NetApp CEO Tom Georgens steps down

Reuters

Published Jun 01, 2015 04:35PM ET

NetApp CEO Tom Georgens steps down

(Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) said Tom Georgens had stepped down as chairman and chief executive.

George Kurian, NetApp's executive vice-president of product operations, will replace Georgens as CEO.

Lead independent director Mike Nevens has been elected chairman.

The company reported fourth-quarter results below analysts' estimates in May, hurt by lower sales to original equipment manufacturers.