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CyberDefender Taps Symantec For Product Development VP

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Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , a developer of anti-spyware and anti-virus software, said today that it has named Sarah B. Hicks comes to the firm from Symantec, where she had been for more than 12 years. Tags: cyberdefender symantec executive antispyware security software. hicks reports to CEO Gary Guseinov.

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J2 Global Names New Board Member

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global , the parent company of such brands as IGN, Mashable, Offers.com, BabyCenter, eFax, iContact, and other services, has named a new member of its board of directors. According to J2 Global, it has named Scott C. Taylor, former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NortonLifeLock, Inc.,

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J2 Global Names Cloud Services Head

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Los Angeles-based J2 Global has named Nate Simmons as the President of one of its major business divisions, its Cloud Services division, reporting to CEO Vivek Shah, the company announced this morning. Simmons was previously SVP and COO of Symantec's consumer division, including both its Norton and Lifelock Brands.

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Wag Fetches Massive, $300M Funding Round

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Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. Schneider was most recently CEO of LifeLock, and had led LifeLock through its sale to Symantec last year; she also previously served at Yahoo! and Knight Ridder. READ MORE>>.

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TeleSign Names New CEO

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Los Angeles-based mobile security and identity services provider TeleSign said Wednesday morning that it has named Aled Miles as the company's new CEO. Miles also served at GM and ForgeRock.

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AdGreetz Names Former Facebook Exec As Advisor

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Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , a developer of advertising and video personalization software, said Wednesday that it has named Umang Bedia, former Managing Director of Facebook India and South Asia, as an advisor to the firm. Umang also has served at such companies as Adobe, Intuit, and Symantec, all in India and South Asia.

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Rubicon Project Snags OpenX Exec As Product Management VP

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Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project announced on Monday that it has named former OpenX executive Khoi Nguyen as its new Vice President, Product Management For Video. He also had been at Google, Trend Micro, Symantec, among other companies, including co-founding Silvan Networks, a Sequoia-funded Internet startup from the late 90s.

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