Corel said that Kris Hagerman, formerly group president of Symantec’s Data Center Management Group, has been appointed as Corel’s interim chief executive officer. Hagerman will replace David Dobson who said he will be leaving the company in order "to accept a senior executive position at a Fortune 500 company".

Prior to Symantec, Hagerman held senior positions with Veritas Software and was founder and CEO of two consumer Internet companies.