McAfee, Inc. Appoints Richard J. Decker Chief Information Officer

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. , the leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, today announced that Richard J. Decker has been appointed to the position of chief information officer. In this role, Decker will be responsible for the worldwide management and implementation of the company's information technology and infrastructure. Decker will report to Gene Hodges, president of McAfee.

"Richard brings experience building and managing global teams, as well as enhancing all the core systems, such as financials, CRM, support, manufacturing, and business intelligence," said Hodges. "With his leadership, McAfee will continue to implement smart, integrated IT solutions that showcase the world's most effective security practices, designed to meet the needs of our partners and customers around the world."

Decker joins McAfee from Mentor Graphics, an electronic design automation software company, where he held the CIO position for over seven years. Prior to that, Decker was the CIO for the Measurex business at Honeywell, a process control company, and Foster Farms, a consumer food products company, between 1994 and 1997. He also served six years as the vice president of MIS/CIO at Micropolis Corporation, a disk drive firm. Decker has also held senior level IT positions at Pepsi-Cola and Automatic Data Processing.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to further develop and streamline global IT solutions for McAfee, a world-renowned security company," said Decker. "My primary focus will be on setting the direction for IT strategy, while meeting customer, partner and employee needs to ensure delivery on our business objectives."

Decker received an M.S. and a B.S. in Computer Science, both from the Stevens Institute of Technology.

About McAfee, Inc.

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