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

David Dempsey Pic: Fergal Phillips

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. ...