David Goeckeler compensation by year
Western Digital Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $408,654 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,144,231 | $1,245,192 | $804,038 |
| Bonus | $3,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,600,000 |
| Stock awards | $31,140,040 | $12,487,789 | $28,860,629 | $9,881,692 | $12,033,939 | $20,182,423 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $673,077 | $3,346,875 | $2,017,559 | $0 | $4,326,875 | $1,334,195 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $1,605 | $8,700 | $9,150 | $5,769 | $84,766 | $10,800 |
| Total | $35,723,376 | $17,093,364 | $32,137,338 | $11,031,692 | $17,690,772 | $24,931,456 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Western Digital Corp. DEF 14A filed October 6, 2025, accession 0001628280-25-044298, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Western Digital Corp. filed document, accession 0001628280-25-044298. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 6, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 292,103 | $18,487,199 | — |
| RSU | 204,218 | $12,924,957 | — |
| RSU | 150,183 | $9,505,082 | — |
| RSU | 100,122 | $6,336,721 | — |
| RSU | 125,726 | $5,927,981 | — |
| RSU | 85,608 | $5,418,130 | — |
| RSU | 83,293 | $3,927,265 | — |
| RSU | 81,076 | $3,822,733 | — |
| RSU | 39,396 | $2,493,373 | — |
| RSU | 5,939 | $375,879 | — |
| RSU | 1,977 | $93,216 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Western Digital Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Western Digital’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Goeckeler · this page | Former Chief Executive Officer | $24,931,456 |
| Irving Tan | Chief Executive Officer | $11,534,369 |
| Kris Sennesael | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $10,216,791 |
| Robert Soderbery | Former Executive Vice President and General Manager, Flash Business | $8,242,382 |
| Ahmed Shihab | Chief Product Officer | $7,436,766 |
| Wissam Jabre | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $7,038,803 |
| Cynthia Tregillis | Executive Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $4,462,029 |
| Vidyadhara Gubbi | Executive Vice President and Chief of Global Operations | $4,118,385 |
| Don Bennett | Senior Vice President, Finance and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $2,161,294 |
Board service
Western Digital board · FY2022–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: Western Digital pays directors a $85,000 cash retainer and $240,000 in RSUs. As stated in Western Digital's FY2026 proxy.
Committees
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