Vincent Pilette is an American businessman who is chief executive officer (CEO) of Gen Digital, a Fortune 500 company specializing in consumer cyber safety with brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner, and ReputationDefender. Pilette previously had management roles at Logitech, Electronics for Imaging, and HP.
Vincent Pilette | |
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 Vincent Pilette | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO of Gen Digital |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editPilette 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
editIn 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
editPilette is married with two children.[10]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.