Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Thomas Rampone Joins SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) as Senior Vice President of SSD Business


Leading flash memory storage solutions provider SanDisk announced today that it has appointed Thomas Rampone as senior vice president of the company’s solid state drive (SSD) business. The SSD business includes SanDisk’s Enterprise Storage Solutions (ESS) and Client Storage Solutions (CSS) organizations.

Mr. Rampone joins SanDisk from Intel, where he served for over 27 years in several engineering and executive roles. Most recently, Rampone was vice president and general manager of Intel’s Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group; he oversaw all of Intel’s flash memory business, including technology and product development, operations, and marketing. He also served as vice president and general manager for Intel’s Channel Platforms Group and the Desktop Boards Business.

Rampone received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from the Oregon Institute of Technology and holds multiple patents in the field of system development.

“Tom brings with him a strong record of leadership and management in driving leading-edge semiconductor and system solution businesses, and we are pleased to welcome him to the SanDisk management team,” said Mehrotra. “We are excited about the growth potential in our SSD business in both client and enterprise markets, and look forward to Tom’s leadership in driving our results going forward.”

For more information on the company, visit www.SanDisk.com

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