# Vincent Pilette

> Vincent Pilette is Chairman and CEO of Gen Digital, the company behind Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion. A former finance executive at HP, Electronics for Imaging and Logitech, he became NortonLifeLock CEO in November 2019, led its combination with Avast and expanded Gen into financial services through the 2025 acquisition of MoneyLion. His public interviews describe a parallel personal adjustment: learning to listen, delegate and lead beyond the metrics that shaped his earlier career.

- **Role:** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Gen Digital
- **Organizations:** Gen Digital, NortonLifeLock, Symantec, Logitech, Electronics for Imaging, Hewlett-Packard, SonicWall
- **Nationality:** Belgian (identified as a Belgian national in Logitech’s 2015 annual report)
- **Education:** MS in Engineering and Business, Université Catholique de Louvain, MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Led the separation and transformation of Symantec’s consumer business into NortonLifeLock., Directed the strategy behind the Avast combination and formation of Gen., Led Gen’s expansion into financial services with MoneyLion.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Joined Hewlett-Packard; subsequently held finance roles in the United States and EMEA.
- **2005-2008** — Vice President of Finance for HP Software Group.
- **2009-2010** — Vice President of Finance for HP’s Enterprise Server, Storage and Networking Group.
- **2011-01** — Became CFO of Electronics for Imaging, effective January 1.
- **2013-09** — Joined Logitech as CFO.
- **2019-05** — Joined Symantec as CFO.
- **2019-11** — Appointed NortonLifeLock CEO following the sale of Symantec’s enterprise security business to Broadcom.
- **2022-09** — NortonLifeLock completed its merger with Avast.
- **2022-11** — The combined company adopted the Gen Digital name.
- **2025-04** — Gen completed the acquisition of MoneyLion.
- **2025-07** — Added the role of Gen Board Chair.

## Achievements

- Led the separation and transformation of Symantec’s consumer business into NortonLifeLock.
- Directed the strategy behind the Avast combination and formation of Gen.
- Led Gen’s expansion into financial services with MoneyLion.
- Serves as Gen Board Chair and as a SonicWall director.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Gen added AI Data Checker to its Agent Trust Hub on September 25.
- **2026-08** — Gen described an internal AI hackathon involving more than 600 employees and 126 teams.
- **2026-02** — Gen launched Agent Trust Hub on February 4; Pilette discussed AI security in a February 6 Schwab Network interview.
- **2026-01** — Discussed Gen’s consumer brands, financial services expansion and integration with Ann Berry on After Earnings.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentpilette

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Last updated: 2026-10-21