Micron (MU) appoints Alexis Black Björlin to board and governance committee
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Micron Technology appointed Dr. Alexis Black Björlin to its board of directors, increasing the board to nine members, eight of whom are considered independent under Nasdaq rules. She will also serve on the Governance and Sustainability Committee.
As a non-employee director, Dr. Björlin will receive a pro rata portion of a $125,000 annual cash retainer and a grant on her appointment date equal to the pro rata portion of the annual restricted stock award valued at $250,000, under Micron’s 2025 Director Compensation Plan. The company states there are no related-party arrangements or family relationships tied to her selection and that she has no material interests in related-party transactions requiring disclosure.
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 9, 2026, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Micron Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Alexis Black Björlin as a member of the Board. The Board has determined that Dr. Björlin is an independent director under the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Independence Rules”). Following the appointment of Dr. Björlin, the Board will have a total of nine directors, of which eight are determined to be independent under the Independence Rules. Dr. Björlin has also been appointed to the Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board.
Dr. Björlin will participate in the Company’s 2025 Director Compensation Plan, which provides for cash and equity compensation for non-employee directors, including (i) pro rata portion of a cash retainer of $125,000 for her service as a member of the Board and (ii) a grant on the date of her appointment equal to the pro rata portion of the annual grant of restricted stock, valued at $250,000. Dr. Björlin will also enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Dr. Björlin and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director, and there is no family relationship between Dr. Björlin and any of the Company’s other directors or executive officers. Dr. Björlin does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. On June 9, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Björlin as director. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 9, 2026 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |||
| Date: | June 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ Michael Ray |
| Name: | Michael Ray | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Micron Appoints Alexis Black Björlin to Board of Directors
BOISE, Idaho, June 9, 2026 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced the appointment of Dr. Alexis Black Björlin to its board of directors.
Dr. Björlin is a highly accomplished technology executive with deep experience spanning artificial intelligence infrastructure, cloud platforms, semiconductors, networking and optical systems. She is currently Chief Strategy Officer at General Catalyst. Previously, Dr. Björlin served as senior vice president and general manager of DGX Cloud at NVIDIA. She has also held senior leadership roles at several other leading technology companies, including vice president of infrastructure at Meta Platforms, senior vice president and general manager of the Optical Systems division at Broadcom, corporate vice president of Intel’s Data Center Group and president of Source Photonics.
Dr. Björlin has served on the boards of Digital Realty, Astera Labs, Celestial AI, and the Global Semiconductor Alliance.
“Alexis is a respected technology and business leader with exceptional expertise at the intersection of AI infrastructure, cloud systems and semiconductors,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, Chairman, President and CEO of Micron. “Her experience leading large-scale technology platforms and advancing some of the industry’s most important innovations will be a tremendous asset to Micron. We are very pleased to welcome Alexis to our board and look forward to the insight she will bring as we continue to build on our technology leadership and capture the significant opportunities ahead.”
“I am delighted to welcome Alexis to the Micron board of directors,” said Lynn Dugle, Micron’s lead independent director. “Alexis brings a rare combination of technical depth, strategic vision and operating experience across some of the world’s most important technology companies. I am confident she will contribute to our board’s work and to Micron’s long-term success.”
Dr. Björlin holds a Bachelor of Science in materials science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
About Micron Technology, Inc.
Micron Technology, Inc. is an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and compute-intensive applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), visit micron.com.
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