Senior Director Operations, Chief of Staff, Strategy & Sustainability Sandisk
Joseph Fernandez is Operations Senior Director, Chief of Staff, Strategy and Sustainability at Western Digital. He is currently responsible for Global Flash BE Operations Sustainability efforts and Strategic Initiatives. With over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing field, including Quality Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Process Engineering, Plant Management, Operational Excellence, Strategy, and Sustainability.
He is a dynamic professional who has led the site towards the designation of Western Digital Penang as the first Advanced 4IR Lighthouse in Malaysia and the first Sustainability Lighthouse in Asia by the World Economic Forum. He is currently championing the Sustainability initiative for the Flash Backend operations at Western Digital.
Prior to joining Western Digital, He was at Honeywell UOP’s oil and gas business unit as the site leader accountable for the start-up of a green field plant in Penang, Malaysia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems from Nottingham Trent University (UK) and a master’s degree in business administration from University Utara Malaysia.