Sunnyvale-based Fortinet Inc. creates hardware, software and services that protect big businesses and governments from hackers’ computer viruses, worms and other threats. The company is a global leader in unified threat management, which means its products provide anti-virus, firewall, web-content filtering, intrusion prevention and anti-spam functions to some of the biggest organizations in the world. The company (Nasdaq: FTNT) reported revenues of $325 million in 2010, compared with $252 million the previous year, and net income of $41 million.
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John Whittle, 43, is vice president of legal and corporate development at Fortinet.