Western Digital Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Western Digital's CEO is Irving Tan, appointed in Oct 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $11.53M, comprised of 7.2% salary and 92.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.19% of the company’s shares, worth MX$1.46B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 6.9 years respectively.
Key information
Irving Tan
Chief executive officer
US$11.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.25% |
| CEO tenure | 1yr |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 6.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 2025 | US$12m | US$836k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Irving's total compensation ($USD11.53M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.19M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Irving's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Irving Tan (55 yo)
Mr. Tiang Yew Tan, also known as Irving, is Chief Executive Officer of Western Digital Corporation from October 10, 2024 and serves as its Director since 2025. He was Executive Vice President of Global Ope...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1yr | US$11.53m | 0.19% MX$ 1.5b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$10.22m | no data | |
| Chief of Global Operations | less than a year | US$4.71m | 0.044% MX$ 333.6m | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | 1.8yrs | US$4.46m | 0.044% MX$ 332.0m | |
| Chief Product Officer | less than a year | US$7.77m | no data | |
| Chief Investment Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Global Accounting & Chief Accounting Officer | 6.2yrs | no data | 0.0080% MX$ 60.3m | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sales and Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.039% MX$ 297.1m | |
| Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WDC *'s management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$11.53m | 0.19% MX$ 1.5b | |
| Independent Director | 7.2yrs | US$354.24k | 0.0094% MX$ 71.2m | |
| Independent Director | 25.8yrs | US$474.96k | 0.013% MX$ 96.2m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$417.44k | 0.0099% MX$ 74.8m | |
| Director | less than a year | US$273.21k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 10.8yrs | US$456.95k | 0.013% MX$ 96.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$364.98k | 0.0075% MX$ 56.6m | |
| Director | less than a year | US$275.07k | no data |
Experienced Board: WDC *'s board of directors are considered experienced (6.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/10/10 06:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/27 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Western Digital Corporation is covered by 64 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Brett Simpson | Arete Research Services LLP |
| James Kelleher | Argus Research Company |
| Phillip Alling | Atlantic Equities LLP |