WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (WDC)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
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Director information for WDC
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| WDC | CHAIR OF THE BOARD | 69 | ["over 40 years of experience as a former executive, CEO and public company board member", "deep insights to the Board on long-term strategic planning, technology innovation and corporate governance", "demonstrated track record and understanding of how to build and lead successful global businesses", "financial experience qualifies him as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules"] | [] | 2025 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| WU | Former Chair of the Board and Interim CEO of Cloudera, Inc.; Director | 68 | ["Former chief executive and chair of the board of directors of an enterprise data cloud company", "Former executive officer of a multinational management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company", "Experience leading various practice groups including outsourcing and infrastructure; communications, media, and technology; and government services and technology", "Member of the board of directors of a large multinational manufacturer of computer storage products and solutions"] | ["Compensation and Benefits Committee", "Corporate Governance", "ESG, and Public Policy Committee", "Corporate Governance, ESG, and Public Policy Committee", "Audit", "Corporate Governance, ESG, and Public Policy", "Compensation and Benefits", "Compliance"] | 2025 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Cole brings over 40 years of experience as a former executive, CEO and public company board member across a variety of business sectors and geographies, providing deep insights to our Board on long-term strategic planning, technology innovation and corporate governance. In February 2025, Mr. Cole was appointed as our Chair of the Board given his track record of oversight, critical decision-making and extensive stockholder engagement and responsiveness. Through his roles at Accenture plc and Cloudera, Mr. Cole has a demonstrated track record and understanding of how to build and lead successful global businesses through increasingly competitive technology environments. Mr. Cole also serves as the chairman, non-executive and non-independent director of the board of directors of Sagility India Limited, a U.S.-focused healthcare services provider driven with technology, bringing insights into the adoption of AI and data management across large-scale global operations. Mr. Cole s former executive and board roles, along with his financial experience, qualify him as an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 3i Group plc , a private equity firm l Senior adviser (2017- February 2025) Cloudera, Inc. l Interim CEO (2019- January 2020) Accenture plc l Chief executive technology (2012-2014) l Chief executive communications, media and technology group (2006-2012) l Chief executive government operating group (2004-2006) l Managing partner, outsourcing and infrastructure group (2002-2004) OTHER PUBLIC BOARDS Current l The Western Union Company Past Five Years l None