Frank Slootman
Technology CEO and businessman (born 1958)
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Frank Slootman (born 1958)[1] is a businessman and author[2] known for growing companies founded by others.[3][4] Slootman has taken three companies through an initial public offering.[3]
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| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) Netherlands |
| Education | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Employer | Snowflake |
| Title | Chairman of the board |
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Early life and education
Slootman was born in the Netherlands and earned a degree in economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.[3] He did market research for tire company Uniroyal, before earning a doctorate in General Business Administration from the same university.[5] After graduating, Slootman moved to the United States in 1982.[3]
Career
Slootman's first management position was at Compuware in 1995.[3]
His first CEO position was at Data Domain in 2003.[3] During his time at Data Domain, the company raised funding to avoid bankruptcy and increased revenue for the next four years.[3] He left Data Domain in 2009 as part of EMC's acquisition of the company.[6] He was CEO of the company when it went public in 2007.[3]
He was appointed CEO of ServiceNow in 2011, then led its initial public offering the next year.[7] He also converted ServiceNow from a help-desk provider to a broader IT services business.[3]
Slootman was appointed CEO of Snowflake on April 26, 2019.[3] Slootman prepared the company for an initial public offering during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Slootman held a 5.9% interest in the company during the IPO.[8]
In 2022, Slootman published a book called Amp it Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency and Elevating Intensity.[2]
On February 28, 2024, Snowflake announced that Slootman was retiring and Sridhar Ramaswamy would be replacing him as CEO. He would remain Chairman of the Board. [9]
Books
- Slootman, Frank (2022-01-19). Amp It Up. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-83611-7.
- Slootman, Frank (May 13, 2011). TAPE SUCKS: Inside Data Domain, A Silicon Valley Growth Story. ISBN 978-0-615-48406-8.
- Slootman, Frank; Hamm, Steve (December 4, 2020). Rise of the Data Cloud. ISBN 978-1728363608.