NetApp Appoints Anders Gustafsson to the Board of Directors
16 Novembro 2023 - 6:01PM
Business Wire
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric
software company, today announced that Anders Gustafsson, executive
chair of Zebra Technologies, has joined its Board of Directors.
This brings the number of directors on the NetApp Board of
Directors to ten, nine of whom are independent and 30% of whom have
been appointed within the last five years.
"I am pleased to welcome Anders to our Board," said George
Kurian, chief executive officer of NetApp. “His strong leadership
experience driving business transformation in the digital era,
combined with deep experience in technology and strategic planning,
will benefit NetApp as we accelerate our innovation agenda and
capture new growth.”
"Anders’ previous tenure as a public company CEO, combined with
his extensive experience in cloud services and empowering
businesses to drive insight and value through data, make him an
excellent fit for NetApp,” said Mike Nevens, Board Chair. “He will
play a key role in extending NetApp’s hybrid multicloud leadership.
I know that we will all benefit from his leadership and
expertise.”
“I am thrilled to be joining the NetApp Board of Directors,”
said Anders Gustafsson. “The company holds a differentiated
position with a compelling vision for the future. I look forward to
leveraging my insights and experiences to further NetApp’s goal of
helping customers to turn disruption into opportunity with
intelligent data infrastructure and build long-term value for
shareholders.”
About Anders Gustafsson
Anders Gustafsson is the Executive Chair of the Board of
Directors of Zebra Technologies and previously served as Zebra’s
Chief Executive Officer and a director from 2007 to March 2023.
Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Gustafsson served as Chief Executive
Officer of Spirent Communications plc, a publicly traded
telecommunications company, from 2004 until 2007. At Spirent, he
redirected that Company’s growth strategy, divested non-core
operations, integrated historic acquisitions and streamlined the
organization to realize significant cost savings. From 2000 until
2004, he was Senior Executive Vice President, Global Business
Operations, of Tellabs, Inc., a communications networking company.
Mr. Gustafsson’s other roles at Tellabs included President, Tellabs
International; President, Global Sales; and Vice President and
General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Earlier in his
career, he held executive positions with Motorola, Inc.
Mr. Gustafsson is a member of the board of directors of
International Paper Company (NYSE: IP), a leading global producer
of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products.
Previously, Mr. Gustafsson was a member of the board of directors
of Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE: DY), a company that provides
construction and specialty services to the telecommunication
industry. He is a member of the Technology Committee and the
Immigration Committee of the Business Roundtable. He also serves as
a trustee of the Shedd Aquarium and is a member of the Civic
Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
About NetApp
NetApp is a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company
that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of
accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems,
software, and cloud services that enable them to run their
applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are
developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own
cloudlike experiences on premises. With solutions that perform
across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their
own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services, and
applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere. Learn more at
www.netapp.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and
Instagram.
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