VirnetX Hires Chief Operating Officer for Japan Licensing
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ZEPHYR COVE, Nev., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (USNYSE: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that it has hired Darl McBride as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its Japanese subsidiary, VirnetX KK, reporting to VirnetX CEO and President, Kendall Larsen. McBride will further VirnetX s technology licensing efforts in Japan including working with IP Dream, a Japanese based strategic technology distributor and service provider.
Previously, McBride headed up Novell s dramatic growth in Japan by partnering with Masa Son, founder and CEO of Softbank and Kazuya Watanabe (former NEC PC President.) Together, they built a joint venture between Novell and Softbank that turned into a billion-dollar company and Novell s largest profit center outside of the Americas. McBride speaks fluent Japanese and has liv