Western Digital CEO Milligan Announces Retirement, Stock Drops

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Western Digital Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Milligan, who led the company’s attempt to reshape the computer data-storage industry, has announced he will retire.

Milligan will continue in his post until the company finds a successor, Western Digital said Wednesday in a statementBloomberg Terminal. He has been the San Jose, California-based company’s top executive since 2013. Western Digital’s stock dropped more than 10% in extended trading after the announcement.