Flextronics Appoints New Board Member

today announced that Robert L. Edwards, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Safeway Inc., has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Robert L. Edwards, who was appointed to his current position with Safeway in March 2004, was previously executive vice president and chief financial officer of Maxtor Corporation. Prior to joining Maxtor, Mr. Edwards was an officer at Imation Corporation, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of magnetic and optical data storage media, where he held the position of senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. "Robert is a recognized financial expert and executive, as exemplified by his service as CFO of Safeway, and brings seasoned and diverse leadership in storage and memory technologies," said Mike... [read full story]