March 5 (Reuters) - Western Digital ( WDC ) on Tuesday

named chief executives for its soon-to-be separated flash memory

business and traditional hard-disk drive business and said the

process was on track for completion in the second half of 2024.

Irving Tan, executive vice president of global operations,

will take the helm at the remaining standalone HDD company that

will operate as Western Digital ( WDC ), the company said.

Meanwhile, current company CEO David Goeckeler has been

named chief executive designate for the flash memory business.