Sector: Information Technology
Director information for NETAPP INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Gustafsson | Director | 66 | ["Zebra Technologies Corporation","International Paper Company","financial literacy","financial management expertise","More than 30 years of senior technology leadership","16 years as CEO of Zebra Technologies","Experience transforming product portfolio toward higher-value solutions","Expertise in talent development and inclusive culture"] | ["Audit","Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 |
| Carrie Palin | SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco; Director | 54 | ["Cisco","SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc.","SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Splunk Inc.","VP of Marketing at IBM Cloud Data Services","16-year marketing career at Dell","Advocate for equal opportunity and inclusion in enterprise technology"] | ["Talent and Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Deborah L. Kerr | Managing Director and Partner, Warburg Pincus | 54 | ["Warburg Pincus","financial literacy","financial management expertise","Managing Director & Partner: Warburg Pincus, global private equity firm (2017–present)","EVP & Chief Product and Technology Officer: Sabre Corporation, software technology (2013–2017)","EVP & CPTO: FICO, credit score data analytics (2009–2012)","Senior leadership at Hewlett-Packard, Peregrine Systems, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory","Director: Vodafone Group Plc, telecommunications (2022–present)","Director: Chico's FAS, clothing retailer (2017–2024)","Director: EXLService Holdings, global analytics and digital solutions (2015–2021)","30+ years of product and technology leadership"] | ["Audit"] | 2026 |
| Deepak Ahuja | Chair; Chief Financial Officer, Redwood Materials; Director | 63 | ["audit committee financial expert","financial management expertise","Chief Financial Officer: Redwood Materials Inc.","Chief Business & Financial Officer: Zipline International","Chief Financial Officer: Verily Life Sciences","Chief Financial Officer: Tesla, Inc.","Finance Leadership: Ford Motor Company","CFO of the Year for small public companies (Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2010)","Bay Area CFO of the Year for large public companies (San Francisco Business Times, 2014)","SEC-recognized Audit Committee Financial Expert"] | ["Audit"] | 2026 |
| Frank Pelzer | Chief Operating Officer, Spotnana; Director | 55 | ["Spotnana","audit committee financial expert","financial management expertise","Chief Operating Officer at Spotnana, leading modern travel infrastructure","Chief Financial Officer at F5, Inc.","President & COO, Cloud Business Group at SAP","Chief Financial Officer at Concur","10 years in investment banking at Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group","SEC-recognized Audit Committee Financial Expert","30+ years of experience in financial and operational expertise"] | ["Audit","Talent and Compensation"] | 2026 |
| George Kurian | Chief Executive Officer, NetApp; Director | 59 | ["NetApp","The Cigna Group","Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, Inc. (2015–present)","EVP, Product Operations at NetApp (2013–2015)","VP & General Manager at Cisco Systems, Inc. (2002–2011)","VP of Product Management & Strategy at Akamai Technologies","Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company","Oracle Corporation"] | [] | 2026 |
| Gerald Held | 78 | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| Gerald Held, Ph.D. | Director | 78 | ["Chief Executive Officer: Held Consulting Group, LLC, data management consultancy (retired 2024)","20+ years advising technology companies from early-stage startups to large public companies","Executive Chairman: Vertica Systems, analytic database (2006–2010), acquired by Hewlett-Packard","Director and executive experience at Business Objects SA, Tandem Computers, Oracle Corporation, Openwave Systems, and SingleStore (formerly MemSQL)","Director: Informatica Corporation, data management (2008–2025)","Dr. Held is NetApp's longest-serving independent director","Brings unmatched depth in data management technology","Background founding, operating, and advising database and analytics companies"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating","Talent and Compensation"] | 2026 |
| June Yang | Director | 52 | ["UiPath, Inc.","MSCI Inc.","Senior Advisor: Brighton Park Capital LLC","VP, Cloud AI & Industry Solutions: Google Cloud","VP & GM, Compute and ML Infrastructure: Google Cloud","Senior engineering and product management roles at VMWare, Inc."] | ["Talent and Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Paul Fipps | President, Global Customer Operations, ServiceNow; Director | 53 | ["Over 20 years' experience driving technology businesses","Sales and customer experience expertise"] | ["Talent and Compensation"] | 2026 |
| T. Michael Nevens | ChairSenior Advisor Emeritus, Permira Funds; Director | 76 | ["Senior Advisor Emeritus, Permira Funds","financial literacy","financial management expertise","23 years at McKinsey advising technology companies","Senior Advisor Emeritus at Permira Funds","Experience in competitive strategy, long-term business planning, and enterprise technology markets","Longest-serving independent Chair guiding NetApp's corporate governance"] | ["C","Audit","Corporate Governance & Nominating"] | 2026 |
