Steven Campbell CTO, Cerabyte

Cerabyte GmbH appointed Steven Campbell as its CTO.

A former CTO with HGST and Western Digital, he will help to productize Cerabyte’s accessible permanent storage technology. As CTO, he will define the company’s technical vision, integrating evolving customer needs to execute a leadership roadmap.

“Steve’s extensive experience in managing large-scale global joint product development projects with industry giants such as HGST and Intel on enterprise solid-state storage, and Western Digital and IBM on high-performance hard disk drives, is invaluable to our mission at Cerabyte,” said Christian Pflaum, CEO. “His experience and innovative vision align with our mission to transform the data storage industry, and with his leadership, we are confident that we will accelerate our product execution.”

Campbell brings a background of driving vision and innovation for multiple publicly traded technology companies. In addition to building and leading multi-country, cross-cultural teams across North America and Asia, he is an experienced investor, advisor and director of several early-stage U.S. companies. As CTO at HGST, he revamped the company’s global technology and product development organizations and processes across 6 development sites in USA and Japan.

This appointment marks a milestone for Cerabyte as it readies its ceramic storage technology for commercialization. The company recently introduced its ceramic data storage offering to the U.S. market as part of its mission to re-invent archive storage.

“I am excited for the opportunity to work with Cerabyte’s revolutionary technology and its passionate team dedicated to revolutionizing how we manage and protect data,” said Campbell. “Together, we will push the boundaries of what’s possible, delivering unparalleled solutions that will enhance the future of storage.”

Throughout his career, his contributions have been pivotal in shaping storage technology, including implementing SMR and driving the development and launch of the first helium-filled HDD. In addition to HGST and Western Digital Corporation, he was previously CEO of Singapore-listed Magnecomp International Ltd, Thai-listed Magnecomp Precision Technology, and InnoTek Limited.