By Business & Finance 
Salesforce.com, the world’s number one CRM platform, today announced plans to add 100 new jobs in Dublin as part of its continued investment in Europe.
The company plans to hire qualified professionals in sales, marketing, IT and customer support.
The announcement was made this morning in Dublin by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, TD, together with David Dempsey, senior vice president for salesforce.com Ireland, and Barry O’Leary, CEO, IDA Ireland, during an event celebrating salesforce.com’s new state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot office complex at No.1 Central Park. The new office is salesforce.com’s second in Dublin.
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD said: “Ireland’s reputation as a ‘digital island’ acting as a European hub for the digital industry is growing rapidly as more businesses like salesforce.com expand their operations here. Today’s announcement that salesforce.com is creating 100 new jobs in Dublin is a strong endorsement of Ireland’s strengths in the digital sector and of our talented and dedicated people. The company’s leadership in social, mobile and cloud computing aligns with the Government’s policy and Action Plan for Jobs in these fast growing sectors.”
David Dempsey, senior vice president, salesforce.com, Ireland said: “Salesforce.com is driving a massive transformation in the technology industry, showing companies the power of social and mobile cloud computing and enabling them to revolutionise the way they sell, service, market and innovate and transform into customer companies. Ireland has played a key role in our success in Europe and we are delighted to be able to expand our reach in the region by hiring 100 more talented individuals in Dublin and opening a new office at No. 1 Central Park.”
