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enterprise instant messaging software company, that was acquired by Symantec. From February 1998 to February
2001, Mr. deSouza served as Product Unit Manager, Real-time Collaboration Group at Microsoft Corporation and
from March 1997 to February 1998, he was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flash Communications, an
enterprise instant messaging company that was acquired by Microsoft. Mr. deSouza is Chairman of the board of
directors of MedHelp International. Mr. deSouza received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and
computer science with a minor in economics and a master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Ranninger has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since May
2006, Senior Vice President, Human Resources from January 2000 to May 2006 and Vice President, Human
Resources from September 1997 to January 2000. Prior to 1997, Ms. Ranninger served for over six years in the
Legal Department. Prior to joining us in 1991, Ms. Ranninger was a business litigator with the law firm of Heller
Ehrman White & McAuliffe. She also currently serves as President of Symantec Foundation. Ms. Ranninger
graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree, earned a bachelor’s degree in
jurisprudence from Oxford University and a juris doctorate from Stanford University.
Mr. Robbins has served as our Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales since January 2009. From July
2007 to January 2009, Mr. Robbins served as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Americas geography. From
April 2006 to July 2007, he served as Senior Vice President of the Asia Pacific and Japan geography. Mr. Robbins
joined Symantec through the Company’s acquisition of Veritas in July 2005 and served as our Vice President of
Eastern United States and National Telecommunications Sales until April 2006. At Veritas, he served as Vice
President of Eastern United States and National Telecommunications Sales from April 2005 to July 2005, Vice
President, Northern Europe Sales from January 2005 to April 2005 and from April 2002 to December 2004, he
served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations. Mr. Robbins holds bachelor’s degrees in business admin-
istration and economics, both with top honors from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He is also a Certified
Management Accountant.
Mr. Taylor has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since August 2008.
From February 2007 to August 2008, Mr. Taylor served as our Vice President, Legal. Prior to joining Symantec,
Mr. Taylor held various legal and administrative positions at Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a provider of core systems
software, from January 2002 to February 2007, including most recently as Chief Administrative Officer, Senior
Vice President and General Counsel. From May 2000 to September 2001, he was Vice President and General
Counsel at Narus, Inc., a venture-backed private company that designs IP network management software. Mr. Taylor
is a member of the board of directors of VirnetX. He holds a juris doctorate from George Washington University,
and a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University.
Mr. Thompson has served as our Group President, Information Technology and Services Group since January
2008. From February 2006 to January 2008, Mr. Thompson served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information
Officer. Prior to joining Symantec, Mr. Thompson was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for
Oracle Corporation, a global enterprise software company from January 2005 to January 2006. From August 1995
to January 2005, he was Vice President of Services and Chief Information Officer at PeopleSoft, Inc., an enterprise
application software products developer, which was later acquired by Oracle. Mr. Thompson is a member of the
board of directors of CoreSite Realty Corporation.
Mr. Trollope has served as our Group President, SMB and Symantec.cloud since May 2011. From April 2010
to May 2011, Mr. Trollope served as our Senior Vice President, Symantec Hosted Services. Mr. Trollope previously
served as Senior Vice President, Consumer R&D and Marketing from April 2007 to April 2010, and as Vice
President, Consumer Product Engineering from December 2005 to April 2007. From January 2004 to December
2005, Mr. Trollope led Symantec’s high-end enterprise security business as Vice President of Security Management
Solutions. Mr. Trollope has held various management positions and functional leadership roles at Symantec since
September 1991, working as both an individual contributor and leader in nearly every function in the R&D
organization. Mr. Trollope is also a co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Software Shelf, Inc.
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