Symantec 2011 Annual Report Download - page 22

PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors currently consists of eleven directors, nine of whom are nominated and standing for
election at our Annual Meeting. Each director is elected to serve a one-year term, with all directors subject to annual
election. On July 26, 2011, John W. Thompson notified us that he will not stand for re-election as a director when his
term expires immediately prior to our Annual Meeting. William T. Coleman, a member of our Board since January
2003, has not been nominated for re-election at the Annual Meeting. The Board thanks Messrs. Thompson and
Coleman for their leadership and years of service to Symantec. Effective as of the opening of the polls at our Annual
Meeting, our authorized number of directors will be reduced to nine.
Unless proxy cards are otherwise marked, the persons named as proxies will vote all proxies FOR the election
of each nominee named in this section. Proxies submitted to Symantec cannot be voted at the Annual Meeting for
nominees other than those nominees named in this proxy statement. However, if any director nominee is unable or
unwilling to serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies may vote for a substitute
nominee designated by the Board. Alternatively, the Board may reduce the size of the Board. Each nominee has
consented to serve as a director if elected, and the Board does not believe that any nominee will be unwilling or
unable to serve if elected as a director. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
Nominees for Director
At the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, our Board has nominated the
following nominees listed below to serve as directors for the term beginning at the Annual Meeting. The names
of each nominee for director, their ages as of August 1, 2011, and other information about each nominee is shown
below.
Nominee Age Principal Occupation
Director
Since
Stephen M. Bennett ................ 57 Director 2010
Michael A. Brown ................. 52 Chairman of the Board, Line 6, Inc. 2005
Frank E. Dangeard ................ 53 Managing Partner, Harcourt 2007
Geraldine B. Laybourne. . . .......... 64 Chairman of the Board, Alloy, Inc. 2008
David L. Mahoney ................ 57 Director 2003
Robert S. Miller .................. 69 Chairman of American International
Group 1994
Enrique Salem.................... 45 President and Chief Executive Officer 2009
Daniel H. Schulman ............... 53 Group President- Enterprise Growth,
American Express 2000
V. Paul Unruh .................... 62 Director 2005
Mr. Bennett has served as a member of our Board since February 2010. Mr. Bennett was Chief Executive
Officer of Intuit, Inc. from January 2000 to January 2008. Prior to Intuit, Mr. Bennett was at General Electric
Corporation (GE) for 23 years. From December 1999 to January 2000, he was an executive vice president and a
member of the board of directors of GE Capital, the financial services subsidiary of GE. From July 1999 to
November 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital e-Business, and he was President and
Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital Vendor Financial Services from April 1996 through June 1999. Mr. Bennett
also serves as a director of Qualcomm and a private company. He has previously served as a director of a variety of
companies, including Intuit, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. He holds a degree in finance and real estate from the
University of Wisconsin.
Mr. Bennett brings to the Board extensive leadership, consumer industry and technical experience through his
former role as CEO of Intuit, executive management positions at GE and service on technology boards.
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