Samir Mittal Senior VP and CTO of Rimage

Rimage Corporation announced the appointment of Samir Mittal as senior vice president and chief technology officer, effective September 14. Mittal, who holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, will be responsible for evaluating potential new technologies and products, in addition to managing Rimage’s product development organization.

Prior to joining Rimage, Mittal, 41, was senior core team leader for the Business Critical Products Group of Seagate Technology. In this capacity, he managed the development of Seagate’s Constellation hard drive product line, which is deployed in enterprise-class nearline applications. Before assuming that position, he was senior director of the Servo Engineering Department at Seagate’s Twin Cities operation, where he was responsible for servo technology and product development. Mittal also has held various staff engineer positions at Seagate.

Bernard P. Aldrich, Rimage’s chief executive officer, commented: “Since adding Sherman Black to our team as president and chief operating officer in April, he has focused our people on optimizing Rimage’s current business. By bringing Samir Mittal to Rimage to assess potential new technologies, we are taking a second strategic step toward strengthening our long-term prospects. I am excited about having a person with Samir Mittal’s deep technical background and expertise join our senior management team.”

Sherman L. Black, Rimage’s president and chief operating officer, added: “Rimage’s engineering team has a done a great job of addressing the on-demand disc publishing market, and I am confident Samir can take our product development efforts to the next level. As chief technology officer, he will focus on extensions to our core business that could require the incubation of new technologies. In addition, Samir will be responsible for assessing the people and intellectual property of potential acquisitions. In these capacities, Samir will play a key role in charting and implementing Rimage’s future strategic direction.”