Vince Steckler

Vincent Steckler (born 1958/59) is an American businessman, and former CEO of Avast Software.

Vince Steckler
Born1958/1959 (age 60–61)[1]
Los Angeles, California, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFormer CEO, Avast
Term2009-2016
SuccessorOndrej Vlcek
Spouse(s)Married
Children5

Early life

Steckler was born in Los Angeles, but aged two moved to Garden Grove, Orange County.[2] He earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and information and computer science from the University of California, Irvine.[2][3]

Career

Steckler was investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for six years in an "accounting scandal", which he eventually settled for $35,000.[4][5] When working for Logicon he was responsible for a $7million order with Legato Systems, "that was cancelled yet found its way onto the books".[4]

Steckler joined Symantec in 2000,[2][4] rising to vice president of Japan and Asia Pacific.[3]

Steckler was appointed as CEO of Avast in 2009.[1][3] He retired on June 30, 2019, and was succeeded as CEO by Ondrej Vlcek, Avast's consumer business president.[6]

Personal life

Steckler is married with five children.[7] His wife was born in Singapore, and they met there.[2][7]

References
  1. International, Forbes. "The Story Behind Avast: One Of Europe's Biggest Tech IPOs Of 2018".
  2. "Building a Unicorn from Prague: Avast CEO Vince Steckler (Part 1) - Sramana Mitra". sramanamitra.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. "Executive Profile: Vincent Steckler". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. Murphy, Margi (12 April 2018). "Antivirus chief behind massive technology float Avast barred from publicly addressing accounting scandal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. Litigation Release No. 19385 / September 21, 2005 sec.org
  6. Burke, Steven (March 13, 2019). "Avast CEO Vince Steckler Retiring; Incoming CEO Ondrej Vlcek Hailed As 'Secret Sauce'". CRN. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. "Former Symantec Executive Named CEO of the Makers of avast!". marketwired.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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