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Despite our huge user base, AVAST remains a company with fewer than 200 employees. Our small size means we know each other well and every name has a face - certainly not the type of company where a name means just an email address or a number in a report. Meet our board of directors and management team, some of the faces behind AVAST.

Management

Vincent StecklerCEO
Ondřej VlčekCTO
Bill SalisburyCFO
Ken GonzalezCSO
Glen TaylorVP of Sales
Jan ŠídVP
Finance & Administration
Miloš KorenkoMarketing Director
Josef Hose-Commerce Director
Jindřich KubecVirus Lab Director

Board of Directors

Eduard KučeraChairman & co-Founder
Pavel Baudišco-Founder
Vincent StecklerCEO
Scott CollinsManaging Director
Summit Partners
Ken GoldmanCFO
Fortinet
John SchwarzCEO
Visier

Vincent Steckler

CEO

Vincent Steckler has served as our Chief Executive Officer and one of our Directors since 2009. Prior to joining us, Mr. Steckler was the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Consumer Sales at Symantec Corporation. Mr. Steckler joined Symantec in 2000 as Vice President of Public Sector Business and started Symantec's business of serving U.S. local, state, and federal governments. Mr. Steckler also served over two years as Symantec's Vice President for Asia/Pacific and Japan and was responsible for all enterprise and consumer business in that region. Prior to joining Symantec, Mr. Steckler had 20 years of experience in software development, systems analysis and engineering, project management, and business development. Mr. Steckler holds two B.S.'s from the University of California, Irvine, one in Mathematics and the other in Information and Computer Science.

Ondřej Vlček

CTO

Ondřej Vlček has served as our Chief Technology Officer since 2007. Mr. Vlček manages our research and development, including the AVAST Virus Lab. Mr. Vlček joined us as a software developer in 1995. He was part of the team that developed our first antivirus program for Windows in 2003 and directs avast! technologies and innovations such as SafeZone™. Mr. Vlček holds an M.S. in Mathematics from Czech Technical University in Prague and commenced post-graduate studies in non-linear optimization at Charles University in Prague's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.

William Salisbury

CFO

William Salisbury has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2011. Previously, Mr. Salisbury served as the Chief Financial Officer of Crescendo Bioscience, Inc., a privately-held molecular diagnostics company, where he was a member of the executive management team and had responsibility for financial strategy, capital raising and other finance and administrative matters. From 1994 to 2008, Mr. Salisbury served as an officer, most recently Managing Director, in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division, where he advised senior management of technology companies on equity and debt financings, including initial public offerings. Mr. Salisbury holds a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Kenneth Gonzalez

CSO

Kenneth Gonzalez has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since August 2011. Previously, Mr. Gonzalez served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at McAfee, Inc., where he led the corporate development team through the execution and integration of numerous acquisitions and partnerships. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Gonzalez served as the Vice President of Corporate Development at Siebel Systems, Inc. Prior to Siebel, Mr. Gonzalez served for over five years as an infantry officer in the United States Army. Mr. Gonzalez holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Glen Taylor

VP of Sales

Glen Taylor has served as our Vice President of Sales since October 2011. Prior to joining us, from 2006 to 2010, Mr. Taylor served as Senior Director of eCommerce Sales at Symantec Corporation, where he led the e-commerce retention and partner sales teams. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Taylor served as Senior Director of Public Sector Sales at Symantec, where he led the state and local government and education sales team. Prior to Symantec, Mr. Taylor was a Director of IT Acquisition & Combat Support in the United States Air Force, where he led major IT initiatives, including setting up the first Air Force portal for business systems, and negotiating all enterprise-wide agreements for commercial technologies. Mr. Taylor holds a B.S. in Operations Research from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.S.S.M. from the University of Southern California.

Jan Šíd

VP of Finance and Administration

Jan Šíd has served as our Vice President of Finance and Administration since 2009. Prior to joining us, Mr. Šíd served as CFO for appliance manufacturer ETA, as well as for Billa supermarket chain, controlling its retail and real estate operations. From 1993 to 2005, Mr. Šíd was CFO for Sara Lee Czech Republic, for the Douwe Egberts coffee division, where he was also a member of the Board of Directors. In 1986, Mr. Šíd earned an engineering degree in economics and management at Czech Technical University in Prague.

Miloš Korenko

Marketing Director

Miloš Korenko has served as our Marketing Director since 2009. Previously, Mr. Korenko was for three years the marketing director at AVG Technologies, where he renamed the company (formerly Grisoft) and helped it to become the second best known antivirus software. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Korenko was Europe-wide marketing manager for the Unilever European Innovation Center (France), where he led the new product and brand development of FMCG in terms of monitoring, analysis, design, concept provision, strategic planning, and cross-border implementation for its core brands Amora, Calve, and Hellmann's. Prior to this position, Mr. Korenko served three years as Unilever's marketing manager for the Czech and Slovak republics.

Josef Hos

eCommerce Director

Josef Hos has served as our eCommerce Director since 2009. Prior to joining AVAST Software, Mr. Hos was for more than three years the web marketing manager at AVG Technologies, where he led the release of two websites supporting new AVG products and greatly improved user flow, conversion rates, and revenues in the free-to-paid channel.

Jindřich Kubec

Virus Lab Director

Jindřich Kubec has served as Virus Lab Director since 2009. Mr. Kubec joined us in tech support in 1994, then became a virus analyst for mostly high-level and non-native platforms, as well as contributing to back-end systems design. Mr. Kubec was also part of the team that designed AVAST’s setup and network architectures.

Eduard Kučera

Chairman & co-Founder

Eduard Kučera one of our co-founders, has served as our Chairman of the Board since the incorporation of AVAST Software a.s. in December 2006. Since 1991, Mr. Kučera was responsible for the activities of our predecessor entity, ALWIL Software partnership. From 1991 to 2009, Mr. Kučera also served as our Chief Executive Officer, directing day-to-day operations that included the transition to a free software distribution model in 2002. Prior to co-founding AVAST, Mr. Kučera was a computer hardware specialist at the Czech Computer Research Institute (VUMS). In 2009, Mr. Kučera was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year 2009" for the Czech Republic. Mr. Kučera holds a Doctorate of Natural Sciences degree in experimental physics from Charles University in Prague.

Pavel Baudiš

co-Founder

Pavel Baudiš one of our co-founders, has served as one of our Directors since the incorporation of AVAST Software a.s. in December 2006. In 1988, Mr. Baudiš wrote the original software program from which our current portfolio of security solutions has developed. Since 1991, Mr. Baudiš has played a leading role in the development of our business with our predecessor entity, ALWIL Software partnership. Prior to co-founding Avast, Mr. Baudiš was a graphics specialist at the Czech Computer Research Institute (VUMS). Mr. Baudiš holds an M.S.c. in Information Technology from the Prague School of Chemical Engineering.

Scott Collins

Managing Director - Summit Partners

cott Collins has served as one of our Directors since August 2010. Mr. Collins is a Managing Director of Summit Partners, L.P., a global growth equity firm. Mr. Collins joined Summit in 1996 and founded the firm's London office, which he currently manages. Prior to joining Summit, Mr. Collins worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Company and served on a variety of positions with the U.S. federal government. Mr. Collins currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Actix Limited, a mobile network analytics and optimization company, Acturis Limited, an information technology and services company, Bigpoint GmbH, an online gaming company, Multifonds (IGEFI Group Sàrl), a fund accounting and transfer agency software company, Ogone SA/NV, an online payment service provider, vente-privee.com SAS, a members-only online provider of high-end consumer products, and Welltec International, provider of precision robotic solutions for oil and gas wells. Mr. Collins holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Kenneth Goldman

CFO - Fortinet

Kenneth Goldman has served as one of our Directors since November 2011. Since 2007, Mr. Goldman has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Fortinet, Inc., a provider of network security appliances and Unified Threat Management. From November 2006 until August 2007, Mr. Goldman was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dexterra, Inc., a provider of mobile enterprise software. Prior to joining Dexterra, from August 2000 through March 2006, Mr. Goldman was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Siebel Systems, Inc., a supplier of customer service software. From July 1996 to July 2000, Mr. Goldman served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Excite@Home, Inc., an internet service provider. Mr. Goldman currently serves as a member of the board of directors of BigBand Networks, Inc., a networking equipment company, Infinera Corporation, a provider of digital optical networking systems, and NXP Semiconductors NV, a semiconductor company. Mr. Goldman also served as a member of the Treasury Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession. He is a member of the board of trustees of Cornell University. Mr. Goldman holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

John G. Schwarz

CEO - Visier

John G. Schwarz has been one of our Directors since December 2011. Since May 2010, Dr. Schwarz has served as co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier LLC, a business analytics software firm. Dr. Schwarz previously served on the executive board of SAP AG from March 2008 to February 2010. From September 2005 through its acquisition by SAP in January 2008, Dr. Schwarz was the Chief Executive Officer of Business Objects S.A., a provider of business intelligence software and services. Before joining Business Objects, Dr. Schwarz served as President and COO of Symantec Corporation from December 2001 to September 2005. Prior to joining Symantec, from January 2000 to November 2001, Dr. Schwarz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reciprocal Inc., which provided business-to-business secure e-commerce services for digital content distribution over the internet. Before joining Reciprocal, Dr. Schwarz spent 25 years at IBM Corporation where most recently he was General Manager of IBM's Industry Solutions unit, a worldwide organization focused on building business applications and related services for IBM's large industry customers. Dr. Schwarz serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Association of America's Software Board. A native of Prague, Dr. Schwarz has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Toronto, and an honorary PhD from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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