Changes

VeriSign, Inc, in August 2009 appointed Mark McLaughlin as chief executive officer.<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 VeriSign Named Mark McLaughlin as President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2009.

VeriSign, Inc, in August 2009 appointed '''Mark McLaughlin''' as chief executive officer.<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 VeriSign Named Mark McLaughlin as President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2009.

McLaughlin previously held a number of key positions at VeriSign from 2000 to 2007, ultimately serving as executive vice president of products and marketing. In that capacity, McLaughlin played a key architectural role in developing VeriSign's strategy to focus the company on its core Internet infrastructure services, while divesting several non-core businesses. McLaughlin's earlier contributions also include having run the company's Naming Services business, where he led the successful negotiation of the current agreements for the management of the .com and .net registries, as well as a number of key strategic alliances with major partners such as eBay and Microsoft.

McLaughlin previously held a number of key positions at VeriSign from 2000 to 2007, ultimately serving as executive vice president of products and marketing. In that capacity, McLaughlin played a key architectural role in developing VeriSign's strategy to focus the company on its core Internet infrastructure services, while divesting several non-core businesses. McLaughlin's earlier contributions also include having run the company's Naming Services business, where he led the successful negotiation of the current agreements for the management of the .com and .net registries, as well as a number of key strategic alliances with major partners such as eBay and Microsoft.