Mr. Chiarella joined the company in March of 2008 as President of Ampex Data Systems Corporation. Prior to Ampex, Mr. Chiarella was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fujifilm Microdisks U.S.A., Inc., a provider of data storage tape cartridges. He has served in a variety of General Management positions during a 35 year career.

Mr. Chiarella received a BS degree in Electronic Engineering from The University of Connecticut.