NetApp Inc.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: NetApp Inc.
Former names: Network Appliance Inc
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Information Technology
SIC code: 3572 — Computer Storage Devices
Jurisdiction of incorporation: California
Headquarters city: SAN Jose
Headquarters state / province: California
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: April
Ticker symbol: NTAP
Primary stock exchange: Nasdaq

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0001002047
EIN: 77-0307520
Wikidata ID: Q727883

Board of directors

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Anders Gustafsson · Director
Since 2023
Carrie Palin · Director
Since 2023
Deborah Kerr · Director
Since 2023
Deepak Ahuja · Director
Since 2023
Francis J. Pelzer · Director
Since 2025
George Kurian · Director · CEO
Since 2023
George T. Shaheen · Director
Since 2023
Gerald Held · Director
Since 2023
June Yang · Director
Since 2024
Kathryn Hill · Director
Since 2023
Paul Fipps · Director
Since 2026
Scott F. Schenkel · Director
Since 2023
Thomas Michael Nevens · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

George Kurian · Chief Executive Officer

Since July 2015

69 CEO score

Solid · grade C

Out of 100, from shareholder return, dividends, growth and acquisitions.

Partial: only 50% of the scoring weight is on file.

Dividends 15%: 86
Revenue growth 20%: 45
Earnings growth 15%: 83

50% of the scoring weight is on file. Figures cover April 2015 – April 2026.

Director election results

Annual meeting of September 9, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

8 of this board's directors also sit on 12 other boards. 4 are in the same sector.

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Insider trades

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From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $0; 0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $46,054,134; 41 sales by 8 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Oct 15, 2026	CERNUDA CESAR Officer (President)	Option exercise	+1,847	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	De Lorenzo Daniel Officer (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer)	Option exercise	+808	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	Wissam G. Jabre Officer (EVP, CFO)	Option exercise	+1,732	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	George Kurian Director, Officer (CEO)	Option exercise	+3,657	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	Nair Syam Officer (EVP, Chief Product Officer)	Option exercise	+1,847	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	O'Callahan Elizabeth M Officer (EVP, Chief Admin. Officer)	Option exercise	+1,385	—	—
Oct 15, 2026	CERNUDA CESAR Officer (President)	Shares withheld for tax	−869	$222.20	$193,092
Oct 15, 2026	De Lorenzo Daniel Officer (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−287	$222.20	$63,771
Oct 15, 2026	Wissam G. Jabre Officer (EVP, CFO)	Shares withheld for tax	−874	$222.20	$194,203
Oct 15, 2026	George Kurian Director, Officer (CEO)	Shares withheld for tax	−1,845	$222.20	$409,959
Oct 15, 2026	Nair Syam Officer (EVP, Chief Product Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−727	$222.20	$161,539
Oct 15, 2026	O'Callahan Elizabeth M Officer (EVP, Chief Admin. Officer)	Shares withheld for tax	−699	$222.20	$155,318
Oct 2, 2026	Carrie Palin Director	Open-market sale	−5,000	$216.43	$1,082,150
Oct 1, 2026	Gerald Held Director	Open-market sale	−5,757	$212.00	$1,220,484
Oct 1, 2026	George Kurian Director, Officer (CEO)	Open-market sale	−3,689	$209.01	$771,038

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Questions about NetApp Inc.

Who is the CEO of NetApp Inc.?

George Kurian has been NetApp Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer since July 2015.

How many directors are on NetApp Inc.'s board?

NetApp Inc.'s board has 13 directors: Anders Gustafsson, Carrie Palin, Deborah Kerr, Deepak Ahuja, Francis J. Pelzer, George Kurian, George T. Shaheen, Gerald Held, June Yang, Kathryn Hill and 3 others.

Are NetApp Inc. insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, NetApp Inc. insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $46.1 million of shares in 41 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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