Symantec appoints Adrian Jones as APJ Senior Vice President

Security software maker Symantec Corp today said it has appointed Adrian Jones as Senior Vice President for its Asia Pacific and Japan operations.
Jones will be responsible for growing the company's presence and market position across the region, in addition to leading business operations and business development, Symantec said in a statement.
He has held senior leadership roles with technology companies across multiple geographies, and most recently he was the General Manager and Senior Vice President of Oracle Asia Pacific.
Prior to Oracle, he was Senior Vice President of Enterprise Servers, Storage, and Networking at Hewlett Packard (HP) in APJ and has also held the VP and GM of HP's Americas Solution Partners.

"We believe that Adrian's drive to grow our business, his experience running global field organisations, and track-record of managing a USD 2B multi-product business across Asia Pacific and Japan, is a real asset to our business," Symantec interim president and CEO Mike Brown said.
Founded in April 1982, Symantec provides security and back-up solutions. It has more than 20,000 employees with operations across more than 50 countries. In fiscal 2014, it recorded a revenue of USD 6.7 billion.