Symantec CFO James Beer To Resign - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Symantec Corp. (SYMC) said Monday that James Beer, the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will leave the company to become the CFO of McKesson Corp.

Beer has served Symantec as CFO since 2006, playing an instrumental role in extending the company's leadership in information security and management.

Andrew "Drew" Del Matto, Symantec's senior vice president and chief accounting officer, will serve as the company's acting chief financial officer, while the company considers both internal and external candidates for the CFO role.

During his eight years at the company, Del Matto has served as the company's corporate treasurer and vice president of finance business operations leading corporate financial planning and analysis and revenue operations. He previously held senior finance leadership roles with Inktomi Corporation and SGI Corp.