**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SILICON VALLEY, CA – January 30, 2025 – 4:15 PM PST

Anchor: Good afternoon. This is a breaking news update from our technology desk.

HEADLINE: SALESFORCE CEO MARC BENIOFF ANNOUNCES MAJOR RESTRUCTURING, CITING “AI-FIRST” FUTURE; 7,000 EMPLOYEES TO BE AFFECTED.

WHAT: In a shareholder letter released moments ago, Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff announced a comprehensive corporate restructuring. The plan, dubbed “Evolution 2.0,” involves the elimination of approximately 7,000 positions globally. Mr. Benioff stated the primary objective is to pivot the company’s entire operational model toward an “AI-first” strategy, integrating generative artificial intelligence deeply into all Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) products.

WHO: The announcement was made exclusively by Mr. Marc Benioff, co-founder, chair, and chief executive officer of Salesforce. The affected employees span multiple departments, including sales, marketing, and product development. Mr. Benioff personally addressed the workforce in an internal memo viewed by this station.

WHEN: The official announcement was made this afternoon, January 30, 2025. The workforce reductions are scheduled to be completed over the next sixty to ninety days, with the first wave of notifications beginning tomorrow.

WHERE: The layoffs and restructuring will affect Salesforce’s global operations. Primary impacts are anticipated at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, as well as significant office hubs in London, Dublin, and Hyderabad, India.

WHY: According to Mr. Benioff’s letter, the move is necessary to correct “years of over-hiring during a period of market expansion” and to reallocate capital toward the development and deployment of proprietary AI agents. He stated that