Seagate Appoints Industry Veteran Albert “Rocky” Pimentel as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing
08 Aprile 2011 - 10:05PM
Business Wire
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) today announced that Albert “Rocky”
Pimentel has joined the company as executive vice president,
Worldwide Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Pimentel will lead
the global team comprising Sales, Sales Operations, Product Line
Management, Marketing and Retail.
Mr. Pimentel has served on Seagate’s Board of Directors since
2009 and has played a central leadership role at a number of
well-known technology companies. His storage industry experience
includes being a member of the early Seagate management team
working with founders Al Shugart and Finis Conner as well as
being part of the founding management team of Conner
Peripherals. Since that time, his diverse career experience
included having served as COO and CFO of McAfee, and SVP and CFO of
LSI Logic. His lengthy high-technology background also includes
serving as a member of the Board of Directors of Xilinx, as well as
senior leadership positions at Glu Mobile, Zone Labs, WebTV
Networks and Redpoint Ventures. His successful experiences in
storage, enterprise software, consumer software, internet services,
digital media and consumer appliances complements the current and
future market opportunities Seagate is pursuing.
“Rocky will be a tremendous asset as a member of our day-to-day
leadership team,” said Seagate Chairman and CEO Steve Luczo. “He
has a wealth of experience in technology that will be beneficial to
Seagate, ranging from storage to semiconductors to mobile and
security software. Rocky’s tenure on Seagate’s Board gives him a
deep understanding of our business and visibility into the
company’s operations. I speak for the entire management team when I
say that we look forward to Rocky’s leadership in driving our new
global sales and marketing initiatives and brand awareness.”
“The storage industry has many great opportunities for growth
and Seagate has the innovation, operational excellence, and
world-class team onboard to excel,” said Pimentel. “I'm pleased to
be part of such an accomplished group and look forward to helping
strengthen our position further in the market.”
Pimentel’s position was previously held by EVP Kurt Richarz on
an interim basis as Seagate’s management team planned its
realignment strategy. Richarz will continue to manage Sales, Sales
Operations and Marketing to ensure alignment and efficiency.
Pimentel has ended his tenure on the Seagate Board of Directors and
will report directly to Steve Luczo in his new executive management
position.
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