Symantec appoints Adrian Jones as senior VP

Symantec for its Asia-Pacific and Japan region has roped in Adrian Jones. He will join Symantec as senior vice president and will develop opportunities for growth of company and market position across the region, in addition to leading business operations.

"We believe that Adrian's drive to grow our business, his experience running global field organizations, and track record of managing a $2-billion multi-product business across Asia-Pacific and Japan, is a real asset to our business," said Mike Brown, interim president and chief executive officer, Symantec.

Adrian Jones shared, "The need for protecting and managing information has never been more important. Symantec's tremendous assets and scale position it uniquely to capture an increasing share of this market. I am looking forward to leading the team, accelerating the company's growth, and solidifying Symantec's position as a market leader in Asia-Pacific and Japan."

Jones has held senior leadership roles in the past with technology giants like Oracle, HP etc. At Oracle he was the general manager and senior vice-president of Oracle Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Oracle, he was senior vice-president of Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking responsible for driving global customer relationships and channel partnerships at Hewlett-Packard (HP) in Asia-Pacific and Japan. He also held the position of vice-president and General Manager of HP's Americas Solution Partners managing all channel partnerships throughout Canada.