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NetApp Announces June Yang as New Independent Nominee for Election to Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the original intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced that its board of directors
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the original intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced that its board of directors has nominated June Yang to stand for election as an independent director at its annual meeting of stockholders on September 11, 2024.\n\n\nYang most recently served as Vice President, Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google Cloud (cloud computing services) from October 2021 until December 2023 where she was responsible for the portfolio of Google Cloud AI products and solutions, including Vertex AI, Contact Center AI and more. Previously at Google Cloud, she served as Vice President and General Manager, Compute and Machine Learning infrastructure from October 2019 until October 2021 where she was responsible for Google Cloud Compute Engine, Persistent Disk, GPUs, TPUs and more. Prior to joining Google Cloud, Yang held various engineering and product management positions at VMware, Inc., including Vice President, Engineering and Product Management of VMware Cloud on Dell EMC. She currently serves on the board of directors at UiPath, Inc., Cradles to Crayons, Ahead Technology, and previously served on the board of directors at SRS Distribution, Inc.\n\n\nMike Nevens, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NetApp, said, “We are honored to nominate June Yang to our board of directors. We believe her exceptional track record in cloud computing, AI, and machine learning, combined with her strategic leadership, will be invaluable as we navigate the next phase of NetApp’s growth. We believe June’s visionary approach and deep technical expertise will help drive our innovation forward and strengthen our position in the market. We are confident that her contributions will be pivotal in achieving our ambitious goals.”\n\n\n“I am excited and honored to be nominated to join NetApp’s Board of Directors,” said June Yang. “NetApp’s dedication to innovation and excellence in data management aligns with my own professional interests. I look forward to collaborating with the board and management team to further the company's strategic vision and contribute to its continued success and growth.”\n\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\n\nThis press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Excha...