IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Western
Digital® Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) announced today the
appointment of Martin Cole to its
board of directors. Mr. Cole was also appointed to serve as a
member of the board's audit committee. Before retiring earlier this
year, Mr. Cole, 58, served in several senior executive leadership
positions during a 34-year career at Accenture. Mr. Cole will be
subject to re-appointment at the next Western Digital annual
meeting of shareholders. His appointment to the board brings WDC's
board membership to nine, eight of whom are independent.
"I am very pleased to welcome Marty to the Western Digital board
of directors," said Tom Pardun,
chairman of the board. "His broad-based general management
experience in leading several of Accenture's business units will be
invaluable to our board as Western Digital and the storage
ecosystem continue to evolve. His knowledge of application software
and cloud-based platforms and systems will be especially pertinent
as our company continues to grow its capabilities in cloud-based
storage solutions."
Most recently, Mr. Cole served as chief executive officer of
Accenture's Technology Group, with responsibility for the full
range of the firm's technology consulting and outsourcing solutions
and delivery capabilities, including its Global Delivery Network.
He led technology innovation, including the Accenture Technology
Labs, the Accenture software business, and development of emerging
technology solutions, including Cloud solutions.
Mr. Cole joined Accenture in 1980 and also served as chief
executive of the Communications, Media & Technology operating
group, chief executive of the Public Service operating group and as
global managing director of the Outsourcing & Infrastructure
Delivery group. Prior to this, he held numerous leadership
positions in Accenture's Public Service operating group.
Mr. Cole serves as a director for Cloudera and the Avon Old
Farms School in Avon, CT.
About Western Digital
Founded in 1970, Western Digital
Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine,
Calif., is an industry-leading developer and manufacturer of
storage solutions that enable people to create, manage, experience
and preserve digital content. Its HGST and WD®
subsidiaries are long-time innovators in the storage industry.
Western Digital Corporation is responding to changing market needs
by providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage
products with effective technology deployment, high efficiency,
flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, WD
and G-Technology™ brands to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud
infrastructure providers and consumers. Financial and investor
information is available on the company's Investor Relations
website at investor.wdc.com.
Western Digital, WD and the WD logo are registered trademarks in
the U.S. and other countries. HGST trademarks are intended and
authorized for use only in countries and jurisdictions in which
HGST has obtained the rights to use, market and advertise the
brand. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other
companies.
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