Seagate CFO to retire, will lead services business

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Reuters) - Seagate Technology STX.N, the world's largest computer disk-drive maker, said Charles Pope would retire as chief financial officer to lead the company's data-management services business.

Pope will retire from the CFO role on Aug. 25.

Pope, who has been with Seagate for 24 years and was appointed CFO in 1998, will be succeeded by Patrick O'Malley, Seagate's senior vice president for finance and treasury. O'Malley joined Seagate in 1988.

Pope assumed the services unit role earlier this year in addition to serving as CFO. (Reporting by Philipp Gollner; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)