Quantum Corporation Board Appoints Raghu Rau as Executive Chairman

The board of digital media company Quantum Corporation, based in San Jose, CA, appointed Raghu Rau as executive chairman. The company describes itself as the leading expert in scale-out tiered storage, archive, and data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing, and preserving digital assets across entire data lifecycles.

Rau is a global executive in the technology and software industries. He is the winner of Motorola CEO’s Top Leadership award, as well as an EMMY award for technology innovation on behalf of SeaChange in 2013. He is an experienced member of multiple public and private company boards, including entertainment company TiVo, Inc. (NASDAQ : TiVO).

In the new position, Rau will exercise more active operational and strategic oversight on behalf of the board, including participating in investor meetings and conferences and assisting Quantum’s management team with engagement of key company stakeholders.

“I am honored to be taking on the role of executive chairman as the company launches its transformation initiative,” said Rau. “The newly reconstituted board is fully committed to acting with a sense of urgency to deliver value to our shareholders, and this is another step in that regard.”