Symantec has announced appointment of Adrian Jones as Senior Vice-President for its Asia-Pacific and Japan region. 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.
"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, Symantec Interim President & Chief Executive Officer.
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 with technology companies across multiple geographies. Most recently, 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.
