Western Digital Names Finance Executive Kris Sennesael as Chief Financial Officer

May 07, 2025 at 17:15 PM EDT

Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) announced today that it has hired Kris Sennesael as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective May 12, 2025. With more than 25 years of experience in finance and general management across the semiconductor and technology industries, Sennesael most recently served as CFO at Skyworks Solutions.

“I am excited for Kris to join Western Digital. His tenure of being a hands-on leader and experience across all global markets will further strengthen our position moving forward,” said Irving Tan, Western Digital’s Chief Executive Officer. “I’m looking forward to his expertise and leadership as we build the future of Western Digital together, balancing investment for innovation and growth with operational efficiency to create sustainable, long-term shareholder value.”

Sennesael will report directly to Tan and will lead Western Digital’s global finance organization including finance, accounting, financial reporting, tax, treasury, internal audit, corporate real estate, and investor relations.

In his prior role with Skyworks Solutions, Sennesael collaborated extensively with the Board of Directors, CEO, and the executive team to steer strategic initiatives aimed at creating shareholder value, and contributed to scaling the business through both organic and inorganic growth strategies. Prior to this role, he held the CFO position at both Enphase Energy and Standard Microsystems, and held leadership roles at ON Semiconductor, AMI Semiconductor, and Alcatel Microelectronics.

About Western Digital

Western Digital empowers the systems and people who rely on data. Consistently delivering massive capacity, high quality and low TCO, Western Digital is trusted by hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise data centers, content professionals and consumers around the world. Core to its values, the company recognizes the urgency to combat climate change and is on a mission to design storage technologies that not only meet today’s data demands but also contribute to a more climate-conscious future. Follow Western Digital on LinkedIn and learn more at http://www.westerndigital.com/.

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