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Slack gets its first-ever CFO in what could be a big step toward going public

Allen Shim, who joined the company as employee 20 in 2014, is being promoted from his current role.

  • Slack got its first chief financial officer ever in a possible big step in moving toward an IPO in 2018.
  • Allen Shim, employee number 20 at the 4-year-old startup, will take on the roll from his former post as SVP of finance and operations.
  • CEO Stewart Butterfield praised Shim as "a trusted advisor" and said this promotion positions the company "for scalable, long term success."

On Tuesday, the four-year-old productivity software company announced Allen Shim as its first ever chief financial offer. Among other duties, the CFO is usually the person tasked with managing the strict financial disclosure requirements at a company as it prepares to go public and after its initial public offering.

Shim, who joined Slack in 2014, was employee number 20 at the company, and was promoted from his role as its senior vice president of finance and operations.

In a blog post, CEO

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