AVG Appoints Judith Bitterli as Senior Vice President of Marketing

- Appointment to support AVG’s customer growth -

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security to 143 million active users, today announced the appointment of Judith Bitterli as Senior Vice President of Marketing, reporting to John Giamatteo, Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Bitterli will oversee the company’s global marketing and communications operations.

“Speaking as a marketing person, having the opportunity to work for a rapidly growing brand such as AVG presents a rewarding challenge. This is a business that has come far in recent months and years and which has laid out ambitious goals that span new audiences, products and geographies”

“With her background in marketing strategy, brand building and customer insights, we are delighted to welcome Judith to the AVG team. She is joining us at a time when AVG is expanding its portfolio beyond traditional antivirus into new products such as mobile and building out business opportunity after our successful IPO earlier this year,” said JR Smith, AVG’s CEO. “Judith’s track record of successfully building and leading world-class marketing operations and global teams will also be key to growing our business in new markets.”

With more than 25 years of executive level experience in sales, marketing and business operations, Bitterli joins AVG from RealNetworks where she was Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President. Her responsibilities will include business intelligence, PR and social media, branding strategy and implementation as well as establishing a voice of the customer.

“Speaking as a marketing person, having the opportunity to work for a rapidly growing brand such as AVG presents a rewarding challenge. This is a business that has come far in recent months and years and which has laid out ambitious goals that span new audiences, products and geographies,” said Bitterli. “AVG’s brand positioning will be central to this undertaking and I am looking forward to being a part of that journey.”

About AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG)

AVG's mission is to simplify, optimize and secure the Internet experience, providing peace of mind to a connected world. AVG's powerful yet easy-to-use software and online services put users in control of their Internet experience. By choosing AVG's software and services, users become part of a trusted global community that benefits from inherent network effects, mutual protection and support. AVG has grown its user base to 143 million active users as of September 30, 2012 and offers a product portfolio that targets the consumer and small business markets and includes Internet security, PC performance optimization, online backup, mobile security, identity protection and family safety software.
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