Thomas F. Mendoza

Overview

Thomas F. Mendoza was appointed vice chairman in March 2008. Mr. Mendoza joined the company in May 1994 and served as president from October 2000 to March 2008. Prior to March 2000, he served in various capacities at NetApp including senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing, senior vice president, worldwide sales and vice president, North American sales. Mr. Mendoza has more than 30 years of experience as a high-technology executive and has held executive positions at Auspex Systems, Inc. and Stratus Technologies, Inc. He holds a B.A. degree in economics from Notre Dame and is an alumnus of Stanford University"s Executive Business Program. In September 2000, the University of Notre Dame renamed its business school the Mendoza College of Business in honor of an endowment from Tom and his wife, Kathy.