AMCHAM's Platinum Member Seagate plays an active role in supporting AMCHAM in its mission to create a sustainable business environment, advocate for issues that impact the industry and contribute to the economic, social and sustainable development of the region. Learn more about Seagate below.
AMCHAM Member since 1984
Seagate has been an AMCHAM member since 1984. Seagate’s chief officers have donated their time to serve as AMCHAM Presidents on the Board of Governors and their personnel have actively supported AMCHAM’s activities as Committee Leaders. Seagate as a company supports AMCHAM’s mandate to provide an avenue for: advocacy, building a strong business network, creating value for the Thai American business community and contributing to welfare and education programs that benefit Thai children.
Seagate has also been a constant supporter of The AMCHAM Thailand Foundation(ATF). The ATF has funded the University education of almost 3000 deserving Thai students. The ATF organizes camps for new and graduating students of the program every year to prepare them for life after University. Seagate funds scholarship for deserving ATF students and during the orientation camp, students visit Seagate's facilities to get hands-on corporate world experience. Seagate has donated countless items to support fundraising initiatives. Through their CSR programs and digital initiatives, they continue to invest in workforce development to improve the lives of their employees and the Thai society.
Seagate in AMCHAM Leadership
Past AMCHAM Presidents from Seagate
- 2018 - Jeffrey D. Nygaard - Executive Vice President
Committee Leadership: Seagate's executives have contributed time and expertise to serve on countless committees on an almost continuous basis, serving on key groups such as Trade & Investment, Digital Economy Committee, Government Affairs, and many many more.
About Seagate
Founded in 1979, Seagate is the global leader in data storage solutions, developing amazing products that enable people and businesses around the world to create, share and preserve their most critical memories and business data.
Today data storage is more than just archiving; it's about providing ways to analyse information, understand patterns and behaviour, to re-live experiences and memories. It's about harnessing stored information for growth and innovation. Seagate is building on its heritage of storage leadership to solve the challenge of getting more out of the living information that's produced everyday. What began with one storage innovation has morphed into many systems and solutions becoming faster, more reliable and expansive. No longer is it just about storing information; it is about accessing and interpreting information quickly, accurately and securely.
Seagate Thailand operations was established in 1983. We currently have 19,000 employees, with investments in two locations Teparuk and Korat. These two plants contribute to Seagate's vertically integrated hard drive operations model. In June 2017, Seagate's Thailand operations registered export sales of U.S.$ 3.78 billion.
Seagate's Corporate Social Responsibility
Seagate supports female retention and career advancement in the company by up skilling and broadening critical soft skills of female employees working in STEM-related frontline positions. In its 10th year, Citi is one of the Platinum candidates of AMCHAM's People's Choice Awards for the Bringing Women to the STEM Frontline Project.
