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Mr. Thompson, as our former Chief Executive Officer for the past ten years, helped Symantec transform into a
leader in security, storage and systems management solutions. Mr. Thompson brings extensive leadership and
industry and technology expertise to Symantec based on the combination of his experiences at Symantec, IBM and
other technology companies.
Mr. Bennett has served as a member of our Board since February 2010. Mr. Bennett was Chief Executive
Officer of Intuit, Inc. from January 2000 to January 2008. Prior to Intuit, Mr. Bennett was at General Electric
Corporation (GE) for 23 years. From December 1999 to January 2000, he was an executive vice president and a
member of the board of directors of GE Capital, the financial services subsidiary of GE. From July 1999 to
November 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital e-Business, and he was President and
Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital Vendor Financial Services from April 1996 through June 1999. Mr. Bennett
also serves as a director of Qualcomm and two private companies. He has previously served as a director of a variety
of companies, including Intuit, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. He holds a degree in finance and real estate from the
University of Wisconsin.
Mr. Bennett brings to the Board extensive leadership, consumer industry and technical experience through his
former role as CEO of Intuit, executive management positions at GE and service on technology boards.
Mr. Brown has served as a member of our Board since July 2005 following the acquisition of Veritas.
Mr. Brown had served on the Veritas board of directors since 2003. Mr. Brown is currently the Chairman of Line 6,
Inc., a provider of musical instruments, amplifiers and audio gear that incorporate digital signal processing. From
1984 until September 2002, Mr. Brown held various senior management positions at Quantum Corporation, a leader
in computer storage products, and most recently as Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2002 and Chairman of the
Board from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Brown is a member of the board of directors of Quantum Corporation and two private
companies. He has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Digital Impact and Nektar
Therapeutics. Mr. Brown holds a master’s of business administration from Stanford Business School and a
bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Brown brings to the Board extensive leadership and software and storage management experience through
his leadership and directorship roles. Also, Mr. Brown has extensive corporate governance and compensation
knowledge from serving on corporate governance and compensation committees for several public and private
companies.
Mr. Coleman has served as a member of our Board since January 2003. He has been an Operating Partner of
Alsop Louie Partners, a venture fund that invests primarily in early stage technology, since June 2010. Mr. Coleman
was a founder, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cassatt Corporation, a provider of
solutions to automate information technology operations, from August 2003 to June 2009. Previously Mr. Coleman
was co-founder of BEA Systems, Inc., an enterprise application and service infrastructure software provider, where
he served as Chairman of the Board from that company’s inception in 1995 until August 2002, Chief Strategy
Officer from October 2001 to August 2002, and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to October 2001. Mr. Coleman
is a member of the board of directors of Nexant, Inc. He has previously served as a director of a variety of
companies, including Cassatt Corporation and Palm, Inc. Mr. Coleman holds a bachelor’s degree in computer
science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and master’s degrees in computer science and computer engineering from
Stanford University. He also has an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Coleman brings extensive experience in the computer and software industry to the Board, and is a
recognized industry expert and visionary in enterprise infrastructure software.
Mr. Dangeard has served as a member of our Board since January 2007. He has been the Managing Partner of
Harcourt, an advisory and investment firm, since March 2008. Mr. Dangeard was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Thomson S.A., a provider of digital video technologies, solutions and services, from September 2004 to
February 2008. From September 2002 to September 2004, he was Senior Executive Vice President of France
Telecom, a global telecommunications operator. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Dangeard was Senior Executive Vice
President of Thomson and Vice Chairman in 2000. Prior to joining Thomson, Mr. Dangeard was managing director
of SG Warburg & Co. Ltd. from 1989 to 1997, and Chairman of SG Warburg France from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that,
Mr. Dangeard was a lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, in New York and London. Mr. Dangeard also serves on
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