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Citrix Appoints Brian Dye Head Of Mobile Platforms

By TechTaffy Desk

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Citrix has appointed Brian Dye as group vice president and general manager of its Mobile Platforms group.  In his new role, Mr. Dye will have responsibility for the company’s enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile device management (MDM) solutions, comprising device, application, content, and data security and management.

Mr. Dye joins Citrix after spending more than a decade at Symantec where he held numerous leadership roles in product management, engineering, support and operations – most recently serving as senior vice president for the Information Security Group. Before joining Symantec, he held key roles in engineering, program management, and business development at Procter and Gamble, E Ink, and Xerox PARC.

Mr. Dye will be based in the Citrix Santa Clara offices.

[Image courtesy: Citrix]

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