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Dr. Kryder , our Chief Technical Officer as of June 27, 2003, joined us in 1998 as Senior Vice President, Research, and built Seagate
Research into the leading industrial research laboratory in the field of data storage technology. Prior to coming to Seagate, he was the Stephen
J. Jatras university professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the Data Storage Systems Center at Carnegie
Mellon University, which he joined in 1978. From 1973 to 1978 he was a member of the research staff and manager of Exploratory Bubble
Devices at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. Before that, Dr. Kryder was a visiting scientist at the
University of Regensburg in West Germany and a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Kryder holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the California
Institute of Technology. He has authored over 300 publications and holds 21 patents. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering,
a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He has twice been
selected as Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Magnetics Society and has been awarded the IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award, the
IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Award and the IEEE Millennium Medal.
Mr. Bonderman became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Bonderman is a
principal of Texas Pacific Group, a private investment firm he co-founded in 1993. Prior to forming Texas Pacific Group, Mr. Bonderman was
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Robert M. Bass Group, now doing business as Keystone Inc., a private investment
firm, from 1983 to August 1992. Mr. Bonderman is a member of the boards of directors of Continental Airlines, Inc., CoStar Group, Inc.,
Denbury Resources Inc., Ducati Motor Holdings S.p.A., Gemplus International S.A., ProQuest Company, Ryanair Holdings plc and a number
of private companies.
Senator Bradley became a member of our board of directors in July 2003. Senator Bradley is a Managing Director of Allen & Company
LLC. Additionally, he is chief outside advisor to McKinsey & Company’s non-profit practice. From 1997 to 1999, he was a Senior Advisor
and Vice Chairman to the International Council of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. During that time, he also served as an essayist for CBS evening
news and a visiting professor at Stanford University, Notre Dame University and the University of Maryland. Senator Bradley served in the
U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing the State of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President
of the United States. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Eastman Kodak Company, Starbucks Corporation and Willis Group
Holdings, Limited.
Mr. Coulter became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Coulter is a principal of
the Texas Pacific Group, a private investment firm he co-founded in 1993. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Coulter was a Vice President of Keystone,
Inc. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Coulter was also associated with SPO Partners, an investment firm that focuses on public market and private
minority investments. Mr. Coulter is a member of the boards of directors of GlobespanVirata, Inc., MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. and a
number of private companies.
Mr. Davidson became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Davidson is a founder
and principal of Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm. From June 1990 to November 1998, Mr. Davidson was an investment banker with
Hambrecht & Quist LLC, most recently serving as a Managing Director and Head of Technology Investment Banking. He is also a member of
the board of directors of Enterasys Networks, Inc. and Flextronics International Ltd.
Mr. Hutchins became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Hutchins is a founder
and principal of Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Hutchins was a Senior Managing Director of The
Blackstone Group L.P., where he focused on its private equity investing. Mr. Hutchins is a member of the boards of directors of Gartner, Inc.,
Ameritrade Holding Corp. and Instinet Group Inc.
Mr. Kiernan became a member of our board of directors in April 2003. Mr. Kiernan is the retired senior executive vice president and
chief financial officer of SBC Communications, where he served for 11 years and was responsible for all financial affairs. Prior to joining SBC,
Mr. Kiernan was a partner with Ernst & Young LLP, where he held several positions over his 20-year tenure, including head of the firm’s
management consulting practice in Florida and both audit-coordinating partner and managing partner of the firm’s St. Louis office. Mr.
Kiernan is also a member of the boards of directors of LaBranche and Company, Inc., Health Management Associates, Inc., Horace Mann
Educators Corporation and Viad Corporation.
Mr. Marquardt became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Marquardt was a co-
founder of August Capital, a California based venture capital firm, in 1995. Prior to August Capital, Mr. Marquardt was a partner of
Technology Venture Investors, a venture capital firm which he co-founded in 1980. Mr. Marquardt is a member of the boards of directors of
Microsoft Corporation, Netopia, Inc., Tumbleweed Communications Corp. and a number of private companies.
Mr. Thompson
became a member of our board of directors on the closing of the November 2000 transactions. Mr. Thompson is Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Symantec Corporation, an Internet security technology provider. Before joining
Symantec in April 1999, Mr. Thompson held various executive and management positions with IBM from 1971. Mr. Thompson is a member of
the boards of directors of NiSource, Inc., United Parcel Service, Inc. and Crystal Decisions, Inc.
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