Mastercard picks Micron Technology executive as its general counsel
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Mastercard (NYSE:MA) named Rob Beard, formerly with Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), as chief legal officer, general counsel and head of global policy.
Beard was general counsel and corporate secretary at Micron (MU), leading the semiconductor company'sÂ global legal, intellectual property, and ethics and compliance functions.
Before his tenure at Micron, Beard was an associate at law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges, focusing on M&A and capital markets transactions.
In April 2021, Mastercard (MA)Â had named Tim Murphy, who at that time was general counsel, as its chief administrative officer, overseeing the company's law, franchise and integrity activities.