Thursday, August 4, 2011

New Article Posted in Netsoft Career Center

Small Firms, Big Options
Some High -Tech Executives Lured to Join Would-Be IPOs


A chief executive who boosted his company's stock price more than 50% in two years might be expected to trade up to a larger company as his next career move. Instead, Mark McLaughlin resigned last week from the top job at publicly traded Internet-infrastructure company VeriSign Inc. to join a Silicon Valley start-up.

Mr. McLaughlin has been tapped as CEO of Palo Alto Networks Inc., a closely held security-technology company widely viewed as a candidate for an initial public offering.

Read Full WSJ Article Here...

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