RAGHAVENDRA RAU - Corporate Board Profile

QUANTUM CORP /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2017-06-22	Mr. Rau joined the Board on March 31, 2017. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Leadership and Compensation Committee. No compensation for Fiscal 2017 is reported for Mr. Rau as he joined late in the fiscal year.
2019-10-16	Raghavendra Rau, 70, Management Consultant, member of the Audit Committee and Leadership and Compensation Committee.
2020-07-02	Raghavendra Rau has served as a member of our Board since March 2017. Mr. Rau served as Chairman and Executive Chairman at various times. The Audit Committee is currently composed of Mr. Rothman, Chair of the committee, Mr. Rau and Ms. Jacoby ... The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is currently composed of Mr. Rau, the Chair of the Committee, Mr. Fichthorn and Mr. Rothman ... Fiscal 2020 Director Compensation Table shows Raghavendra Rau total compensation of $493,246.
2021-07-28	Raghavendra Rau has served as a member of our Board since March 2017. In addition, Mr. Rau served as our Chairman of the Board from August 2017 to September 2017, when he became our Executive Chairman with a more active operational and strategic role. In November 2017, Mr. Rau returned to his role as our Chairman of the Board and served in that role until Mr. Lerner's appointment as Chairman in August 2018. Since June 2020, he has served as a member of the board of directors of Xperi Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER), a company that invents, develops, and delivers technologies, and is currently a member of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. From May 2015 until June 2020, when it merged with Xperi Holding Corporation, Mr. Rau served as a member of the board of directors and Vice Chairman of TiVo Corporation, a creator of personalized and data-driven ways for viewers to discover the right entertainment and for providers to discover the right audiences. He also served as Interim President and CEO of TiVo Corporation from July 2018 to May 2019. From November 2011 until October 2014, Mr. Rau served as the Chief Executive Officer of SeaChange International Inc. (Nasdaq: SEAC), a provider of digital video systems, software and related services to cable, telecommunications and broadcast television companies worldwide, where he also served as a director from July 2010 until October 2014. From November 2010 until December 2014, Mr. Rau served as a director of Aviat Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVNW), a global supplier of microwave networking solutions, backed by an extensive suite of professional services and support, where he also served as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Rau also previously served as a director of Microtune, Inc., a global leader in RF integrated circuits and subsystem modules, from May 2010 until its acquisition by Zoran Corporation in December 2010, where he also served as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Rau served as Senior Vice President of the Mobile TV Solutions Business of Motorola, Inc. from May 2007 until January 2008, and as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Networks & Enterprise of Motorola from March 2006 to May 2007. Mr. Rau served as Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing and Strategy for Motorola from 2005 to 2006, and as Corporate Vice President, Marketing and Professional Services, from 2001 to 2005. From October 1992 to 2001, Mr. Rau served in various positions within Motorola, including as Vice President of Strategic Business Planning and Vice President of Sales and Operations and held positions in Asia and Europe. Mr. Rau is a former Chairman of the QuEST Forum, a collaboration of service providers and suppliers dedicated to telecom supply chain quality and performance and was a director of the Center for Telecom Management at the University of Southern California. Mr. Rau also served on the Marketing Advisory Board of Cleversafe Inc., which was acquired by IBM. Mr. Rau holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (India) and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management. We believe that Mr. Rau's extensive experience as a board member of publicly traded technology companies and his various roles in management throughout his career qualify him to serve as a member of the Board. For their services on the Board in fiscal 2021, the directors received annual cash retainers, fees for any committees they served on, and Chair retainers. The Company does not pay meeting fees to our board members. Fiscal 2021 Director Compensation Table: Rau, Raghavendra: $77,500 fees earned or paid in cash, $124,999 stock awards, total $202,499.
2022-07-05	Mr. Rau joined our Board in March 2017 and has announced his decision not to stand for election to the Board at our Annual Meeting. Mr. Rau served as Quantum’s Chairman of the Board between August and September 2017 and between November 2017 and August 2018. He held the position of Executive Chairman between September and November 2017. Mr. Rau is Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Leadership and Audit Committee. Mr. Rau also served on the Audit Committee in Fiscal 2022, until the appointment of Ms. White in September 2021.