Western Digital Appoints Dr. Thomas Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki to Its Board of Directors
July 08 2021 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that Dr.
Thomas (Tom) Caulfield and Miyuki Suzuki have been appointed to its
board of directors effective July 6, 2021. Caulfield, currently CEO
of GLOBALFOUNDRIES® and Suzuki, a Japanese-based, Fortune 100
business leader, bring semiconductor and global operating
experience that complements Western Digital’s growth and innovation
strategy.
“With semiconductor operations across the Asia-Pacific region
including our joint venture with Kioxia in Japan, Western Digital
makes significant investment in developing memory technology that
is extremely complex. This innovation is foundational to the data
infrastructure that people around the world rely on every day,”
said Matthew E. Massengill, chairman, Western Digital. “Both Tom
and Miyuki have strong track records of professional success and
deep subject-matter expertise that will add valuable perspective to
Western Digital. They will each play an influential role as members
of our board and I look forward to working together.”
A demonstrated leader with over 30 years of semiconductor
industry experience, Caulfield’s extensive career spans roles in
engineering, management and global operations. Prior to being named
CEO of GLOBALFOUNDRIES in 2018, he was senior vice president and
general manager of the company’s 300 mm semiconductor wafer
manufacturing facility (Fab 8). Prior to that, Caulfield held
senior executive positions at several leading technology companies
including IBM and Novellus Systems, Inc.
“The semiconductor industry is core to the world’s economy and
is projected to double over the next eight years,” said Tom
Caulfield, CEO of GLOBALFOUNDRIES. “Western Digital is the only
company in the world that manufactures both hard disk drives and
Flash data storage devices and is strongly positioned to take
advantage of this growth opportunity. As a manufacturing executive
at heart, I’m excited to join the board at this time to support the
company as it navigates its growth and product strategies.”
Currently serving as a director on the boards of MetLife Japan
and Jera, Japan’s largest power generation company, Suzuki has over
35 years of leadership experience in the technology,
telecommunications and airlines industries. With deep global
operations expertise that spans across the Asia Pacific region, she
most recently was president of Asia Pacific, Japan and China at
Cisco. Prior to that, she also has held senior leadership roles at
Jetstar Airways, LexisNexis, Japan Telecom and Thomson Reuters
Corporation. Suzuki holds a master of arts degree in History from
the University of Oxford.
“I have spent most of my career in roles leading operational
teams in Asia Pacific countries and have always admired Western
Digital’s commitment to investing in the region and building strong
partnerships with local technology companies and governments,” said
Miyuki Suzuki. “Data storage is a foundational capability in a
digital world where emerging technologies such as cloud computing,
5G, Internet of things and artificial intelligence continue to
advance. With its culture of continuous innovation, Western Digital
is poised to gain a strong position in the rapidly expanding Asia
Pacific markets. I am honored to join a board comprising so much
diversity, talent and wealth of professional experience.”
With these appointments, Western Digital's board is comprised of
ten directors, nine of whom are external and independent and five
of whom are women.
About Western Digital
Western Digital, a leader in data infrastructure, creates
environments for data to thrive. The company is driving the
innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and
transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Everywhere data
lives, from advanced data centers to mobile sensors to personal
devices, the company's industry-leading solutions deliver the
possibilities of data. Western Digital data-centric solutions are
comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD®
brands.
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SanDisk, and WD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western
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