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Samsara Announces Appointment of Gary Steele to Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, August 21, 2025--Samsara Inc. ("Samsara") (NYSE: IOT), the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, today announced the appointment of Gary Steele to its Board of Directors. Steele joins an accomplished group of board members including Marc Andreessen, Todd Bluedorn, Sue Bostrom, Jonathan Chadwick, Alyssa Henry, Ann Livermore, Sue Wagner, and Samsara co-founders Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket.
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