NetApp Appoints Technology Industry Titan Alessandra Yockelson as Chief Human Resources Officer
March 18 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
A leader in Human Resources, Yockelson brings
over 25 years of experience to drive a new chapter of NetApp’s
culture and growth globally
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure
company, today announced Alessandra Yockelson has joined the
company as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO, George
Kurian. Alessandra will lead all aspects of people and
organizational strategy, including talent development and growth,
performance management, team engagement, recruiting, DEIB, and
compensation and benefits. Alessandra joins NetApp from Pure
Storage, where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer since
August 2021 and led organizational change efforts that resulted in
global performance scaling.
"I am delighted to welcome Alessandra to NetApp as we continue
to transform our company and culture to accelerate growth and
deliver value to our employees, customers, partners, and
shareholders,” said George Kurian, CEO at NetApp. “We have always
been an organization that both attracts and develops top talent,
and Alessandra is a continuation of that tradition, poised to lead
us in the next phase of our people strategy.”
Alessandra holds a doctorate degree from Fundação Getulio
Vargas's São Paulo School of Business Administration and brings
decades of experience and expertise in leading global talent
organizations, driving operational excellence, and fostering
cultures of performance and accountability. Before joining Pure
Storage as Chief Human Resources Officer, Alessandra held various
talent leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Diageo and
Philips. She has led global business and culture transformations to
drive profitable growth for major multinational brands and is a
recognized leader in human capital management. Alessandra currently
serves on the board of directors for Vista Equity Partners
portfolio company, iCIMS, where she provides strategic insight and
counsel to support continuous innovation and operational excellence
for its next phase of growth.
"I’m thrilled to join NetApp at this exciting time of innovation
and opportunity," said Alessandra Yockelson, Chief Human Resources
Officer at NetApp. "NetApp has a strong reputation for its
technology leadership, customer focus, and collaborative culture. I
look forward to working with the talented and diverse team at
NetApp to enable our people to grow and thrive in a dynamic
market."
NetApp is committed to attracting, developing and retaining top
talent and fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion and
excellence. The company has been recently recognized in Newsweek’s
World’s Most Trustworthy Companies and America’s Greenest
Companies, as well as Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Top 50
Corporate Philanthropists.
About NetApp
NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, combining
unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps
solutions to turn a world of disruption into opportunity for every
customer. NetApp creates silo-free infrastructure, harnessing
observability and AI to enable the industry’s best data management.
As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in
the world’s biggest clouds, our data storage delivers seamless
flexibility. In addition, our data services create a data advantage
through superior cyber resilience, governance, and application
agility. Our CloudOps solutions provide continuous optimization of
performance and efficiency through observability and AI. No matter
the data type, workload, or environment, with NetApp you can
transform your data infrastructure to realize your business
possibilities. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X,
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