James Bidzos

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D. James Bidzos is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verisign. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verisign.

As the founder of Verisign, Mr. Bidzos is an internet and security industry pioneer whose accomplishments include building RSA Security into the early standard-bearer for authentication and encryption, and launching Verisign as a company in 1995 to develop the digital certificate infrastructure for internet commerce. Mr. Bidzos has been either Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board since the Company’s founding in 1995. Mr. Bidzos’ current tenure as Chairman of the Board dates to August 2007. Mr. Bidzos was appointed Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Verisign on an interim basis on June 30, 2008. On January 14, 2009, Mr. Bidzos resigned as interim President, and on August 17, 2009, Mr. Bidzos resigned as interim Chief Executive Officer and was reappointed Executive Chairman. On August 1, 2011, Mr. Bidzos was re-appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bidzos resigned as President on February 11, 2020. Mr. Bidzos served as president and CEO of RSA Security from 1986 to February 1999, and then served as RSA’s vice chairman from 1999 to May 2002.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Bidzos
DoB: 01/01/1955
Age: 71 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Greece
Country of Birth: Greece
Language: English
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
VeriSignBoardChairperson01/08/2011
VeriSignOther (specify)Member01/08/2011

 

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