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 | Stephen J. Luczo - Chairman of the BoardStephen J. Luczo serves as the Chairman of the Board, a position he has held since June 2002. Mr. Luczo joined us in October 1993 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. In September 1997, Mr. Luczo was promoted to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of our predecessor, Seagate Technology, Inc. and, in July 1998, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Luczo resigned as our Chief Executive Officer effective as of July 3, 2004, but retained his position as Chairman of the Board. He became the non-employee Chairman of the Board in October 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Luczo was Senior Managing Director of the Global Technology Group of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, from February 1992 to October 1993. |
 | William D. Watkins - DirectorWilliam D. Watkins, our Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors, joined us in February 1996, upon our merger with Conner Peripherals, Inc. as Executive Vice President of our Recording Media Group. In October 1997, Mr. Watkins took on additional responsibility as Executive Vice President of the Disc Drive Operations, and in August 1998, he was appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for our disc drive manufacturing, recording media and head operations and product development. In June 2000, he was appointed to the position of President, and in November 2000, he became a member of our Board. In April 2004, Mr. Watkins relinquished the title of Chief Operating Officer and he was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer effective July 3, 2004. On September 8, 2006, he relinquished the title of President. Prior to joining us, he was President and General Manager of the Disk Operations Division at Conner Peripherals, Inc., from January 1990 until December 1992. In January 1993, Mr. Watkins became Senior Vice President of World Wide Operations at Conner Peripherals, Inc. |
 | Frank J. Biondi, Jr. - DirectorFrank J. Biondi, Jr. became a member of our Board in December 2005. Mr. Biondi is Senior Managing Director of WaterView Advisors LLC, a private equity fund specializing in media, a position he has held since June 1999. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Studios from April 1996 through November 1998. Mr. Biondi previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, Inc. from July 1987 through January 1996, and was a member of the Viacom Board of Directors. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Biondi was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Television from November 1986. In addition, he was Executive Vice President of the Entertainment Business Sector of the Coca-Cola Company, and of its predecessor company, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., from January 1985 to July 1987. Mr. Biondi currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Bank of New York Mellon, Amgen, Inc., Hasbro, Inc., Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and Cablevision Systems. He is a founding member of the University of Southern California’s Board of Councilors of the School of Cinema-Television and is on the Board of Advisors for The Annenberg School for Communication at the |
 | Bill Bradley - DirectorFormer U.S. Senator William W. Bradley became a member of our Board in July 2003. Senator Bradley is a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC, a position he has held since November 2000. Senator Bradley served as chief outside advisor to McKinsey & Company’s non-profit practice from 2001 to 2004. From 1997 to 1999, he was a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of the International Council of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. During that time, he also served as an essayist for CBS evening news and was a visiting professor at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Maryland. Senator Bradley served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing the State of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Starbucks Corporation, Willis Group Holdings, Limited and other private companies. |
 | Donald E. Kiernan - Director and Chair of Audit CommitteeDonald E. Kiernan became a member of our Board in April 2003. Mr. Kiernan is the retired Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SBC Communications, where he served for 11 years until his retirement in 2001 and was responsible for all of SBC’s financial affairs. Prior to joining SBC, Mr. Kiernan was a partner with Arthur Young & Co., the predecessor of Ernst & Young LLP, where he held several positions over his 20-year tenure, including head of the firm’s management consulting practice in Florida and both Audit-Coordinating Partner and Managing Partner of the firm’s St. Louis office. Mr. Kiernan is also a member of the Boards of Directors of LaBranche and Company, Inc., Health Management Associates, Inc., and Money Gram International. |
 | David F. Marquardt - DirectorDavid F. Marquardt became a member of our Board in November 2000. Mr. Marquardt is a founding general partner of August Capital, a venture capital firm formed in 1995, and has been a general partner of various Technology Venture Investors entities, which are private venture capital limited partnerships, since August 1980. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Microsoft Corporation and other private companies. |
 | Lydia Marshall - Director, and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeLydia M. Marshall became a member of our Board in April 2004. Ms. Marshall is retired from Versura, Inc., an education loan exchange company that she founded. She served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Versura, Inc. from 1999 until 2004. Previously, she was Managing Director of Rockport Capital Incorporated from 1997 to 1999, Executive Vice President-Marketing of Sallie Mae from 1993 to 1997 and Senior Vice President heading Sallie Mae’s Institutional and Public Finance and Strategic Planning Divisions from 1985 to 1993. Ms. Marshall is a member of the Boards of Directors of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. and is Chairperson of the Board of CARE International. |
 | Dr. C. S. Park - DirectorDr. C S Park became a member of our Board in May 2006. Prior to joining Seagate’s Board, Dr. Park served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maxtor Corporation (“Maxtor”) from November 2004 until May 19, 2006 and as Chairman of Maxtor’s Board of Directors from May 1998 until May 19, 2006, and served as a member of its Board from February 1994 to May 19, 2006. Dr. Park served as Investment Partner and Senior Advisor at H&Q Asia Pacific, a private equity firm from April 2004 until September 2004, and as a Managing Director for the firm from November 2002 to March 2004. Prior to joining H&Q Asia Pacific, Dr. Park served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. from March 2000 to May 2002 and from June 2000 to May 2002 he also served as its Chairman. Dr. Park served as Chairman of Hynix Semiconductor America Inc. from September 1996 to July 2002, and from September 1996 to March 2000 he also served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Park is a member of the Boards of Directors of Smart Modular Technologies Inc., Ballard Power Systems, Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation, and Brooks Automation, Inc. |
 | Gregorio Reyes - DirectorGregorio Reyes became a member of our Board in April 2004. Mr. Reyes has been a private investor and management consultant since 1994. Mr. Reyes began his career in the semiconductor industry with National Semiconductor Corporation in 1962, followed by executive positions with Motorola, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor and Eaton Corporation. From 1981 to 1984, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Micronetics, Inc., a provider of hard disc magnetic recording head products for the data storage industry. Between 1986 and 1990, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Semiconductor Equipment Technologies. Mr. Reyes co-founded Sunward Technologies in 1985 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1994. Mr. Reyes is Non-Executive Chairman of LSI Logic Corp., Chairman of the Board of Dialog Semiconductor plc, and a member of the boards of directors of other private companies. |
 | John W. Thompson - DirectorJohn W. Thompson became a member of our Board in November 2000. Mr. Thompson is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Symantec Corporation. Before joining Symantec in April 1999, Mr. Thompson held various executive and management positions with IBM from 1971. Mr. Thompson is also a member of the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service, Inc. |
