Mark Templeton, who led Fort Lauderdale-based Citrix Systems Inc. into becoming a technology powerhouse with 100 million users and $3 billion in annual sales, announced he will retire as soon as a successor is appointed.
In a statement Tuesday, the company said it has retained Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search firm, to help identify and evaluate successor candidates.
This is Templeton’s second retirement announcement in just over a year. The first came in April 2014, soon after he returned to the company from a three-month personal leave. But that June, the company announced he had changed his mind and made a multiyear commitment to continue leading the company.
The company, known for its “work anywhere” software such as “Go To Meeting,” employs about 1,400 people in Fort Lauderdale. Templeton joined the firm in 1995 as vice president of marketing. He was appointed president in 1998 and CEO in 2001.
Meanwhile, the company Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $103 million, up from $53 million in the same quarter in 2014. Total revenue was $797 million, up from $782 million for the same period last year.
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