Sr. V.P., Worldwide Sales and Operations

As a 27-year veteran of the hard drive industry, George Silva brings broad-based experience to his current position as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST). In his role as lead executive of a global sales organization, Mr. Silva oversees a customer portfolio that derives nearly $5 billion in annual revenue. He is responsible for optimizing the company’s gross profit position with responsibility for the go-to-market strategy, pricing, demand/supply and sales operations support. Mr. Silva is based at Hitachi GST’s corporate offices in San Jose, California.

Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Silva held multiple sales assignments, including vice president of Worldwide Sales, responsible for all sales activities in the Americas, EMEA, AP and Japan. In addition, he was the Strategic Alliance executive involved in the development plan to advance Hitachi’s five hard drive business segments.

Before joining Hitachi GST, Mr. Silva was with IBM’s Storage Technology Division and was a key contributor to the division’s growth. He held executive positions in leading worldwide distribution and supply chain management, where he was instrumental in the development, design and implementation of demand/supply operations when IBM entered the OEM HDD business. He also held senior management positions in business development, marketing and finance functions, and spent three years in IBM’s corporate headquarters on the staff of the CFO.

Mr. Silva is a member of the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business Advisory Board and is on the Board of Directors of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Asia.

Mr. Silva holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Santa Clara University.