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 HaloITSM Webinar To Highlight Modern IT Service Management For Digital Transformation Wired June 2, 2026 Miasma Supply Chain Attack Compromises Red Hat npm Packages To Steal Credentials And Spread Self Propagating Malware Risk & Resilience June 2, 2026 Arcana Info Hosts Ansible And Infrastructure Automation Session Led By Shakeel Ahmed Khuhro Focused On Enterprise DevOps Learning Wired June 2, 2026 NDS Technologies CEO Amna Hanif Represents Company At H3C Navigate 2026 International Summit In Hangzhou Wired June 2, 2026