
Formerly Vice President, Corporate
Marketing for Maxtororporation, Steve is now a marketing
consultant. He joined Maxtor in May 2002 and was responsible for Maxtor’s
global marketing strategy including all marketing activities, channel
development, corporate branding initiatives, and marketing communications.
Prior to
joining Maxtor, Mr. DiFranco served as the executive vice president of
marketing for WebGain, Inc., a software provider for enterprise companies. From
1998 to 2000, Mr. DiFranco was director of marketing for Iomega
Corporation, and held the general manager role for its professional
products and business division. Before Iomega, Mr. DiFranco was
with Sony Electronics, Inc. from 1989 to 1998. During his decade with the
company, he held senior marketing positions. Mr. DiFranco also acted as
Sony's spokesperson on the economic impact and professional application for
DTV, and served as liaison to network TV executives on issues relating to
implementing DTV for sports production.