Seagate announces new executive appointments

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Seagate Technology plc today announced two strategic executive appointments to further Seagate's effectiveness in delivering its core product technology portfolio, customer engagement and operational excellence.

Dave Mosley, who most recently served as executive VP of operations and R&D, has been named president of operations and technology, responsible for Seagate's global hard drive, heads and media manufacturing operations, as well as global research and development.

Rocky Pimentel, who most recently served as executive VP and chief sales and marketing officer, has been named president, global markets and customers, responsible for Seagate's global customer engagement, sales, sales operations, product line management, marketing and retail activities. Both will continue to report to Steve Luczo, chairman and CEO.

Regarding the appointments, Steve Luczo said: "By elevating Dave and Rocky to lead our core product technology, operations and customer engagement, Seagate is even better positioned for continued operational excellence and to further our ability to capitalize on our growing opportunities in the storage marketplace.

"Additionally, this new alignment of our leadership allows me to focus more on the longer term strategic opportunities for our company, and to increase my efforts around accelerating our mobile and cloud technology strategies. These promotions are well-deserved and we are fortunate to have two executives as capable as Dave and Rocky to step into these important roles."