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Vincent Pilette
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Vincent Pilette

American businessman

Vincent Pilette is an American businessman who is chief executive officer (CEO) of Gen Digital, a Fortune 500 company specializing in consumer cyber safety with brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, CCleaner, and ReputationDefender.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Vincent Pilette (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1972.1

About

Pilette previously had management roles at Logitech, Electronics for Imaging, and HP.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vincent Pilette, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • May 8, 2026Granted 498,896 shares of Gen Digital16
  • May 4, 2026Shares withheld for tax 329,147 shares at $19.63 of Gen Digital17
  • May 4, 2026Exercised options 695,051 shares at $19.63 of Gen Digital17
  • May 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 118,346 shares at $19.37 of Gen Digital17
  • Feb 15, 2026Granted 795 shares at $20.16 of Gen Digital18
  • May 16, 2025Granted 338,696 shares of Gen Digital19
  • May 2, 2025Shares withheld for tax 244,119 shares at $25.93 of Gen Digital20
  • May 2, 2025Exercised options 478,568 shares at $25.93 of Gen Digital20
  • May 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 110,463 shares at $25.60 of Gen Digital21
  • Feb 15, 2025Granted 989 shares at $21.48 of Gen Digital22
  • Aug 19, 2024Sold 178,801 shares at $25.54 of Gen Digital23
  • May 10, 2024Granted 275,012 shares of Gen Digital24
  • May 8, 2024Shares withheld for tax 231,197 shares at $20.02 of Gen Digital25
  • May 8, 2024Exercised options 466,309 shares at $20.02 of Gen Digital25
  • May 1, 2024Shares withheld for tax 92,901 shares at $19.95 of Gen Digital26
  • Feb 15, 2024Granted 1,221 shares at $17.40 of Gen Digital27
  • Aug 15, 2023Granted 768 shares at $17.67 of Gen Digital28
  • Jun 1, 2023Shares withheld for tax 28,114 shares at $17.55 of Gen Digital29
  • May 15, 2023Returned to company 212,202 shares at $16.41 of Gen Digital30
  • May 15, 2023Granted 427,997 shares at $16.41 of Gen Digital30
  • May 10, 2023Granted 260,319 shares of Gen Digital31
  • May 1, 2023Shares withheld for tax 50,977 shares at $17.66 of Gen Digital32
  • Jul 8, 2022Granted 170,157 shares of Gen Digital33
  • Jun 1, 2022Shares withheld for tax 27,287 shares at $24.36 of Gen Digital34
  • May 1, 2022Shares withheld for tax 23,115 shares at $25.04 of Gen Digital35

Early life and education

Pilette was born in 1972 in Belgium.

Pilette holds a M.S. in engineering and business from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vincent Pilette (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson, manager.6

In 2019, Pilette was appointed CEO of LifeLock, later renamed GenDigital after the 2022 merger with Avast. As CEO, Pilette led the separation of the consumer assets of Symentec and their transformation into NortonLifelock. Pilette directed and implemented the strategy that led to the acquisition of Avast. As a result of its expansion strategy, GenDigital covers 500 million users in 150 countries.

Pilette brought to GenDigital over 20 years of operating experience in the technology sector, with positions at Logitech, Electronics for Imaging and Hewlett-Packard.

Pilette serves on the board of directors of SonicWall, a privately held company in the software space.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vincent Pilette (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

Pilette is married with two children.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vincent Pilette (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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