Veteran Senior Management and Finance Executive Robert Switz Joins FireEye Board of Directors
September 13 2017 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Brings business leadership and board experience
across technology market and other industries
FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security
company, today announced that former ADC Telecommunications
chairman, president and CEO Robert Switz has been appointed to the
FireEye board of directors.
Switz brings more than 30 years of experience across the
technology market and other industries, including more than 15
years with ADC, a supplier of network infrastructure products and
services. He joined ADC as chief financial officer in 1994, and was
a major contributor to the company’s financial and business
success.
Prior to ADC, Switz held leadership positions at Burr-Brown, a
multi-national manufacturer of precision micro-electronics and
systems products; Gulfstar, a leading manufacturer of luxury motor
yachts; PepsiCo, an international beverage, restaurant and snack
foods company; AMF, a leisure and industrial products company; and
Olin, a diversified chemical, metals and consumer products company.
An active board member, Switz is currently chairman of the board of
Micron Technology.
“With his history of driving financial and operational success
across a number of dynamic and highly competitive markets, Bob will
be a valuable addition to the FireEye board of directors,” said
FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia. “Few business leaders today can match the
breadth and diversity of Bob’s experience, and his financial acumen
and management perspective will be important assets as FireEye
moves forward with its focus on balancing growth and profitability
while maintaining a commitment to cyber security leadership and
innovation.”
"FireEye has made great progress rightsizing its cost structure
and strengthening the company’s foundation for future growth,” said
Switz. “I’m excited by the opportunity to work with my fellow board
members and the senior management team to support the continued
financial and business transformations designed to better enable
FireEye to protect its customers and drive shareholder value.”
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye is the intelligence-led security company. Working
as a seamless, scalable extension of customer security
operations, FireEye offers a single platform that blends
innovative security technologies, nation-state grade threat
intelligence, and world-renowned Mandiant® consulting. With
this approach, FireEye eliminates the complexity and
burden of cyber security for organizations struggling to prepare
for, prevent, and respond to cyber-attacks. FireEye has
over 6,000 customers across 67 countries, including more than 40
percent of the Forbes Global 2000.
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