Executive Bios
Quantum is led by a strong executive leadership team committed to meeting customers' backup, recovery and archive needs and building long-term shareholder value.
Rick Belluzzo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rick Belluzzo has been Chief Executive Officer since joining the Company in September 2002 and Chairman of the Board since July 2003. Before joining Quantum, from September 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Belluzzo held senior management positions with Microsoft Corp., most recently President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Microsoft, from January 1998 to September 1999, Mr. Belluzzo was Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Before his tenure at Silicon Graphics, from 1975 to January 1998, Mr. Belluzzo was with Hewlett-Packard, most recently as Executive Vice President of the computer organization. Currently Mr. Belluzzo is a member of the board of directors of PMC-Sierra, Inc. and JDS Uniphase Corporation.
Barbara Barrett
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Barbara Barrett, senior vice president, Human Resources, joined Quantum in 1999. Prior to assuming her current role, Barrett served as vice president of Human Resources for Quantum’s DLTtape business. She has an extensive HR background that includes both public and private sector experience. Before joining Quantum, Barrett held leadership positions in the telecommunications and utilities industries, among others, providing services in a variety of HR functions, including compensation, training, HR consulting and organizational development.
Bill Britts
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Bill Britts became executive vice president, Sales and Marketing in August 2006, upon Quantum's acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC). Before joining Quantum, Britts was the co-executive vice president, Products, Sales and Service at ADIC. In his 12 years at ADIC, he held numerous leadership positions such as executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, vice president of Sales and Marketing and director of Marketing. Prior to ADIC, Britts held a number of marketing and sales positions at Raychem Corp. and its subsidiary, Elo TouchSystems.
Jon Gacek
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Jon Gacek joined Quantum as executive vice president and chief financial officer in August 2006, upon Quantum’s acquisition of Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC). Gacek took on the additional role of chief operating officer in May 2009. Previously, he served as the chief financial officer at ADIC from 1999 to 2006 and also led Operations during his last two years there. Prior to ADIC, Gacek was an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and led the Technology Practice in the firm’s Seattle office. While at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, he assisted several private equity investment firms with a number of mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and other transactions. Gacek serves on the board of directors for Loud Technologies, Inc. and HouseValues, Inc.
Shawn Hall
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Shawn Hall joined the company in 1999 as corporate counsel and assumed the role of vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2001. Prior to Quantum, Hall worked at the law firms of Skadden, Arps and Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he practiced in the areas of mergers/acquisitions and corporate finance, representing numerous public and private technology companies.
Jerry Lopatin
Executive Vice President, Engineering
Jerry Lopatin joined Quantum as senior vice president, Engineering in March 2008. Before Quantum, Lopatin was senior vice president, Engineering, Operations and Customer Support and a member of the executive team at ONStor. He also spent six years at Network Appliance, serving as senior vice president, Worldwide Engineering and, before that, general manager of the company’s NearStore business unit. Prior to Network Appliance, Lopatin held leadership positions at Iomega, Samsung Electronics, Seagate and Komag and spent the first nine years of his career at IBM. He is the inventor on two issued patents, with two other patent applications pending, and has several published inventions.