Micron Technology Appoints Joel Poppen as Vice President of Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

30 december 2013 BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), today announced that the company has named Joel Poppen vice president of legal affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary. Poppen succeeds Rod Lewis, who recently announced his retirement after 22 years at Micron. Poppen will be responsible for Micron's legal, intellectual property, ethics and compliance and government affairs functions. He joined Micron in 1995 and has held various roles of increased responsibility over time, most recently as deputy general counsel. "Joel has a very strong legal background and deep experience in the technology industry," said Micron CEO Mark Durcan. "We are excited about the leadership Joel brings to his new executive role and look forward to his continued contributions to Micron." Poppen holds a juris doctor degree from Duke University School of Law and a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Micron Technology, Inc., is a global leader in advanced semiconductor systems. Micron's broad portfolio of high-performance memory technologies-including DRAM, NAND and NOR Flash-is the basis for solid state drives, modules, multichip packages and other system solutions. Backed by more than 35 years of technology leadership, Micron's memory solutions enable the world's most innovative computing, consumer, enterprise storage, networking, mobile, embedded and automotive applications. Micron's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com. Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Kipp Bedard Micron Investor Relations kbedard@micron.com (208) 368-4465 Daniel Francisco Micron Media Relations dfrancisco@micron.com (208) 368-5584 This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Micron Technology, Inc. via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1752138]