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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Digital (WDC)

Western Digital names Don Bennett interim CFO, replacing Wissam Jabre on Feb. 28, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Western Digital's board appointed Don R. Bennett as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective February 28, 2025, when Wissam G. Jabre ceases to hold the role. Bennett will also take over as principal financial officer, and he currently leads finance for the company's hard disk drive business.

Key points

  • Don R. Bennett, 55, appointed Interim CFO by the board on January 30, 2025, effective February 28, 2025.
  • Bennett has been SVP, Finance, and CFO of the HDD business since November 2020 and joined the company in 1995.
  • Temporary annual base salary of $525,000 and a target short-term incentive of 120% of base salary, through three months after he leaves the interim role.

The filing

CompanyWestern Digital (WDC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 3, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-019288

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 03, 2025.

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