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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board currently consists of eight directors, each of whom is nominated for election at the Annual Meet-
ing, including seven independent directors and our Chief Executive Officer. Each director is elected to serve a
one-year term, with all directors subject to annual election. At the recommendation of the Nominating and
Governance Committee, the Board has nominated the following ten persons to serve as directors for the term
beginning at the Annual Meeting on October 22, 2013: Stephen M. Bennett, Michael A. Brown, Frank E. Dan-
geard, Geraldine B. Laybourne, David L. Mahoney, Robert S. Miller, Anita M. Sands, Daniel H. Schulman, V.
Paul Unruh and Suzanne M. Vautrinot. Mses. Sands and Vautrinot were recommended by the Nominating and
Governance Committee after an extensive and careful search was conducted by a global search firm, and numer-
ous candidates were considered. In 2012, the Nominating and Governance Committee retained this global search
firm to assist the Board with identifying and evaluating director candidates. The primary functions served by the
search firm included identifying potential candidates who meet the key attributes, experience and skills described
under “Director Nominations and Communications with Directors” above, as well as compiling information
regarding each candidate’s attributes, experience, skills and independence and conveying the information to the
Nominating and Governance Committee.
Unless proxy cards are otherwise marked, the persons named as proxies will vote all proxies FOR the elec-
tion of each nominee named in this section. Proxies submitted to Symantec cannot be voted at the Annual Meet-
ing 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 resig-
nation or removal.
Nominees for Director
The names of each nominee for director, their ages as of August 1, 2013, and other information about each
nominee is shown below.
Nominee Age Principal Occupation
Director
Since
Stephen M. Bennett ...... 59 President and Chief Executive Officer 2010
Michael A. Brown ....... 54 Chairman of the Board, Line 6, Inc. 2005
Frank E. Dangeard ...... 55 Managing Partner, Harcourt 2007
Geraldine B. Laybourne . . 66 Chairman of the Board, Alloy, Inc. 2008
David L. Mahoney ...... 59 Director 2003
Robert S. Miller ........ 71 Chairman of the Board, American International Group 1994
Anita M. Sands ......... 37 Group Managing Director and Head of Change Leadership,
UBS Financial Services n/a
Daniel H. Schulman ..... 55 Group President- Enterprise Growth, American Express 2000
V. Paul Unruh .......... 64 Director 2005
Suzanne M. Vautrinot .... 53 Major General and Commander, United States Air Force
(retired) n/a
Mr. Bennett has served as a member of our Board since February 2010 and as our President and Chief
Executive Officer since July 2012. He was our Chairman of the Board from October 2011 to January 2013.
Mr. Bennett was President and 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
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