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'''Mark McLaughlin''' was appointed as [[VeriSign]]'s CEO in August, 2009, Inc.<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 held that post since January of 2009.
'''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.


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.  
In July, 2011, Mark McLaughlin announced his resignation from his post as CEO. [[Jim Bidzos]] once again assumed the role of CEO on Mr. McLaughlin's last day, August 25th. Mark McLaughlin went on to become the CEO of [[Palo Alto Networks]], a technology start-up that is considering an IPO. <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-01/palo-alto-networks-hires-former-verisign-ceo-mclaughlin-as-it-ponders-ipo.html Paolo Alto Networks Hires ex Verisign CEO, Bloomberg.com]</ref>
===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.  


Earlier Mark ran the company's Naming Services business, where he successfully negotiated 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.
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>


The Naming and Directory Services Business Unit runs the Internet’s .com and .net system and provides powerful, proven platforms to businesses to support their mission-critical applications across disparate networks, devices, and end points.  
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.  
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>


==Career History==
===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>
In January, 2011, it was announced that Mark McLaughlin was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on his [[NSTAC|National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee]]. Mark works alongside other private sector CEOs and experts, advising the government on developments that impact or threaten the operation of the nation's telecommunications systems. They give an annual report directly to the President.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=544668 Investor.VeriSign.com]</ref>


Prior to [[VeriSign]], Mr. McLaughlin was the vice president of sales and business development for [[Signio]], a leading Internet payment company, and was instrumental in the negotiation and acquisition of Signio by [[VeriSign]] in 1999.
Mark is also the Director of [[Vesta]], an electronics payment provider, and serves on the board of the largest technology council in the nation, [[The Northwest Virginia Technology Council]]. He is also a member of the [[TechNet Executive Council]], which is a non-partisan group of CEOs promoting economic growth through innovation.<ref>[http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/executive-bios/index.xhtml VeriSignInc.com]</ref>


Prior to joining [[Signio]], Mr. McLaughlin was the vice president of business development for [[Gemplus]], the world’s leading smart-card company. In this role, Mr. McLaughlin was responsible for [[Gemplu]]s business development and legal affairs and negotiated and closed many strategic alliances and business deals for the company both in the Americas, Asia, and in Europe.
Mr. McLaughlin is a speaker on a number of IT issues.<ref>[http://www.ruizmcpherson.com/blog/2009/04/verisign-ceo-mark-mclaughlin-to-talk-social-media-stuff-loudoun-county-chamber-tomorrow-april-17/ RuizMcPherson.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.
==Career History==
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>


==Education==
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.


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.
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>
 
==Honors==


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>
==Background==
===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>
===Honors===
Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Wings.
Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Wings.
 
===Family===
==Family==
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.
 
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 has also served in US air force as a pilot.


==References==
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Mark McLaughlin was appointed as Verisign Inc.'s CEO in August, 2009.[1] 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.

In July, 2011, Mark McLaughlin announced his resignation from his post as CEO. Jim Bidzos once again assumed the role of CEO on Mr. McLaughlin's last day, August 25th. Mark McLaughlin went on to become the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, a technology start-up that is considering an IPO. [2]

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.

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.[3]

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 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.[4]

Before that, Mr. McLaughlin was the general manager of the Verisign Payment Services Business Unit, leading the Verisign Internet payment business.[5]

Other Current Work

In January, 2011, it was announced that Mark McLaughlin was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on his National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Mark works alongside other private sector CEOs and experts, advising the government on developments that impact or threaten the operation of the nation's telecommunications systems. They give an annual report directly to the President.[6]

Mark is also the Director of Vesta, an electronics payment provider, and serves on the board of the largest technology council in the nation, The Northwest Virginia Technology Council. He is also a member of the TechNet Executive Council, which is a non-partisan group of CEOs promoting economic growth through innovation.[7]

Mr. McLaughlin is a speaker on a number of IT issues.[8]

Career History

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Background

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.[12]

Honors

Army Commendation Medal and Airborne Wings.

Family

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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