10 Western Digital operations leaders
Chief of global operations, senior vice president operations and vice president of operations are among the current titles held by these ten Western Digital operations leaders, one of whom has since moved on. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Western Digital from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bee Chew Wang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Business Operations · WD
Bee Chew Wang is a former Vice President, Business Operations at Western Digital (WD), a role held from 2019 to 2021, and the profile now reads (Retired). Bee Chew Wang was also Sr Director, China Go-to-Market Business Operations at WD from 2018 to 2019 and Sr Director, Global Sales Operations at HGST, a Western Digital brand, from 2010 to 2013.
Chandra Anamirtham
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · WD
Chandra Anamirtham has been Senior Vice President Operations at Western Digital (WD) since March 2025, based in San Jose, California. The profile headline reads SVP, Global Operations Western Digital, and the About section gives the same title for the current Western Digital role.
Chee Lim
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director · Digital Transformation and Operations Excellence Organization, Western Digital Thailand
Chee Lim has been Senior Director in the Digital Transformation and Operations Excellence Organization at Western Digital Thailand since 2021 and was Director in the Smart Factory Organization at Western Digital Thailand from 2018 to 2021. The profile describes Chee Lim working at the intersection of digital transformation and operational excellence.
Colin Robinson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations · Western Digital
Colin Robinson has been Vice President of Operations at Western Digital since November 2019, based in San Jose, California. The profile headline and About section both read Vice President at Western Digital, and the experience section lists Vice President of Operations at Western Digital as the current role.
KahChoong Loo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Head Backend Operations · WD
KahChoong Loo has been Vice President Head Backend Operations at Western Digital (WD) since June 2021, based in Bangkok, Thailand. KahChoong Loo also lists a Sr. Director role at WD from 2009 with no end date, and the profile headline reads VP of Head Backend Operations at WD, a Western Digital company.
Mark Antoniono
LinkedInExperience: Vice President US Wafer Manufacturing Operations · WD
Mark Antoniono has been Vice President US Wafer Manufacturing Operations at Western Digital (WD) since September 2019, based in San Jose, California. Mark Antoniono also lists a Global Sr. Director role at HGST, a Western Digital brand, and the profile headline reads Vice President US Wafer Manufacturing Operations.
Sampan Silapanad
LinkedInExperience: VP GM · WD
Sampan Silapanad has been VP GM at Western Digital (WD) since September 2007, based in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand. The profile describes the role as Vice President, Thailand Operations at Western Digital Corporation (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and the headline reads Vice President/General Manager, Western Digital Corporation Thailand.
Samuel Yuan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Head Front End and Product Operations · WD
Samuel Yuan has been Vice President, Head Front End and Product Operations at Western Digital (WD) since January 2025 and was Vice President, U.S. Wafer Operations and MFG Engineering there from 2022 to 2024. The profile describes work across U.S. wafer operations and manufacturing engineering, and product development from research concept and prototype to manufacturing maturity.
Sawai Cheursawathee
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Managing Director, HDD PRB Operations · WD
Sawai Cheursawathee has been Vice President & Managing Director, HDD PRB Operations at Western Digital (WD) since September 2016, based in Prachin Buri, Thailand. The profile says Sawai Cheursawathee transformed the factory from a client into an enterprise HDD manufacturer and took part in acquiring WEF Lighthouse certification in 2021.
Vidya Gubbi
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief of Global Operations · WD
Vidya Gubbi has been EVP, Chief of Global Operations at Western Digital (WD) since February 2025 and was Senior Vice President, HDD Operating Unit there from 2006 to 2025. The profile says Vidya Gubbi leads a global operations team at Western Digital overseeing manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain and quality.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose operating area is closest to your question, since global operations, wafer manufacturing, backend operations, site leadership and business operations leaders each handle different problems. Check when each person started the role, and whether it is current, to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your operations leadership role at Western Digital?
- 02How do you decide which operating problems need your own attention and which your teams should own?
- 03What has your own operations work taught you about balancing cost, quality and delivery in hardware manufacturing?
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