 Mr.
Thompson joined Symantec after 28 years at IBM Corporation. In his most recent position as
General Manager of IBM Americas, he was responsible for sales and support of IBM's
technology products and services, generating $37 billion in revenues. His 30,000 employee organization worked with corporate customers,
national and local government agencies, and small business owners in the United States,
Canada, and Latin America to help them move their businesses and services to electronic
commerce. During his tenure, Mr. Thompson
played an integral role in developing market requirements and building alliances that have
led to a leadership position by IBM in the software arena. Prior to his position with IBM
Americas, he was General Manager, Personal Software Products, responsible for the
development and marketing of OS/2, IBM's Intel-based server products and communication
product distribution.
Mr. Thompson is a member of the board of directors,
NiSource, How2HQ, and the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). He has served
as chairman of the Florida A&M University Cluster and the Illinois Governor's Human
Resource Advisory Council.
Mr. Thompson holds an undergraduate degree in business
administration from Florida A&M University and a master's degree in management science
from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
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