Frequent readers of this blog will know that I wave the flag for Canada, Canadian companies and Canadian Talent. Today I get to wave the flag for a Canadian who has taken over the helm of AVG Technologies. Gary Kovacs has been named as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for AVG yesterday:
“We welcome Gary to AVG and look forward to benefiting from his seasoned leadership skills as CEO and as a member of the Management Board. His past career successes are directly applicable to the opportunity and the future of AVG – mobile, cloud, software and platforms — and we believe that his rare blend of experience, leadership and drive will take AVG to new levels,” said Dale Fuller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AVG.
He’s done a fair amount to get to this point:
Over the course of his 25-year career and prior to joining Mozilla, Mr. Kovacs was Senior VP of Markets, Solutions & Products at Sybase (acquired by SAP) and General Manager and VP of Mobile & Devices at Adobe Systems. He also held a variety of senior marketing, product management, technical and operating positions with other industry leading companies including Macromedia (acquired by Adobe), Zi Corporation (acquired by Nuance Communications) and IBM, where he was instrumental in creating products and strategies that drove long-term growth.
That’s a pretty extensive background. I should also note that he came from Mozilla Corporation, where he wastheir CEO. Clearly AVG wanted someone who could take them to the next level. Plus he’s Canadian which means that he gets a bonus point or two in my book. It seems to me that AVG is in good hands.
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Canadian Named Chief Executive Officer of AVG Technologies
Frequent readers of this blog will know that I wave the flag for Canada, Canadian companies and Canadian Talent. Today I get to wave the flag for a Canadian who has taken over the helm of AVG Technologies. Gary Kovacs has been named as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for AVG yesterday:
“We welcome Gary to AVG and look forward to benefiting from his seasoned leadership skills as CEO and as a member of the Management Board. His past career successes are directly applicable to the opportunity and the future of AVG – mobile, cloud, software and platforms — and we believe that his rare blend of experience, leadership and drive will take AVG to new levels,” said Dale Fuller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AVG.
He’s done a fair amount to get to this point:
Over the course of his 25-year career and prior to joining Mozilla, Mr. Kovacs was Senior VP of Markets, Solutions & Products at Sybase (acquired by SAP) and General Manager and VP of Mobile & Devices at Adobe Systems. He also held a variety of senior marketing, product management, technical and operating positions with other industry leading companies including Macromedia (acquired by Adobe), Zi Corporation (acquired by Nuance Communications) and IBM, where he was instrumental in creating products and strategies that drove long-term growth.
That’s a pretty extensive background. I should also note that he came from Mozilla Corporation, where he wastheir CEO. Clearly AVG wanted someone who could take them to the next level. Plus he’s Canadian which means that he gets a bonus point or two in my book. It seems to me that AVG is in good hands.
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