Tim Leyden retired in 2015 after eight years with Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: "WDC"), a company that manufactures hard-disk drives used to record, store, and recall volumes of data. He served as WDC's Chief Financial Officer from 2013 until January 2015, President of Western Digital, one of WDC's two operating subsidiaries, from 2012 to 2013, its Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2012, and its Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2010. Prior to joining WDC, Mr. Leyden was Vice President and then Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Sage Software PLC, a customized software solutions business, from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Leyden serves on the board of directors for Oakgate Technology, Inc., a private company that provides test, validation and benchmarking products and services to the storage industry. He also serves on the board of Oracle Elevator Company, a private company providing maintenance, repair, and modifications to commercial elevators, and on the board of advisors of BlytheCo, a private company that brokers a variety of 3rd party software solutions to all sizes of businesses. These solutions include ERP, CRM and HCM software installations. Mr. Leyden also serves on the Dean's Advisory Board at the University of California Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business.

Mr. Leyden brings to the Board a mix of financial and operational experience (in both hardware and software industries), in addition to a background that includes mergers and acquisitions and integration experience related to the assimilation of acquired companies into both WDC and Sage Software. His prior experience with overseeing global manufacturing, engineering, marketing, and sales operations, when combined with his financial and accounting background, adds a depth of international insight to the Board.