Vince Steckler


Vincent Steckler is an American businessman, and former CEO of Avast Software.

Early life

Steckler was born in Los Angeles, but aged two moved to Garden Grove, Orange County. He earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and information and computer science from the University of California, Irvine.

Career

Steckler was investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for six years in an "accounting scandal", which he eventually settled for $35,000. When working for Logicon he was responsible for a $7million order with Legato Systems, "that was cancelled yet found its way onto the books".
Steckler joined Symantec in 2000, rising to vice president of Japan and Asia Pacific.
Steckler was appointed as CEO of Avast in 2009. He retired on June 30, 2019, and was succeeded as CEO by Ondrej Vlcek, Avast's consumer business president.

Personal life

Steckler is married with five children. His wife was born in Singapore, and they met there.