---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-038632"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WDC"
cik: "0000106040"
company_name: "WESTERN DIGITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-28T13:08:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T13:46:17.764435+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Western Digital appoints Manuvir Das, former NVIDIA executive, to board

## Summary
- Manuvir Das appointed to board effective May 26, 2026; will serve on Audit Committee.
- Das previously led enterprise computing at NVIDIA, headed Dell EMC's unstructured data storage, and was original Azure engineering leader at Microsoft.
- He currently serves as Operating Partner in Digital Infrastructure at Stonepeak Partners LP since April 2025.
- Board now comprises nine directors, eight of whom are independent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-038632
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WDC
- cik: 0000106040
- company_name: WESTERN DIGITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-28T13:08:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026038632/0001628280-26-038632-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026038632/wdc-20260526.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038632
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038632.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038632.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0bee87eb1e
  claim: Manuvir Das was appointed as Member of the Board at WESTERN DIGITAL CORP.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 26, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Western Digital Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously appointed Manuvir Das to serve as a member of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026038632/0001628280-26-038632-index.htm

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