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FILE PHOTO: Greg Clark, Chief Executive Officer of Symantec, takes part in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
May 9, 2019
(Reuters) – Antivirus software maker Symantec Corp said on Thursday Chief Executive Officer Greg Clark has stepped down, effective immediately.
Richard Hill, current Symantec director, has been named as the interim chief, while the company searches for a permanent replacement for Clark.
The company also said fourth-quarter revenue fell 1.7 percent to $1.19 billion.
(Reporting by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva)