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OpenAI Hires Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer

The appointment signals a push to convert ChatGPT’s vast usage into enterprise revenue to support heavy infrastructure costs.

Overview

  • OpenAI confirmed Dresser will lead its global revenue strategy, including enterprise sales and customer success.
  • Dresser will report to Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap and is set to start next week, according to reporting.
  • Rob Seaman, Slack’s chief product officer, is expected to serve as interim CEO of Slack, multiple reports say.
  • The move follows rapid scale — over 800 million weekly users and more than 1 million business customers — alongside large data‑center and vendor commitments.
  • CEO Sam Altman recently issued a company “code red” to improve ChatGPT performance, pausing work on advertising, health and shopping agents, and a personal assistant called Pulse.