Tandberg Data Promotes David Griffith to President, CEO

David L. Griffith, an eight-year veteran of Tandberg Data Inc., has been promoted to president and chief executive of the Simi Valley-based firm. Prior to his being named president, Griffith was vice president, sales and marketing, where he was responsible for the company’s TDC product line focusing on original-equipment manufacturer markets. Griffith succeeds Per Otto Dyb, who left the company. Tandberg, a unit of Tandberg Data of Oslo, Norway, is a leading international supplier of high-speed, high-capacity QIC tape drives and related products for computer data backup, archival storage and software distribution.

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