Symantec Promotes Giesbrecht to Run International Business

Business Wire, March 22, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) today announced the appointment of Dieter Giesbrecht as senior vice president International.

Previously, Giesbrecht had been vice president of Symantec's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business for three years.

In his new role, Giesbrecht is responsible for Symantec's worldwide business outside of the United States and Canada including all sales, marketing and services activities. At just less than $85 million, international revenue accounted for 42 percent of Symantec's $201 million total revenue in the December 1999 quarter.

"As Vice President EMEA, Dieter achieved tremendous revenue growth. In his new international role, he will be looking to achieve similar results on a larger geographic scale," said John W. Thompson, Symantec chairman, president and CEO. "He will also be focused on implementing consistent business practices across our international operations."

Giesbrecht has a degree from the Technical University of Furtwangen, Germany. Symantec plans to announce a successor as vice president EMEA.

About Symantec

Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and companies. The company is a leading provider of anti-virus protection, vulnerability assessment, Internet content and e-mail filtering, and mobile code detection technologies to enterprise customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 24 countries.

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