Mark Durcan

D. Mark Durcan (born April 20, 1961) is the chief executive officer (CEO) at Micron Technology. Prior to being appointed Micron’s CEO in February 2012, he held a variety of positions including process integration engineer, process integration manager, process development manager, vice president of research and development, chief technical officer and president.[1] Durcan has initially announced his decision to retire from Micron on February 2, 2012, while he was serving as President of Micron.[2] On February 3, then-current CEO of Micron, Steve Appleton, died in a plane accident.[3] On February 6 Durcan was named CEO and postponed his retirement.[4]

He currently serves on the Semiconductor Industry Association Board and the Tech CEO Council. Durcan is also the chairman of the Micron Technology Foundation, Inc., which was formed to advance science and technology education and support civic and charitable institutions in the communities in which Micron has facilities.[1] Durcan was listed as person #415 on Forbes CEO Compensation list.[5]

A member of Rice University’s alumni, Durcan earned a Master of Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231603/http://www.micron.com/about/company-info/leadership/d-mark-durcan. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Micron Chief Leaves Behind a Stable Company". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  3. ↑ Munchbach, Andrew (2012-02-05). "Micron appoints Mark Durcan as new CEO". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  4. ↑ "Micron Names Durcan CEO Following Appleton's Death". Forbes. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  5. ↑ "#415 D Mark Durcan". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.


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