In the 30 to 35 years I’ve been in the business, it’s been transformed
The head of Salesforce in Ireland, David Dempsey, left school early and came to IT late. He got where he is today by convincing people to take a punt on him – and delivering
CV: David Dempsey
Role: executive director and senior vice president at Salesforce
Age:61
Family: Married to Bernie with two children
Hobbies: Running and sailing
Favourite book: Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë
Favourite movie: The Lady in the Van, directed by Nicholas Hytner
By nearly any measure, Salesforce, the cloud-based marketing and sales software giant, has had a remarkable year. Its total Q2 revenue was $2.56 billion – a 26 per cent boost year-on-year. ...