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Seagate Announces the Retirement of Michael R. Cannon, Lead Independent Director, After a 40 Year History in the Disk Drive Industry
SINGAPORE, May 06, 2026--Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) (the "Company" or "Seagate"), a leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage, announced today that Mike Cannon, Lead Independent Director, has informed the company of his decision to retire from Seagate's Board of Directors at the conclusion of his current term in October 2026. Cannon has served on the Board since February 2011, including five years as Lead Independent Director and five years as Board Chair.
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SINGAPORE, May 06, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) (the "Company" or "Seagate"), a leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage, announced today that Mike Cannon, Lead Independent Director, has informed the company of his decision to retire from Seagate's Board of Directors at the conclusion of his current term in October 2026. Cannon has served on the Board since February 2011, including five years as Lead Independent Director and five years as Board Chair. "It has been an honor to have served on the Seagate Board of Directors for the past 15 years, and in the disk drive industry before then," said Cannon. "I am very proud of Seagate's unwavering commitment to address the dramatically growing needs for data storage, through the company's relentless focus on technology advancement and operational excellence. I have every confidence that Seagate has the foundations built to further increase its relevance in data storage well through the next decade." "Seagate and the disk drive industry have greatly benefited from Mike's deep knowledge, operational expertise, and unwavering commitment to excellence," said Dave Mosley, Seagate's chair and chief executive officer. "Mike's leadership and counsel have been instrumental in guiding Seagate through transformational changes and strategic growth. We are deeply grateful for his many contributions to Seagate's success and wish him the best in his retirement." Mike's Path and History in the Industry Mike Cannon studied mechanical engineering at Michigan State University ("MSU") while working full time at the General Motors assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan. On leaving MSU he joined the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington in 1975 in the Manufacturing Research and Development organization supporting all commercial airplane programs and also the Chinook helicopter and air-launched cruise missile programs. He was selected by Boeing for an Inventor of the Year award in 1983. In 1985 Mike joined the Control Data Corporation's Magnetic Media Division as the Director of Automation and later was responsible for media development and manufacturing for all hard disk drives (3 1/2", 5 1/4", 8" and 14" disk packs), 1/2" magnetic tape reels for mainframe compu...
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