Verisign Inc
Officers & Directors
D. James Bidzos has served as Executive Chairman since August 2009 and President
and Chief Executive Officer since August 2011. He served as Executive Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis from June 2008 to August 2009
and served as President from June 2008 to January 2009. He served as Chairman
of the Board since August 2007 and from April 1995 to December 2001. He served
as Vice Chairman of the Board from December 2001 to August 2007. Mr. Bidzos served
as a director of VeriSign Japan from March 2008 to August 2010 and served as Representative
Director of VeriSign Japan from March 2008 to September 2008. Mr. Bidzos served
as Vice Chairman of RSA Security Inc., an Internet identity and access management
solution provider, from March 1999 to May 2002, and Executive Vice President from
July 1996 to February 1999. Prior thereto, he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of RSA Data Security, Inc. from 1986 to February 1999.
John D. Calys has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 2011
and Vice President and Controller since December 2010. From September 2007 to
December 2010, Mr. Calys was Vice President and Controller for XO Holdings, Inc.,
a telecommunications services provider, which was formerly a publicly traded company.
From August 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Calys served as Vice President and Assistant
Treasurer for Sprint Nextel Corporation. Mr. Calys served as Vice President and
Assistant Controller for Nextel Communications, Inc. from May 2003 to August 2005.
Mr. Calys’ career began as an auditor with Ernst & Young, serving clients
primarily in the manufacturing and financial services industries. Mr. Calys holds
M.S. and B.S. degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from the University
of Kansas.
Richard H. Goshorn has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since June 2007. From October 2004 to May 2007, he served as General Counsel for
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, an international law firm. From 2002
to 2003, Mr. Goshorn was Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of Acterna Corporation Inc., a public communications test equipment company. From
1991 to 2001 he held a variety of senior executive legal positions with London-based
Cable and Wireless PLC, a telecommunications company, including the position of
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Cable & Wireless Global. Mr. Goshorn
holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the College of Wooster and a J.D. degree
from Duke University School of Law.
Patrick S. Kane has served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Naming
Services, since January 2011. From October 2007 to December 2010, he served as
Vice President and Assistant General Manager, Naming Services and from November
1999 to October 2007 he served as Director, Senior Product and Program Manager.
Prior to joining Verisign, he served in many capacities with American Management
Systems and Electronic Data Systems, where he began his career as a Systems Engineer.
Mr. Kane holds a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering from University of Texas
at Austin.
Verisign Inc currently has 904 employees.
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