About: John W. Thompson

John W. Thompson (born April 24, 1949) is a former vice-president at IBM and the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Symantec Corporation. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Symantec Corporation and CEO of Virtual Instruments. During his tenure as CEO of Symantec, he was the only African American leading a major technology company.

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dbpedia-owl:abstract	John W. Thompson (born April 24, 1949) is a former vice-president at IBM and the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Symantec Corporation. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Symantec Corporation and CEO of Virtual Instruments. During his tenure as CEO of Symantec, he was the only African American leading a major technology company. John W. Thompson er en tidligere visepresident for IBM og nåværende (2009) generaldirektør og styreformann for Symantec Corporation.
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