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The news sent the company’s shares down 5% in extended trading as investors shrugged off the annual profit raise.
“After a lot of reflection, I’ve decided to return to my entrepreneurial roots,” said Taylor, who has previously served as chief operating officer and chief product officer of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM).
The San Francisco-based company expects annual adjusted profit per share between $4.92 and $4.94, compared with $4.71 to $4.73 forecast earlier.
A diverse portfolio of products including its Customer 360 platform and the newly acquired workplace messaging app Slack have helped Salesforce attract customers at a time when digital transformation is becoming a priority, even as businesses are bracing for a broader economic downturn.
Revenue for the quarter ended Oct. 31 was $7.84 billion, compared with analysts’ average expectation of $7.82 billion, according to Refinitiv IBES data.
The business software maker expects current-quarter revenue to be between $7.93 billion and $8.03 billion.
On an adjusted basis, the company earned $1.40 per share during the third quarter, compared with estimates of $1.21.
