Phillip C. Duncan

HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. HGST addresses customers’ rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California.

Part of Avis Budget Group, Inc., Berkeley Systems, Inc. makes popular computer multimedia games and screen savers. The company is based in Berkeley, CA. Berkeley Systems was acquired by CUC International, Inc. on April 10, 1997.

Advantek LLC provides precision component delivery systems. It offers carrier type, surftape, cover tape, packaging reels, and barrier bags. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

SyQuest Technology, Inc. offers a range of cleaning products under the brand name Release®. The private company is based in Fremont, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's products include a car interior cleaner spray, a detail cleaner, and an all-surface industrial cleaner. These products are designed to effectively clean organic soils on any surface and are suitable for use in various markets.

Maxtor Corp. makes hard disk drives used in PCs used by manufacturers such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu Siemens and IBM. Its drives are also used in servers and consumer electronics. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.