10 Facts About Finis Conner

Finis Conner was born on July 28,1943 and is an American entrepreneur and pioneer of the disk drive industry.

Finis F Conner was born on July 28,1943, in Gadsden, Alabama.

Finis Conner was the last of five children born to a carpenter and his wife.

Finis Conner met Alan Shugart at Memorex in the early 1970s.

At Shugart Associates, Finis Conner was initially responsible for OEM Marketing ultimately becoming its Western Region Sales Manager.

Finis Conner left Seagate, with $12 million in Seagate stock, to enjoy a semi-retirement.

Finis Conner had trouble finding financing from venture capitalists, so he approached Compaq, which was in the market for an improved HDD for a portable computer it had under development.

Finis Conner peripherals was merged into Seagate in February 1996, at which point he left the company.

For its fiscal year ending December 31,1995, Finis Conner reported about $2.4 billion in revenue compared to Seagate's fiscal year revenue of $4.5 billion.

Since the merger with Seagate, Finis Conner has pursued a number of activities:.