LOOKING SOUTH: Western Digital chief Roger Johnson...

LOOKING SOUTH: Western Digital chief Roger Johnson was in Mexico last week and met with Dr. Jaime Alatorre, president of the Mexican Investment Board, which works with U.S. firms looking to start new businesses there. . . . Johnson and two lieutenants from his Irvine-based high-tech firm were exploring the possibility of a manufacturing operation that would “take advantage of Western Digital technology,” says Alatorre.