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'''Mark McLaughlin''' was appointed as [[VeriSign]] Inc.'s CEO in August, 2009.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=401947 VeriSign Board of Directors Names Mark McLaughlin as Chief Executive Officer and Brian Robins as Chief Financial Officer; Jim Bidzos Named Permanent Executive Chairman]</ref> Prior to that, Mark McLaughlin was VeriSign's President and Chief Operating Officer. He had held that post since January of 2009. When he became CEO he also retained his title as President and became a member of the Board of Directors. He replaced the company's founder, [[Jim Bidzos]], when assuming the position.

'''Mark McLaughlin''' was appointed as [[Verisign]] Inc.'s CEO in August, 2009.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=401947 Verisign Board of Directors Names Mark McLaughlin as Chief Executive Officer and Brian Robins as Chief Financial Officer; Jim Bidzos Named Permanent Executive Chairman]</ref> Prior to that, Mark McLaughlin was Verisign's President and Chief Operating Officer. He had held that post since January of 2009. When he became CEO he also retained his title as President and became a member of the Board of Directors. He replaced the company's founder, [[Jim Bidzos]], when assuming the position.

 

===Positions and Achievements at VeriSign===

===Positions and Achievements at VeriSign===

Mr. McLaughlin has an extensive and successful career history within VeriSign, this includes time running a number of important divisions and involvement in historical developments for the company. He constantly advanced within the company, from 2000 to 2007, ultimately serving as executive vice president of products and marketing. That role saw Mark focusing the company on its primary infrastructure services, while divesting several non-core businesses.  

Mr. McLaughlin has an extensive and successful career history within Verisign, this includes time running a number of important divisions and involvement in historical developments for the company. He constantly advanced within the company, from 2000 to 2007, ultimately serving as executive vice president of products and marketing. That role saw Mark focusing the company on its primary infrastructure services, while divesting several non-core businesses.  

Previously, Mark McLaughlin ran the company's Naming Services business; he was responsible for the immensely important and historic negotiations that awarded the company the management of the [[.com]] and [[.net]] registries; he was also responsible for strategic partnerships with Industry leaders such as [[eBay]] and [[Microsoft]]. He was also responsible for acquisitions aimed at bolstering its services and business development, such as the acquisition of Moreover.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/verisign-moreover-interview-with-mark-mclaughlin-jim-pitkow/ PaidContent.org]</ref>

Previously, Mark McLaughlin ran the company's Naming Services business; he was responsible for the immensely important and historic negotiations that awarded the company the management of the [[.com]] and [[.net]] registries; he was also responsible for strategic partnerships with Industry leaders such as [[eBay]] and [[Microsoft]]. He was also responsible for acquisitions aimed at bolstering its services and business development, such as the acquisition of Moreover.<ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/verisign-moreover-interview-with-mark-mclaughlin-jim-pitkow/ PaidContent.org]</ref>

Not only does the Naming and Directory Services Business Unit run the .com and .net system, it also provides powerful platforms to businesses to support their applications across disparate networks and devices.  

Not only does the Naming and Directory Services Business Unit run the .com and .net system, it also provides powerful platforms to businesses to support their applications across disparate networks and devices.  

Prior to joining the Naming and Directory Services business unit, Mr. McLaughlin was vice president of Corporate Business Development for [[VeriSign]]. In this role, Mr. McLaughlin lead VeriSign corporate wide business-development efforts and was responsible for strategic VeriSign agreements and relationships with [[IBM]], [[Microsoft]], [[FDC]], [[Inuit]], [[eBay]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and other leading technology companies.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21765249&ticker=VRSN:US Investing.BusinessWeek.com]</ref>

Prior to joining the Naming and Directory Services business unit, Mr. McLaughlin was vice president of Corporate Business Development for [[Verisign]]. In this role, Mr. McLaughlin led Verisign's corporate wide business-development efforts and was responsible for strategic Verisign agreements and relationships with [[IBM]], [[Microsoft]], [[FDC]], [[Inuit]], [[eBay]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and other leading technology companies.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21765249&ticker=VRSN:US Investing.BusinessWeek.com]</ref>

Before that, Mr. McLaughlin was the general manager of the [[VeriSign]] Payment Services Business Unit, leading the [[VeriSign]] Internet payment business.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=359183 VeriSign Names Mark McLaughlin as President and Chief Operating Officer]</ref>

Before that, Mr. McLaughlin was the general manager of the [[Verisign]] Payment Services Business Unit, leading the [[Verisign]] Internet payment business.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=359183 VeriSign Names Mark McLaughlin as President and Chief Operating Officer]</ref>

===Other Current Work===

===Other Current Work===

Mr. McLaughlin started off his career as an army officer, flying Cobra helicopters. He was in for a career as a military officer until an accident changed his life, and led him to take up law.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/09/army-law-business-intelligent-technology-verisign.html?feed=rss_home Ten Minutes That Mattered: Verisign's Mark McLaughlin]</ref>

Mr. McLaughlin started off his career as an army officer, flying Cobra helicopters. He was in for a career as a military officer until an accident changed his life, and led him to take up law.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/09/army-law-business-intelligent-technology-verisign.html?feed=rss_home Ten Minutes That Mattered: Verisign's Mark McLaughlin]</ref>

Before joining [[VeriSign]], Mark was the Vice President of sales and business development for [[Signio]], a leading Internet payment company. VeriSign's acquisition of Signio in 1999, which Mark negotiated, brought him to VeriSign.

Before joining [[Verisign]], Mark was the Vice President of sales and business development for [[Signio]], a leading Internet payment company. Verisign's acquisition of Signio in 1999, which Mark negotiated, brought him to VeriSign.

Prior to [[Signio]], Mr. McLaughlin was the vice president of business development for [[Gemplus]], a leading smart-card company; he was responsible for  business development and legal affairs, and negotiated important international deals as well.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=544668 Investor.VeriSign.com]</ref>

Prior to [[Signio]], Mr. McLaughlin was the vice president of business development for [[Gemplus]], a leading smart-card company; he was responsible for  business development and legal affairs, and negotiated important international deals as well.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=544668 Investor.VeriSign.com]</ref>

Prior to joining [[Gemplus]], Mr. McLaughlin was the general counsel of [[Caere]] Corporation, the word’s leading [[OCR]] software company. Before joining [[Caere]], Mr. McLaughlin practiced law with Cooley Godward, a leading high technology law firm in Silicon Valley, in the firm’s Information and Technology Licensing Group.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=544668 Investor.Verisign.com]</ref>

Prior to joining [[Gemplus]], Mr. McLaughlin was the general counsel of [[Caere]] Corporation, the word’s leading [[OCR]] software company. Before joining [[Caere]], Mr. McLaughlin practiced law with Cooley Godward, a leading high technology law firm in Silicon Valley, in the firm’s Information and Technology Licensing Group.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=544668 Investor.Verisign.com]</ref>

 

==Education==

===Education===

Mark McLaughlin received his J.D., Magna cum Laude, from Seattle University School of Law and his B.S. Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21765249&ticker=VRSN:US Investing.BusinessWeek.com]</ref>

Mark McLaughlin received his J.D., Magna cum Laude, from Seattle University School of Law and his B.S. Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=21765249&ticker=VRSN:US Investing.BusinessWeek.com]</ref>

 

===Honors===

==Honors==

Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Wings.

Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Wings.

==Family==

===Family===

Mr. McLaughlin lives in Leesburg, Virginia with his two children and wife, whom he met and got to know when he was in the US air force as a pilot. His wife also served in the US air force as a pilot.

Mr. McLaughlin met his wife while he was serving as a pilot in the US air-force, his wife was also a pilot. They have two children.

==References==

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