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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), a world leader in storage technologies and solutions, today announced the appointment of Phil Bullinger to the position of senior vice president and general manager, Data Center Systems (DCS) Business Unit. In his new role, Bullinger will focus on accelerating growth of the company's disk, flash and hybrid storage platforms, as well as object storage systems for use in cloud-scale data centers. He will report to Mike Cordano, president and chief operating officer, and be based in San Jose, California.

Bullinger succeeds Dave Tang, who has been named senior vice president of Corporate Marketing, reporting to Cordano. Tang will lead the ongoing transformation of the Western Digital brand, as the company redefines its brand identity and role in the industry from a leading storage device supplier to a thought leader and enabler of data-centric innovation.

Bullinger was most recently senior vice president and general manager at Dell EMC, responsible for the Isilon business, including strategy, product planning, engineering and business operations. Before joining Isilon, he held executive positions at Oracle as their senior vice president of SAN/NAS Storage, and at LSI as the executive vice president and general manager for the Engenio Storage Group.

"Phil brings a 30-year track record of building successful, high growth data center systems businesses," said Cordano. "His substantial management and technical expertise will be extremely valuable as we continue to scale this important growth business by building on the strong foundation Dave Tang and others have helped to establish."

Bullinger's career in storage spans a number of engineering and management roles from silicon to system-level products that have defined and led their respective market segments. He holds five patents in the fields of storage technology and integrated circuit design. Bullinger earned a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Kansas State University, and a Master of Science degree, magna cum laude, in Management of Technology from the National Technological University.

About Western Digital

Western Digital is an industry-leading provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers. Financial and investor information is available on the company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements related to the senior vice president and general manager, Data Center Systems Business Unit and the senior vice president of Corporate Marketing roles, the company's growth and expansion of its storage capabilities and brand transformation. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate including, among others: volatility in global economic conditions; business conditions and growth in the storage ecosystem; impact of competitive products and pricing; market acceptance and cost of commodity materials and specialized product components; actions by competitors; unexpected advances in competing technologies; our development and introduction of products based on new technologies and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures; difficulties or delays in manufacturing; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the company's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on Feb. 7, 2017, to which your attention is directed. The company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances change after the date of this release.

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