back to article Western Digital hands chief exec seat to boss of Cisco's networking and security biz

Storage giant Western Digital has hired David Goeckeler, boss of Cisco's $34bn networking and security biz, as its new chief exec. Goeckler will begin his new job on March 9, replacing Steve Milligan, who announced his retirement in November. The exec, who has been at Cisco for almost two decades, is credited with …

  1. JSUH2000

    Loss to Cisco

    David Goeckler was probably the most credible of Cisco's EVP suite. I'd say that was a massive loss to Cisco

    1. sanmigueelbeer Silver badge

      Re: Loss to Cisco

      David Goeckler was probably the most only credible of Cisco's EVP suite.

      There, FTFY.

  2. Zola
    WTF?

    "Cisco" & "Security" in the same sentence?

    See icon.

    1. Dvon of Edzore

      Re: "Cisco" & "Security" in the same sentence?

      So that's a Strong Buy recommendation on Seagate, Samsung, and Crucial/Micron stock?

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