Miller and Zingale Bring More than 60 Years of Combined Information Technology Management Experience to McAfee's Board of Directors SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE) today announced the appointment of Jeff Miller, president of the
business and consulting firm JAMM Ventures and former chief executive officer
(CEO) of Documentum, and Tony Zingale, who most recently served as president
and CEO of Mercury Interactive, to its board of directors, effective
May 27, 2008.
"We are pleased that Jeff and Tony are joining McAfee's board of
directors," said Dave DeWalt, president and Chief Executive Officer of McAfee.
"The primary focus of McAfee's board is to maximize shareholder value. Both
Jeff and Tony are seasoned CEOs who bring a broad range of skills and
backgrounds to McAfee; their collective expertise will complement that of our
current board and will be instrumental in helping the company capitalize on
its strategic market opportunities and prospects for continued growth."
Prior to establishing JAMM Ventures, Miller, age 57, was a venture partner
with Redpoint Ventures. At Redpoint, Miller's area of focus was mentoring the
CEOs of several Redpoint companies, particularly those in the enterprise and
infrastructure software markets. Prior to his tenure at Redpoint, Miller was
CEO of Documentum, Inc., where under his leadership, the company became one of
the fastest growing technology companies in the country. Miller has more than
30 years of information technology experience, having spent the early years of
his career in the semiconductor industry at Fairchild Semiconductor
International, Inc. and Intel Corporation, and holding senior marketing and
general management executive positions at Adaptec, Inc. and Cadence Design
Systems Inc.
Miller currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Data
Domain, Inc., a computer storage company, and Spoke Software, Inc., a business
networking company. Miller holds a Masters of Business Administration and a
Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
from Santa Clara University.
Zingale, age 52, currently serves on the boards of Coverity, Inc., a
privately-held software quality automation company, and Jive Software, a
privately-held enterprise collaboration company. He most recently served as
president and CEO of Mercury Interactive Corp., a worldwide leader of business
technology optimization solutions. Prior to joining Mercury, he was president
and CEO of Clarify, where during his tenure, the company's revenue grew more
than three hundred percent to more than $300 million. Following the
acquisition by Nortel, he served as president of Nortel's billion-dollar
eBusiness solutions group.
Previously, Zingale spent more than 10 years at Cadence Design Systems,
the world's leading supplier of electronic design automation products and
services, in a succession of executive management positions. Zingale began
his career in product marketing at Intel Corporation in 1980.
Zingale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and computer
engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from the
University of Cincinnati. He is a member of the University of Cincinnati
Foundation's Board of Trustees.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's
largest dedicated security technology company. It delivers proactive and
proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the
world, allowing users to browse and shop the Web securely. With its unmatched
security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users,
businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to comply
with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities
and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com.
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