In its 2Q15 earnings results, Symantec Corporation (SYMC) announced headcount reductions of nearly 10%, or 2,000 employees. The company stated that the layoffs are part of the company’s restructuring process. The restructuring news comes ahead of the company’s plans to split into the following two companies: security and document storage. The split is expected to … Continue reading
Security software company Symantec may lay off as many as 1,700 employees as early as today, sources familiar with the company’s plans tell AllThingsD. The cuts are part of a company-wide reorganization first announced in January as part of a turnaround plan instituted by Steve Bennett, Symantec’s new CEO, who joined the company 11 months … Continue reading
Symantec Corp, which completed a strategic review in January, plans to lay off a significant number of managers and reorganize internally into 10 main business areas, but has decided not to sell off major assets for now. Chief Executive Officer Steve Bennett told Reuters in an exclusive interview that Janice Chaffin, consumer business president, will … Continue reading