Vincent Pilette
Chief executive, chair and president, Gen Digital
Vincent Pilette is a chief executive, chair and president at Gen Digital. Their most recent Section 16 filing is from May 2026.
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Gen Digital bid for GoDaddy: buying 81 million domains in the age of AI agents
The FT reported a preliminary offer; terms are undisclosed and talks are early. The market already priced the fit question: Gen's shares fell more than GoDaddy's rose, and the target's own class action hangs over the customer numbers the deal rests on.
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Gen Digital owners rejected executive pay two weeks before the GoDaddy leak
Gen Digital's owners rejected the executive pay plan 307.1 million votes to 209.9 million on 9 September and kept every director. Two weeks later the GoDaddy approach leaked, the stock lost 32.7 percent in four weeks, and the open question is whether their cash funds a bid or buybacks.
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Furnished, not filed: Gen Digital raises guidance on LinkedIn to defend a $12 billion GoDaddy bid
Vincent Pilette's raised outlook and five deal tests reached the SEC through a form that carries no Section 18 liability. The currency a reported $12 billion GoDaddy bid would spend closed at $20.85, and insiders have sold it at roughly 100 to 1.
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