NetApp appoints June Yang as new independent director for election to the Board of Directors.
Takeaway Points
- NetApp Appoints June Yang as New Independent Director for Election.
- Yang served as Vice President, Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google Cloud from October 2021 until December 2023, where she was responsible for the portfolio of Google Cloud AI products and solutions, including Vertex AI, Contact Center AI, and more.
June Yang Appointed as New Independent Director for Election
NetApp, the original intelligent data infrastructure company, said on Monday that its board of directors has appointed June Yang to stand for election as an independent director at its annual meeting of stockholders on September 11, 2024.
Mike Nevens, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NetApp, said, “We are honored to nominate June Yang to our board of directors. We believe her exceptional track record in cloud computing, AI, and machine learning, combined with her strategic leadership, will be invaluable as we navigate the next phase of NetApp’s growth. We believe June’s visionary approach and deep technical expertise will help drive our innovation forward and strengthen our position in the market. We are confident that her contributions will be pivotal in achieving our ambitious goals.”
June Yang, in a comment, said, “I am excited and honored to be nominated to join NetApp’s Board of Directors. NetApp’s dedication to innovation and excellence in data management aligns with my own professional interests. I look forward to collaborating with the board and management team to further the company’s strategic vision and contribute to its continued success and growth.”
Abount June Yang
According to Netapp, Yang recently served as Vice President, Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google Cloud (cloud computing services) from October 2021 until December 2023, where she was responsible for the portfolio of Google Cloud AI products and solutions, including Vertex AI, Contact Center AI, and more. Previously at Google Cloud, she served as Vice President and General Manager, Compute and Machine Learning Infrastructure, from October 2019 until October 2021, where she was responsible for Google Cloud Compute Engine, Persistent Disk, GPUs, TPUs, and more. Prior to joining Google Cloud, Yang held various engineering and product management positions at VMware, Inc., including Vice President, Engineering and Product Management of VMware Cloud on Dell EMC. She currently serves on the board of directors at UiPath, Inc., Cradles to Crayons, Ahead Technology, and previously served on the board of directors at SRS Distribution, Inc.
About NetApp
NetApp is the original intelligent data infrastructure company, combining unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions to turn a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. NetApp creates silo-free infrastructure, harnessing observability and AI to enable the industry’s best data management. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in the world’s biggest clouds, our data storage delivers seamless flexibility. In addition, our data services create a data advantage through superior cyber resilience, governance, and application agility. Our CloudOps solutions provide continuous optimization of performance and efficiency through observability and AI. No matter the data type, workload, or environment, with NetApp you can transform your data infrastructure to realize your business possibilities.
