Enrique Salem
Enrique Salem | |
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Born | November 1965 Barranquilla, Colombia | (age 58)
Nationality | Venture capitalist |
Employer | Partner at Bain Capital Ventures |
Enrique Salem (born 1965) was the president and CEO of software company
Biography
Salem was born on November 2, 1965, in Barranquilla, Colombia. He attended Dartmouth College, where he earned a Bachelor's of Arts (BA) degree in Computer Science.[1]
He was a Vice President at Peter Norton Computing which was acquired by Symantec in 1990, and he was a manager of the project to create the Norton Desktop for Windows. He left Symantec, only to return to the company via the Brightmail acquisition.[2]
Salem was the CEO of
Salem spent a total of 19 years at Symantec. He took over from John W. Thompson as Symantec CEO in April 2009 through July 2012.[3] He was forced out of the company by its board of directors in July 2012.[4]
Salem joined
Salem also had held vice-president positions at Security Pacific Merchant Bank,
He was named 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and 2007 Corporate Executive of the Year by Hispanic Net.[1]
Salem became a member of President Barack Obama’s U.S. President's Management Advisory Board in March, 2011 and served until the end of the administration.[2][7]
References
- ^ a b "Enrique Salem". The White House. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ a b c d President's Management Advisory Board: Enrique Salem from archived whitehouse.gov page
- ^ Nick Turner; Kathleen Chaykowski. He was at Symantec for almost 10 years while at Peter Norton Division-Symantec for almost 9 years. Symantec CEO Enrique Salem. San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2012
- ^ Lennon, Mike (2014-07-15). "Former Symantec Chief Enrique Salem Joins Bain Capital Ventures". SecurityWeek. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem joins Bain Capital Ventures". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Bain Capital Ventures Team
- ^ PMAB Meeting Minutes for March 11, 2011 from archived whitehouse.gov