Mastercard Names Rob Beard Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Head of Global Policy
July 17 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Mastercard today announced the appointment of Rob Beard as Chief
Legal Officer, General Counsel and Head of Global Policy. He will
oversee the company’s legal, public policy, regulatory affairs, and
litigation teams around the world, reporting to Tim Murphy, Chief
Administrative Officer.
“Rob will play a key role as we continue to deliver on our
strategy,” said Murphy. “His broad international and policy
experience, combined with his expertise in business and law, make
him an excellent partner and counselor in driving meaningful
transformation. We are delighted to welcome him to Mastercard.”
Rob has over 20 years of experience and joins Mastercard from
Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest semiconductor
companies. He was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
leading its global legal, intellectual property, and ethics and
compliance functions, and guiding the company’s growth through an
increasingly complex geopolitical environment.
Rob joined Micron in 2014 as the company’s primary M&A
lawyer, and for several years partnered closely with Micron’s
corporate development team on a wide range of strategic
opportunities, including significant transactions in Japan, Taiwan,
Europe, China and Singapore. He played a key role in promoting the
U.S. CHIPS & Science Act and in negotiating an incentive
package from the State of New York for Micron’s announced $100
billion semiconductor manufacturing facility to be built in the
Syracuse area.
Prior to Micron, Rob was an associate at Weil Gotshal &
Manges in London, New York and Silicon Valley, focusing on M&A
and capital markets transactions, and at Shearman & Sterling in
London, where he focused on debt capital markets transactions. He
graduated from the University of Utah and received his J.D. from
the University of Illinois College of Law, summa cum laude.
About Mastercard (NYSE: MA),
www.mastercard.com
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments
industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital
economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions
safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks,
partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help
individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses
realize their greatest potential. With connections across more than
210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world
that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
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