– USA, CA – NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the appointment of Anders Gustafsson to its Board of Directors, bringing the Board to ten, nine members.
“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. 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,” said Board Chair, Mike Nevens.
About Anders Gustafsson
Anders Gustafsson is the Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Zebra Technologies and previously served as Zebra’s CEO and director from 2007 to March 2023. Before joining Zebra, Mr. Gustafsson served as CEO 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 EVP of Global Business Operations, of Tellabs, Inc., a communications networking company. Mr. Gustafsson’s other roles at Tellabs included President, of Tellabs International; President of global Sales; and VP and GM of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions with Motorola, Inc.
“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.”
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 data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services, and applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere.
SOURCE: www.netapp.com
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