Micron Appoints MaryAnn Wright to Its Board of Directors
July 01 2019 - 9:00AM
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), an industry leader in
innovative memory and storage solutions, today announced the
appointment of automotive industry executive MaryAnn Wright to its
board of directors.
A recognized leader within the automotive industry, Wright has
led and managed technology development and business operations for
a variety of ecosystem companies during her 30-year career. At Ford
Motor Company, Wright was responsible for their Sustainable
Mobility Technologies business, including hybrid and fuel cell
vehicles. During this time, she introduced the industry’s first
hybrid-electric SUV and Ford’s first fuel cell fleet. At Johnson
Controls Inc., she held responsibility for all business,
commercial, technical, product launch and R&D activities while
she served as CEO of Johnson Controls-Saft, a global developer of
advanced battery solutions, and as group vice president of global
engineering and product development. In her position as executive
vice president of engineering, product development and program
management at Collins and Aikman Corporation, Wright drove product
engineering and commercial activities to better align with customer
initiatives.
Wright currently serves on the boards of Maxim Integrated, Group
1 Automotive and Delphi Technologies. She previously held governing
body memberships at various university, industry and national lab
institutions to support and encourage young people to pursue career
paths in science, technology, engineering and math. Wright received
her Master of Science in engineering from the University of
Michigan in 1996, Master of Business Administration in finance from
Wayne State University in 1987, and Bachelor of Science in
international studies from the University of Michigan in 1984.
“I am excited to have MaryAnn join our board of directors given
our strong focus on key growth market segments such as automotive,”
said Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. “MaryAnn has
demonstrated technical prowess and business acumen in helping OEM
and tier 1 automotive companies meet emerging market needs. She
brings tremendous value to us as we reinforce our lead as a
preferred provider of high-value solutions to automotive
manufacturers.”
“Memory and storage are increasingly becoming central to
enabling future mobility options such as autonomous vehicles,” said
Micron Board Chairman Robert Switz. “I am confident MaryAnn will
help steer Micron initiatives to capture these new opportunities
based on her insights, proven record in building sustainable
automotive industry partnerships and board experience.”
About Micron Technology Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage
solutions. Through our global brands – Micron®, Crucial®, and
Ballistix® – our broad portfolio of high-performance memory and
storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash and 3D
XPoint™ memory, is transforming how the world uses information to
enrich life. Backed by 40 years of technology leadership, our
memory and storage solutions enable disruptive trends, including
artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomous vehicles,
in key market segments like data center, networking, automotive,
industrial, mobile, graphics and client. Our common stock is traded
on the Nasdaq under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron
Technology Inc., visit micron.com.
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