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Nationality: American
Year of Birth: 1949
Work History: In 1971, John joined IBM as a sales clerk. By 1975, he was promoted to the branch manager (Atlanta). In 1979, he was transferred to Boston and was allocated the duties of regional administrative assistant. In 1984, he was made an assistant to the chief executive officer. He continued to work in the same company until 1999. Then by 1999, he was absorbed by Symantec (the company behind Norton Antivirus Products) and was made the president, the chief executive officer and the chairperson for the board of directors.
Education: The Florida A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University awarded John a degree in Business (BA) in 1971. He also obtained his MS in management from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in 1983.
Bio: Steadfastness and dedication to his duties helped John W Thompson to migrate from the conventional role of a sales person to the post of the chief executive officer. Despite spending a good share of his life working with IBM, John was diligent when it came to taking decisive strategies in Symantec. According to insider sources, John dealt the migration from IBM to Symantec in a diplomatic manner. As a piece of trivia, John worked closely with current poker professional Barry Greenstein while at Symantec!
John W Thompson was handed over the reins of a multinational company that was solely making profits by selling antivirus solutions to households and corporate establishments. There was a time when Symantec ruled the roost when it came to eradicating viruses from personal computers. Improper market research and products that took up hefty computer resources left the consumers with a bad taste in their mouths - this was prominently displayed by the sliding sales of the company.
John was facing a rough path ahead of him. Without wasting time, he started to instill morale among the employees. His talks with newer investors bore fruits. He emphasized on the developing threats that were faced by acountless majority of the internet population. A safe and secure internet experience - this was his primary motto, something that he ensured was present in almost all the products developed under his reign. Throughout years, through tactical marketing strategies, he began to acquire smaller firms that developed ingenious products. He also ensured that innovative and revolutionary newer features were included in Symantec's products.