Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b), (c), (e)
Appointment of Chief Administrative Officer
On February 26, 2025, NetApp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective March 3, 2025, Elizabeth O’Callahan, currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer and Secretary of the Company, will permanently assume the responsibilities of the Chief Human Resources Officer and will also take on additional responsibilities related to the operations and administration of the Company, in addition to her current responsibilities. Accordingly, her title will change to Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of the Company.
Ms. O’Callahan, age 55, joined the Company in 2013 and has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since January 2022. Prior to her appointment as Chief Legal Officer, Ms. O’Callahan served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from May 2021 to December 2021, as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from May 2020 to April 2021 and as Vice President, Corporate Legal from October 2013 to April 2020. Before joining the Company, Ms. O’Callahan served as Senior Director and Corporate Counsel at Xilinx, Inc. (since acquired by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) and began her career in private practice in Silicon Valley specializing in corporate law and business litigation. Ms. O’Callahan received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and a juris doctor degree from Santa Clara University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. O’Callahan and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed as Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. O’Callahan does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which Ms. O’Callahan has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K currently contemplated or since the beginning of the last fiscal year.
Compensatory Arrangements
In light of Ms. O’Callahan’s additional responsibilities, the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has approved certain changes to Ms. O’Callahan’s current compensation package. Ms. O’Callahan’s new annual base salary will be $715,000 effective as of March 3, 2025.
Ms. O’Callahan will also continue to be eligible to participate in the compensation and benefit programs generally available to the Company’s executive officers.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Ms. O’Callahan as Chief Administrative Officer of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference.
