"This is truly an impressive accomplishment and I am proud to lead this company as we celebrate this success, " said Steve Luczo, president, CEO and chairman of Seagate.

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But following two harsh rounds of layoffs, which included the departure of then-CEO BIll Watkins, chairman Steve Luczo took over and seems to have gradually gotten Seagate spinning again.

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Right at the end of March, I sat down in the cafeteria at Seagate headquarters in Cupertino, California with CEO Steve Luczo to talk about the state of the disk drive industry.

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