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

Western Digital adds Manuvir Das to board, including Audit Committee

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Western Digital appointed Manuvir Das, a former NVIDIA, Dell EMC and Microsoft executive, to its board of directors effective May 26, 2026. He also joined the Audit Committee, and the board now has nine directors, eight of whom are external and independent.

Key points

  • Board appointment made May 26, 2026 and serves until the next annual stockholder meeting
  • Das was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board
  • Das is currently an Operating Partner at Stonepeak Partners LP, a role he assumed in April 2025
  • Board now comprises nine directors, eight external and independent

The filing

CompanyWestern Digital (WDC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 28, 2026, 9:08 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-038632

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 May 28, 2026.

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