Solidigm Announces New Co-CEOs Xin Guo and Richard Chin

New Co-CEOs Driving Technology Development and Growth for AI Infrastructure Leadership

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Solidigm, a pioneer in enterprise data storage, today announced new co-chief executive officers, Xin Guo and Richard Chin.

Guo, named co-CEO in March, drives Solidigm’s global business strategy and execution across technology and engineering to deliver market-leading innovation. Chin assumed his role on May 1 and is focused on accelerating Solidigm’s performance and expanding its capabilities, sharpening business processes, and advancing the company’s growth trajectory.

“AI is fueling exponential data growth everywhere, elevating the importance of storage choices,” said Guo. “Solidigm is experiencing strong growth as an enterprise storage leader for AI infrastructure, and Richard and I are thrilled to work with Team Solidigm to help propel the company to the next level of innovation and growth.”

Guo previously served as acting co-CEO and Head of Data Center Engineering for Solidigm. His career spans key leadership roles advancing NAND Flash and SSD systems at Intel, Numonyx, and Spansion. Guo holds 40 U.S. patents and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Yale University, with earlier degrees from Tsinghua University.

Chin brings to Solidigm extensive SK Group experience where, among other roles, he started SK’s first venture capital operation for SK Telecom, led commercial integration of Hynix Semiconductors into SK, and served as Chief Sales and Marketing officer for SK hynix. Chin earned a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Chicago and a J.D. at John Marshall Law School.

“The opportunity before Solidigm is tremendous as the AI era has elevated storage to the level of a strategic asset,” said Chin. “Xin and I will work with our team members to align strategy and refine our core business to meet the evolving needs of our customers and mark new territory for our business.”

About Solidigm

Solidigm, a pioneer in enterprise data storage, leverages decades of product leadership and technical innovation, collaborating with customers to transform their business and propel them into the data-centric future. Our legacy of industry leadership is helping enable AI and more with our robust end-to-end product portfolio for core data centers to the edge. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm operates globally as a standalone subsidiary of SK hynix Inc. Discover how we're advancing the industry at solidigm.com.

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