David M. Dixon and Kevin Noh Co-CEOs, Solidigm
Replacing Rob Crooke
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on May 17, 2023 at 2:00 pmSolidigm Technology‘s board of directors has appointed David M. Dixon, SVP and GM of its Data Center Group, and Kevin (Jongwon) Noh, chief business officer of Solidigm and president at SK hynix, as the company’s new co-CEOs.
The board selected them based on their leadership and familiarity with Solidigm’s business and technology. The new co-CEOs will focus on accelerating the combined capabilities and synergies of SK hynix and Solidigm.
David M. Dixon has been a leader in the data center SSD business since the beginning of the solid-state storage transition in 2008. Before Solidigm, he was at Intel for 28 years in various engineering and business leadership positions, including SSD engineering, NAND flash memory, and Optane memory product development.
Kevin Noh has demonstrated expertise in setting up business strategies and leading mergers and acquisitions in past roles at SK Telecom and SK hynix. As chief business officer at Solidigm, he led the company’s push to explore new business opportunities and expand Solidigm’s relationships with business partners.