BOISE, Idaho, June 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq:MU) today announced that the company has appointed Sumit Sadana as executive vice president and chief business officer. His addition to the executive team will accelerate the company’s ability to execute on its strategic goals.

In this role, all four business units of the company will report to Sadana. In addition, he will have responsibility for driving corporate strategy and business development for the company. He will report to Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron’s president and CEO.

Sadana has 26 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including executive roles at IBM and Freescale Semiconductor, and served most recently as executive vice president, chief strategy officer and general manager, Enterprise Solutions at SanDisk.

The new integrated business and strategy organization aims to provide an agile structure to anticipate future customer demands and position the company for success.

“Sumit is a seasoned business leader who brings an exceptional track record of growing revenue and improving operating performance at leading technology companies,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and CEO of Micron Technology. “We are excited to welcome Sumit to the leadership team, and look forward to his immediate contributions.”

Sadana holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He serves on the boards of Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB) and the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Additional career information on Sumit Sadana is available at http://www.micron.com/media

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