Mark McLaughlin joins Palo Alto Networks

Mark D. McLaughlin has joined Palo Alto Networks as president and chief executive officer. He has also been appointed as a member of the board of directors at the network security company.

McLaughlin will commence his new role later this month following his departure as president and CEO of VeriSign.

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