Scott Dietzen is the former CEO of Pure Storage, a technology company known for its data storage solutions, where he led the company through crucial growth phases from 2015 to 2017. With a solid educational background, including a Bachelor of...

Number of Employees

5.6K

Year

2017

Total Compensation

$433.80K

Salary

$250.00K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aims to attract, motivate, and retain executive officers while aligning their interests with stockholder value creation through a mix of fixed and performance-based compensation.

Bonus

$183.80K

Board Justification

Quarterly cash bonuses based on the achievement of corporate revenue targets, with a target annual cash bonus opportunity of $250,000, reduced by 50% due to his transition to Chairman.

Other

$0.00

Board Justification

No other compensation was reported for 2017.

Restricted Stock

$0.00(0 RSU)

Board Justification

No stock awards vested in 2017 as he did not receive any stock grants during that year.

Performance Metrics

Performance metrics for cash bonuses were tied to quarterly revenue targets.

SEC Filing

From May 8, 2018

Scott Dietzen

Ex-CEO of Pure Storage, Inc.

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Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Brown University; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Technology

Born

July 1, 1958 - 66 years ago

Is Founder?

No

Tenure

2 years 0 months (Aug 2015 - Aug 2017)

Previous Experience

Managing Director, Head of Value Creation and later Senior Advisor at Silver Lake Partners; Interim President and CEO of Avaya; senior executive roles at Cisco Systems including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer.