SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - October 30, 2009) - NetApp (
NASDAQ:
NTAP) announced that Dan
Warmenhoven, NetApp chairman of the Board of Directors and executive
chairman, will receive the "Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement
Award" today at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's annual Public Policy
Luncheon.
"Dan Warmenhoven is not only a highly talented and creative technology
leader, he is one of Silicon Valley's finest community leaders," said Carl
Guardino, president and CEO of the Leadership Group. "Along with his wife
Charmaine, their contributions to the arts, the culture and the needy in
Silicon Valley set the standard that each of us should try to emulate."
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an
organization that has had such a long-term, positive impact on the
epicenter of innovation," said Warmenhoven. "This award is a testament to
my colleagues at NetApp, whose drive and dedication helped create a model
company that ranked number one on FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of 100 Best
Companies to Work For."
The Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award winners are
selected by a panel that includes the Leadership Group's executive
committee and past winners of the award. Past honorees of this annual award
include Craig Barrett, Wilf Corrigan, Aart de Geus, Keith Kennedy, John C.
Lewis, Paul Locatelli, Norman Y. Mineta, Gordon Moore, Jim Morgan, Ko
Nishimura, and Tony Ridder.
About the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1978 by David Packard of
Hewlett-Packard, represents 300 of Silicon Valley's most respected
employers on issues, programs and campaigns that affect the economic health
and quality of life in Silicon Valley, including energy, transportation,
education, housing, health care, tax policies, economic vitality and the
environment. Leadership Group members collectively provide nearly one of
every four private sector jobs in Silicon Valley. For more information,
visit
www.svlg.net or call (408) 501-7853.
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that
accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency.
Discover our passion for helping organizations around the world go further,
faster at
www.netapp.com.
NetApp, the NetApp logo, and Go further, faster are trademarks or
registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
Contact Information: Press Contact:
David Naumann
(408) 822-6551
David.Naumann@netapp.com
Lindsey Smith
Voce Communications
(415) 722-2367
lsmith@vocecomm.com