John Thompson, 59, has led Symantec for the past decade. He will be replaced by Enrique Salem, the company’s chief operating officer, effective April 4, 2009. Thompson: “I’ve always believed that 10 years was long enough to sit in this role” The company’s most high-profile acquisition of Veritas was in 2005, a $10.5 billion deal. The company has warned of a slowdown in sales recently, but executives say they have been working on the transition for 10 months.”]
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