• VeriSign
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • July 23, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Internet Based
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 1 001 - 10 000
  • Stock Code:
  • VRSN
  • Download
  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Virginia
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • VeriSign
  • General Information

Description

Verisign’s critical yet mostly invisible role – helping to maintain the security, stability and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet – can sometimes be overshadowed by more visible aspects of the domain name business.

Verisign’s critical yet mostly invisible role – helping to maintain the security, stability and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet – can sometimes be overshadowed by more visible aspects of the domain name business.

James Bidzos:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Courtney Armstrong:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Ari Buchalter:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Kathleen Cote:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Jamie Gorelick:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Roger Moore:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Timothy Tomlinson:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No

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5 Benchmark > 4 Excellent > 3  Good > 2 Caution > 1 Risk

 

  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 15667
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1995
  • Registration Number: 
  • 94-3221585
  • Country: 
  • United States of America
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • NASDAQ Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • December
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 7
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Network Infrastructure
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 29/01/1998

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Verisign enables the world to connect online with reliability and confidence - anytime, anywhere.
  • Primary office: 
  • 12061 Bluemont Way Reston, VA 20190.

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Tom Indelicarto
  • Reporting currency: 
  • USD
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
NASDAQ
US92343E1029
  • Authorised shares:
  • 1 000 000 000
  • Issued shares:
  • 105 300 000
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 0 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
S&P Global RatingsCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkBBB

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

James

Executive
NationalityGreece
71
RoleCEO
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/08/2011
Duration:
15 years and 1 month
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Courtney

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationJD, M.B.A, BME
Date Appointed: 01/06/2021
Duration:
5 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Ari

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationBS, Postdoc, PhD
Date Appointed: 01/07/2019
Duration:
7 years and 2 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Kathleen

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
76
RoleNED
QualificationPhD, MBA, BA
Date Appointed: 01/02/2008
Duration:
18 years and 7 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Jamie S.

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
76
RoleNED
QualificationBA, J.D Law
Date Appointed: 01/01/2015
Duration:
11 years and 8 months
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Roger

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationBS
Date Appointed: 01/02/2022
Duration:
4 years and 7 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Timothy

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationB.A, Ph.D, M.B.A, J.D
Date Appointed: 01/11/2007
Duration:
18 years and 10 months
Independance: N
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

James Bidzos

Duration15 years and 1 month
Profile
Name

Courtney Armstrong

Duration5 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Ari Buchalter

Duration7 years and 2 months
Profile
Name

Kathleen Cote

Duration18 years and 7 months
Profile
Name

Jamie S. Gorelick

Duration11 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Roger Moore

Duration4 years and 7 months
Profile
Name

Timothy Tomlinson

Duration18 years and 10 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

James

Experience Internet Based
Profile
Name

Courtney

Experience Television Services, Internet Based
Profile
Name

Ari

Experience Technology, Media and Advertising, Internet Based
Profile
Name

Kathleen

Experience Technology, Internet Based
Profile
Name

Jamie S.

Experience Government, Legal, Technology, Internet Based
Profile
Name

Roger

Experience Internet Based
Profile
Name

Timothy

Experience Legal, Technology, Internet Based
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

KPMG

Date Appointed01/01/1995
Year31 years and 8 months
Profile

 

Company Past Directors

Name
ED/NED
Role
Name

Thomas

ED/NEDNon Executive
RoleNED
Date Appointed: 01/12/2015
Date Resigned:
Profile

 

Company Committees

Name

James Bidzos

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile
Name

Courtney Armstrong

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Ari Buchalter

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG, OT
Profile
Name

Kathleen Cote

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, NG
Profile
Name

Jamie S. Gorelick

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Roger Moore

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, NG, OT
Profile
Name

Timothy Tomlinson

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, RE, NG, OT
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT