GEORGE KURIAN,
CEO-NETAPP INC
Since taking NetApp’s helm in 2015, George Kurian has redefined the company’s identity with a bold declaration: “We are the intelligent data infrastructure company. Period.” His defining achievement — transforming NetApp by recognising cloud not as a threat but as an opportunity — repositioned a traditional storage company into a hybrid cloud powerhouse. Through deep partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud, Kurian built seamless multi-cloud data mobility — making NetApp indispensable to enterprises navigating the AI-driven data era.
