NetApp Names Tom Georgens CEO, Succeeding Dan Warmenhoven / Warmenhoven Named Executive Chairman in a Planned Transition

Grasbrunn near München (ots) - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today
announced that its Board of Directors appointed Tom Georgens as the
company's president and chief executive officer, succeeding Dan
Warmenhoven, who led the company as CEO for the past 15 years. The
transition in leadership, which is effective immediately, is the
result of a management succession process.

Georgens, 49, has been president and chief operating officer and a
member of the Board of Directors since February 2008. He joined
NetApp in October 2005 as executive vice president and general
manager of Enterprise Storage Systems and was named executive vice
president of Product Operations in January 2007.

Warmenhoven, 58, continues as chairman of the Board of Directors.
He also assumes the role of executive chairman, a newly created
position to help build and expand relationships with certain
strategic partners around the world, including service providers and
key technology partners.

"Looking back, I am very proud that NetApp has achieved a
leadership position in the storage market and now look forward to
supporting Tom as he takes the company through the next stages of
growth in a new era for the information technology (IT) industry,"
said Warmenhoven. "Tom has demonstrated proven leadership
capabilities in strategy development and day-to-day operations."

"I am honored to follow in Dan's footsteps," said Georgens. "In
just 15 years, NetApp has grown from a $14 million startup with 45
employees into a recognized market leader in networked storage and
data management with $3.4 billion in annual revenues and
approximately 8,000 employees around the world. Dan also helped to
cultivate a unique corporate culture, which has resulted in NetApp
consistently being recognized as a great place to work."

Georgens added, "I am excited about leading NetApp forward at a
time when the IT industry is at a critical inflection point that will
create tremendous opportunities and inevitable challenges. We are
committed to creating success for our customers and partners in this
changing market environment."

Photo: Tom Georgens, president and chief executive officer, NetApp
http://media.netapp.com/images/georgens_casual2.jpg

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