Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) announced the appointment of Raj Das as senior vice president of worldwide marketing. In his new role, Das will be responsible for worldwide product planning and strategy, positioning, promotion and fulfillment.

Das brings nearly two decades of experience leading product planning and marketing organizations in the storage industry. Prior to joining Hitachi GST, Das was vice president at SGI (SGIC), where he was responsible for product management, product and channel marketing, and outbound activities for the company's storage product division.

"We are very pleased to welcome Raj to the Hitachi GST team," said Shinjiro Iwata, executive vice president. "His proven marketing and product management expertise, technical background and leadership will play a key role in accelerating our worldwide marketing efforts."

Das' extensive background in product marketing also includes senior-level product marketing positions at Brocade Communications (BRCD). He led product marketing at Brocade where he managed the firm's entire product portfolio. Also, he was vice president, product marketing at McDATA and played a leading role in Brocade's acquisition of McDATA. In addition, Das directed product marketing groups at Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Tandem Computers and Amdahl Corporation.