GEORGE KURIAN

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NetApp, Inc.

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2015-07-27 GEORGE KURIAN has been a member of our Board since June 2015. Mr. Kurian was appointed chief executive officer on June 1, 2015. From September 2013 to June 2015, he was executive vice president of product operations, overseeing all aspects of technology strategy, product and solutions development across our product portfolio. Mr. Kurian joined the Company in April 2011 as the senior vice president of the storage solutions group and was appointed to senior vice president of the Data ONTAP® group in December 2011. Prior to joining the Company, from 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kurian was vice president and general manager of the application networking and switching technology group at Cisco Systems, Inc., a communications company. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Kurian was the vice president of product management and strategy at Akamai Technologies, a management consultant with McKinsey and Company, and led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Kurian holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University. Our Board selected Mr. Kurian to serve as a director because, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kurian has direct day-to-day exposure to all aspects of our business. In addition, Mr. Kurian has extensive experience and knowledge of the Company and the industry. As a result of these and other factors, our Board believes that Mr. Kurian adds to our Board’s collective level of expertise, skills and qualifications.
2016-08-02 GEORGE KURIAN has been a member of our Board since June 2015. Mr. Kurian was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2015 and President on May 20, 2016. From September 2013 to May 2015, he was Executive Vice President of Product Operations, overseeing all aspects of technology strategy, product and solutions development across our product portfolio. Mr. Kurian joined NetApp in April 2011 as the Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group and was appointed to Senior Vice President of the Data ONTAP group in December 2011. Prior to NetApp, from 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kurian held several positions at Cisco Systems, including most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the application networking and switching technology group. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Kurian was the Vice President of product management and strategy at Akamai Technologies. Prior to that he was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company, and led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Kurian holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.
2017-08-01 GEORGE KURIAN has been a member of our Board since June 2015. Mr. Kurian was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2015 and President on May 20, 2016. From September 2013 to May 2015, he was Executive Vice President of Product Operations, overseeing all aspects of technology strategy and product and solutions development across our product portfolio. Mr. Kurian joined NetApp in April 2011 as the Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group and was appointed to Senior Vice President of the Data ONTAP group in December 2011. Prior to NetApp, from 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kurian held several positions at Cisco Systems, including most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the application networking and switching technology group. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Kurian was the Vice President of product management and strategy at Akamai Technologies. Prior to that he was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company, and led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Kurian holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.
2018-08-01 GEORGE KURIAN has been a member of our Board since June 2015. Mr. Kurian was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2015 and President on May 20, 2016. From September 2013 to May 2015, he was Executive Vice President of Product Operations, overseeing all aspects of technology strategy and product and solutions development across our product portfolio. Mr. Kurian joined NetApp in April 2011 as the Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group and was appointed to Senior Vice President of the Data ONTAP group in December 2011. Prior to NetApp, from 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kurian held several positions at Cisco Systems, including most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the application networking and switching technology group. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Kurian was the Vice President of product management and strategy at Akamai Technologies. Prior to that he was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company, and led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Kurian holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University.
2019-08-02 Mr. Kurian has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015 and as our President since May 20, 2016. Mr. Kurian joined NetApp in 2011 and has served in a variety of senior leadership roles, including Executive Vice President of Product Operations, Senior Vice President of the Data ONTAP group and Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group.
2020-07-31 Mr. Kurian has served as Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015. He is 53 years old. He did not receive additional compensation for serving on the Board.
2021-07-30 Mr. Kurian has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015. Mr. Kurian did not receive any additional compensation for serving on our Board. Director Compensation Table: $0.
2022-07-28 Mr. Kurian has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 1, 2015 and served as our President from May 20, 2016 until July 1, 2020. Mr. Kurian joined NetApp in 2011 and has served in a variety of senior leadership roles, including Executive Vice President of Product Operations, Senior Vice President of the Data ONTAP group and Senior Vice President of the Storage Solutions Group.
2023-07-28 Mr. Kurian was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, and has served as a member of the Board, since 2015. ... Mr. Kurian did not receive any additional compensation for serving on our Board.
2024-07-26 Mr. Kurian was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NetApp... Mr. Kurian did not receive any additional compensation for serving on our Board... Director Compensation Table: $0 total compensation.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03