PTC
(Nasdaq: PMTC) today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors
and the appointment of Janice Durbin Chaffin to its Board.
During the span of her impressive 30 year career, Ms. Chaffin has helped
drive growth and innovation for two of the world’s largest technology
companies – Symantec and HP. Most recently, Ms. Chaffin served as group
president of Symantec’s $2.1B consumer business with broad ranging
responsibilities including research and development, sales and
marketing, and business development for the industry leading Norton™
global portfolio of products and services whose brand is synonymous with
computer antivirus software. Under her leadership, Symantec’s consumer
business recorded 17 straight quarters of revenue growth with
outstanding profitability, while maintaining Norton security market
leadership and significantly expanding the product offerings.
Previously, Ms. Chaffin served as Symantec’s first ever Chief Marketing
Officer during a period in which the company grew from $1B to $6B. In
that role, Ms. Chaffin built a global marketing operation and integrated
marketing teams from the VERITAS and Symantec merger creating an
entirely new marketing infrastructure for the combined companies.
“Janice Chaffin has an impressive track record of success in executive
leadership, spearheading strategic transformation initiatives to drive
consistent growth and profitability both at Symantec and previously at
HP,” said Jim Heppelmann, president and CEO, PTC. “Her wealth of
experience and expertise in establishing market leadership will make her
a strong asset to our board of directors. We are excited to welcome her
and look forward to her contributions to PTC’s board.”
Prior to her tenure at Symantec, Ms. Chaffin served in significant
management and marketing leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard Company
(HP). As a founding member of HP's Unix server (HP9000 UNIX™) business
unit, she played a key role in building the multi-billion dollar
business, achieving market leadership in various segments, and bringing
the first mainframe class systems to the market.
“PTC is a company that is poised to capitalize on the next major wave of
innovation in manufacturing,” offered Chaffin. “The company’s broad
portfolio of world class technology solutions across all aspects of the
product lifecycle put it in a unique position to help customers claim
true competitive advantage. I look forward to contributing to PTC’s
continued success and helping the company capture its full market
potential.”
In addition to her business success, Ms. Chaffin has also been
recognized for her career accomplishments and community involvement,
including being named to Women 3.0 Magazine’s “Top 100 Women in
Corporate America” and the STEMconnector’s “100 Women Leaders in STEM”.
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) enables manufacturers to achieve sustained product
and service advantage. The company's technology solutions transform the
way products are created and serviced across the entire product
lifecycle – from conception and design to sourcing and service. Founded
in 1985, PTC employs over 6,000 professionals serving more than 27,000
businesses in rapidly-evolving, globally distributed manufacturing
industries worldwide. Get more information at www.ptc.com.
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