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George Kurtz appointed as CTO in McAfee

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Bengaluru: McAfee announced the appointment of George Kurtz as Executive VP(EVP) and CTO. Kurtz, an international industry visionary will be held responsible for creating and leading McAfee's 'Office of the CTO' among other things.

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The 'Office of the CTO' will be built with both regional and business unit CTOs from around the world. This will include a leader for America, Europe Middle East and Africa(EMEA), and Asia Pacific. By interfacing with our key customers and partners, the regional CTOs will be instrumental in advancing McAfee's understanding of these markets and driving products that meet their unique local country/government requirements.

Kurtz and his team will be given both external and internal responsibilities. External responsibilities will include a focus on activities, such as keynotes, media presentations, industry associations and thought leadership with key customers, partners and worldwide government interfaces. It will also include assistance with possible mergers, acquisitions and business development activities.

Internally, the job will require him to harness innovative ideas throughout McAfee by identifying market trends, besides customer feedback, and driving it back through the product development cycle.

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Kurtz, who delivered dramatic results over the past two years with McAfee's Risk and Compliance business unit, will also continue with his role of general manager of this business unit until his replacement is found. He will continue to report to Dave DeWalt, President & CEO, McAfee.

Sharing few words of praises about Kurtz, DeWalt said, “In George, I have found both a technology visionary and a results-oriented leader with a unique combination of business acumen and security expertise,” He further added, “While at McAfee, George has helped grow the Risk and Compliance business unit by 60 percent over the last fiscal year, and has helped position the company for rapid growth as one of the premier pure-play security solutions providers in the industry. Given his entrepreneurial background and international experience, he is the perfect candidate to help drive innovation throughout our organization.”

Talking about his appointment Kurtz said, “I am excited to play such a pivotal role on the executive management team.” He further added, “McAfee has a rich and powerful heritage of innovation that I will continue to foster. As always, I look forward to helping customers solve complex security problems and solidifying our position as the strategic global leader in digital security.”

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