Monday, 5 May 2008

McAfee Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

McAfee announced that Albert "Rocky" Pimentel is joining the company as chief operating officer and chief financial officer beginning May 15. He will be responsible for leading all worldwide finance, IT, facilities and manufacturing functions, and reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer and President, Dave DeWalt.

"Rocky brings proven business transformation skills across finance, mergers, and acquisitions, as well as overall business leadership," said DeWalt.

Pimentel is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of change management experience with small, medium and large companies, having most recently served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Glu Mobile. Before Glu Mobile, Pimentel served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Zone Labs, where he oversaw the company's successful negotiation and merger with Check Point Software. 

Prior to that, Pimentel was a partner with Redpoint Ventures. Pimentel also held the positions of senior vice president and chief financial officer of WebTV Networks, which was acquired by Microsoft in 1997, senior vice president and chief financial officer of LSI Logic Corporation and member of the founding team of Conner Peripherals, which was acquired by Seagate in 1996.

"McAfee's track record of innovation and outstanding talent was a major factor behind my decision to join the company," said Pimentel. He adds, the security industry is a dynamic and high-growth industry.

Pimentel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce from Santa Clara University and is a graduate of the executive MBA program at Stanford.