Salesforce, Technology, Security Assurance, Insider, Trust, Government Cloud Engineering Locations: Salesforce