Western Digital
WDC· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in July
Irving Tan is the CEO of Western Digital and was paid $17.2M in FY2026 (Jul), up 49%.
Executives5
See all- 1Irving TanChief Executive OfficerFY2026
- 2Kris SennesaelExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerFY2026
- 3Ahmed M. ShihabExecutive Vice President and Chief Product OfficerFY2026
- 4Cynthia L. TregillisExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and SecretaryFY2026
- 5Vidyadhara K. GubbiExecutive Vice President and Chief of Global OperationsFY2026
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allWestern Digital paid its 5 named executives $37.8M in total in FY2026 (Jul). CEO Irving Tan was paid $17.2M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving TanChief Executive Officer | Not disclosed | ||
| Kris SennesaelExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Not disclosed | ||
| Ahmed M. ShihabExecutive Vice President and Chief Product Officer | Not disclosed | ||
| Cynthia L. TregillisExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | Not disclosed | ||
| Vidyadhara K. GubbiExecutive Vice President and Chief of Global Operations | Not disclosed |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers16
See allThe FY2023 (Jul) proxy of Western Digital names 16 peer companies for pay. Among Western Digital and these peers, CEO pay was the lowest of 13 and total shareholder return was the lowest of 13.
13th highest of 13in Western Digital and its pay peers, FY2023 (Jul) by CEO pay:
13th highest of 13in Western Digital and its pay peers, FY2023 (Jul) by total shareholder return:
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The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Activity
Filings29
See all| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Oct 5, 2026 | FY2026 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Aug 14, 2026 | FY2026 |
| Current report | 8-K | May 28, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Nov 24, 2025 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Nov 3, 2025 | — |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Oct 6, 2025 | FY2025 |
