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Table of Contents
Executive Officers
The following sets forth the name, age and position of each of the persons who were serving as executive officers as of August 12, 2008.
There are no family relationships among any of our executive officers.
18
William D. Watkins
Chief Executive
Officer and Director
age 55
Mr. Watkins has been Chief Executive Officer since 2004, and a Director of Seagate since 2000. Prior to
that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2006; President and Chief Operating
Officer from 2000 to 2004; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2000; and
Executive Vice President, Recording Media Operations from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Watkins is also a member
of the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
David A. Wickersham
President and Chief
Operating Officer
age 52
Mr. Wickersham has been President since 2006 and Chief Operating Officer since 2004. He served as
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President from 2004 to 2006; Executive Vice President,
Global Disc Storage Operations from 2000 to 2004, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Line
Management from 1999 to 2000; and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Materials from 1998 to 1999.
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
age 53
Mr. Pope has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 1999. From 1998 to 1999 he
was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President Finance,
Storage Products from 1997 to 1998; Vice President Finance, Storage Products from 1996 to 1997; Vice
President/General Manager, Media from 1994 to 1996; Vice President Finance and Treasurer from 1991 to
1994; and Vice President, Finance Far East Operations from 1989 to 1991.
Brian S. Dexheimer
Division President, Consumer
Solutions
age 45
Mr. Dexheimer has been Division President of our Consumer Solutions division since March 2008. He
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that
he was Executive Vice President, Storage Business and Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Customer Service
from 2005 to 2006; Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Customer Service from
2000 to 2005; Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales from 1999 to 2000; Senior Vice President, Personal
Storage Group/Product Line Management from 1998 to 1999; Vice President, and General Manager,
Removable Storage Solutions from 1997 to 1998.
Robert Whitmore
Executive Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer
age 46
Mr. Whitmore has been Executive Vice President Product and Process Development and Chief Technology
Officer since 2007. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President, Product and Process Development from
2006 to 2007; Senior Vice President, Product and Process Development from 2004 to 2006; Senior Vice
President, Product Development Engineering from 2002 to 2004; Vice President, Enterprise Storage
Design Engineering from 1999 to 2002, Vice President and Executive Director, Twin Cities Manufacturing
Operations from 1997 to 1999; Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering, Singapore Operations from
1995 to 1997; and Senior Manager, Design Engineering, Twin Cities Division from 1992 to 1995.
D. Kurt Richarz
Executive Vice President,
Sales and Customer Service
Operations
age 47
Mr. Richarz joined Seagate in May 2006, when we acquired Maxtor. He has served as our Executive Vice
President, Sales and Customer Service Operations since May 2008. Previously, he served as Vice President
of Global OEM Sales from 2006 to 2007 and Senior Vice President of Global OEM Sales from 2007 to
2008. At Maxtor, from 2002 to 2006, he served as Vice President, Global OEM Account Sales and Senior
Vice President of Worldwide Sales. From 1990 to 2001, he served in various sales positions at Quantum
Corporation.