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In his role, Bukaty oversees WD’s corporate law, intellectual property, risk management, stock plans administration, human resources and corporate services departments. Reporting to president and chief executive officer, Arif Shakeel, his insight, experience and management skills fill a critical role for the company, with his team integral to many aspects of the company’s operation.
Bukaty began with WD as vice president, corporate law in 1999, bringing a wealth of corporate law experience, including an extensive background with large public companies and emerging growth companies. During his tenure to date, the complexity of the company’s legal needs increased with the implementation of corporate governance changes in response to Sarbannes-Oxley, the expansion of international operations, the growth of strategic business alternatives, the launch, management and disposition of five subsidiary companies and the formation of a holding company structure. WD made significant progress during this period, restructuring its operations, turning financial losses into profits, acquiring the assets of Read Rite Corporation, re-emerging as a premium hard drive supplier to the PC market and creating new markets for hard drives such as personal video recorders and gaming consoles.
Previously, beginning in 1995, Bukaty served Fluor Corporation, Aliso Viejo, Calif., as assistant general counsel for that company’s corporate group. Before that, he was a partner with the law firm Riordan and McKinzie, Los Angeles, Calif., where he honed his skills in securities, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funds and leveraged buyout funds.
Raymond M. Bukaty received in 1983 combined juris doctor and master’s of business administration degrees from the University of Southern California and earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1979.
Bukaty currently serves on the board of directors for Mercy House, a charity supporting the homeless in Orange County, Calif., and Orange County ARC, a charity providing assistance to the developmentally disabled. | 