John Thompson retiring as Symantec CEO Archives Published: November 18, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Symantec on Monday announced that chairman and CEO John Thompson is retiring, and Symantec’s COO Enrique Salem has been named president and CEO. Thompson will remain chairman of the board and will join the Symantec board of directors. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles NBP Partners With ISTIQEME To Expand QR Based Digital Payments Across Pakistan Wired April 18, 2026 PTCL Business Solutions Partners With Indus Cloud And Huawei Cloud To Strengthen Pakistan Digital Infrastructure Wired April 18, 2026 NADRA Technologies Limited And Identity360 Global Sign MoU For AI Based Digital Identity Solutions Channel & Partners April 18, 2026 D Link SMB And Enterprise Business Solutions Showcased At Silicon Expo 2026 Karachi Channel & Partners April 18, 2026