Chong Park has been a director of Seagate since 2006. Prior to joining Seagate's Board, Dr. Park served as Chairman and CEO of Maxtor from November 2004 until May 19, 2006, as Chairman of Maxtor's board of directors from May 1998 until May 2006, and served as a member of its board from February 1994 to May 2006.Maxtor was acquired by Seagate in May 2006.Park served as Investment Partner and Senior Advisor at H&Q Asia Pacific, a private equity firm, from April 2004 until September 2004, and as a Managing Director for the firm from November 2002 to March 2004.Prior to joining H&Q Asia Pacific, Park served as President and CEO of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. from March 2000 to May 2002, and from June 2000 to May 2002 he also served as its Chairman.Park is a member of the boards of directors of Ballard Power Systems, Inc., and Computer Sciences Corporation. Within the past five years, Park has also served as a member of the board of directors of SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. and Brooks Automation, Inc.