Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Appointment of New Director On January 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NetApp, Inc.…
Filed Jan 12, 2026Accepted Jan 12, 2026, 4:16 PM ESTCIK 1002047Accession 0001193125-26-010401
For more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world’s leading organizations navigate change - from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth. At the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform - the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.
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Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)
Appointment of New Director
On January 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NetApp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in the number of authorized directors on the Board from nine (9) to ten (10) and appointed Paul Fipps as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created thereby.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Fipps, on the one hand, and the Company or any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Fipps was selected as a director. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Fipps (or any immediate family member thereof) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Fipps does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or executive officer.
As a non-employee director, Mr. Fipps will participate in the non-employee director compensation program described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 25, 2025. In addition, it is expected that he will enter into the Company’s standard form of director indemnification agreement previously approved by the Board. The form of indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on May 31, 2023.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Fipps to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Fipps to the Board is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release, dated January 12, 2026, announcing appointment of Paul Fipps to the Board of Directors.
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Exhibit 99.1
NetApp Appoints Paul Fipps to the Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif. - January 12, 2026 - NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced that Paul Fipps, President of Global Customer Operations at ServiceNow, has joined its Board of Directors. The board now has ten directors, nine of whom are independent, and 50% of whom have been appointed within the last five years.
Fipps brings more than 20 years of experience driving technology-enabled growth and customer transformation. At ServiceNow, he currently leads global sales, customer success, partner ecosystems, and field operations. He previously served as EVP of Worldwide Sales at ServiceNow and as President of Under Armour Connected Fitness and Chief Experience Officer at Under Armour, overseeing global direct-to-consumer, connected fitness, and digital experiences. He also previously served on the advisory board of Quantum Metric. Fipps holds a B.S. in Information Systems, an MBA from the University of Baltimore, and is a graduate of The Wharton School’s Advanced Management Program.
“Paul’s proven ability to align sales execution…
