Vincent Pilette | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | CEO of Gen Digital |
Children | 2 |
Vincent Pilette is an American businessman who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Gen Digital, a Fortune 500 company specializing in consumer cyber safety with a family of brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner, and ReputationDefender. Pilette previously served in a number of executive management roles at Logitech, Electronics for Imaging, and HP.
Early life and education
Pilette was born in 1972 in Belgium.[1][2]
Pilette holds a M.S. in engineering and business from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago.[3]
Career
In 2019, Pilette was appointed CEO of LifeLock, later renamed GenDigital after the 2022 acquisition of Avast.[4][5] As CEO, Pilette led the separation of the consumer assets of Symentec and their transformation into NortonLifelock. Pilette directed and implemented the strategy that led to the acquisition of Avast.[6] As a result of its expansion strategy, GenDigital covers 500 million users in 150 countries.[7]
Pilette brought to GenDigital over 20 years of operating experience in the technology sector, with positions at Logitech, Electronics for Imaging and Hewlett-Packard.[8][9][6][10][11]
Pilette serves on the board of directors of SonicWall, a privately held company in the software space.[12]
Personal life
Pilette is married with two children.[10]
External links
References
- ↑ "NortonLifeLock Inc. (NLOK) Company Profile & Facts - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "VINCENT PILETTE - DRONFIELD - CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER". www.checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "Vincent Pilette, Nortonlifelock Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "Cybersecurity giants NortonLifeLock and Avast merge in $8.1B deal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ Sead Fadilpašić (8 November 2022). "Norton LifeLock rebrands as Gen following Avast acquistion [sic]". TechRadar. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- 1 2 Novinson, Michael (2019-11-07). "Ex-Symantec Consumer Business Taps Vincent Pilette As New CEO". CRN. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "Norton new branding shines a light on cybersecurity". SecurityBrief New Zealand. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "EFI Appoints HP Veteran Vincent Pilette as CFO". The Global Treasurer. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "New Logitech CFO Comes From Electronics for Imaging". ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- 1 2 "Lessons in Leadership: Vincent Pilette, CEO of NortonLifeLock (NLOK)".
- ↑ "NLOK Company Profile & Executives - NortonLifeLock Inc. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ↑ "SonicWall CEO, Founder, Key Executive Team, Board of Directors & Employees". www.cbinsights.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.