{"id":4560,"date":"2012-02-03T16:11:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=4560"},"modified":"2012-02-03T16:38:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:38:40","slug":"micron-announces-interim-successor-to-steve-appleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/02\/03\/micron-announces-interim-successor-to-steve-appleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Micron Announces Interim Successor to Steve Appleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hours after Micron Technology <a title=\"Micron CEO Steve Appleton Dies in Small Plane Crash in\u00a0Boise\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/02\/03\/micron-ceo-steve-appleton-dies-in-small-plane-crash-in-boise\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced its CEO Steve Appleton had been killed<\/a> in a single-engine plane crash, the company sent this press release naming Chief Operating Officer Mark Durcan as Appleton&#8217;s successor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_4561\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 240px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"Mark Durcan, Micron Chief Operating Officer \" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4561\" title=\"MarkDurcan_micron\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron-300x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron-620x775.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron-220x275.jpg 220w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/02\/MarkDurcan_micron.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Micron Technology<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Durcan, Micron Chief Operating Officer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSteve was a true friend who will be dearly missed by all of us,\u201d said Mark Durcan, Micron President and Chief Operating Officer. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with his family and our team members as we all grieve this tragic loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pursuant to the Company\u2019s bylaws, Mr. Durcan, in his role as president of the company will assume the responsibilities of CEO until a successor is appointed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will convene a meeting over the weekend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"Micron Technology Inc. said Thursday that its president and chief operating officer, D. Mark Durcan, will retire when Micron's current fiscal year ends August 31.  Durcan, who joined Micron in 1984, was named the company's vice president of research and development and chief technology officer in June 1997. He was promoted to chief operating officer in February 2006 and to president in June 2007.  &quot;For the past 28 years Mark has played an integral role in the company's growth and success,&quot; said Steve Appleton, Micron's chairman and CEO. &quot;We appreciate his willingness to serve through the remainder of the fiscal year to ensure a smooth transition of his duties to his successor. We will miss Mark's leadership and guidance, and wish him well in his future endeavors.&quot;  Mark W. Adams, the company's vice president of worldwide sales, will succeed Durcan as president and chief operating officer.  Adams was the chief operating officer of Lexar Media Inc. when Micron bought Lexar in June 2006. He was named vice president of worldwide sales in July 2008.  He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Boston College and a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School.  Read more here: http:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/2012\/01\/26\/1969788\/mark-durcan-microns-no-2-leader.html#storylink=cpy\" target=\"_blank\">Durcan announced plans to retire<\/a> when Micron&#8217;s current fiscal year ends August 31.<\/p>\n<div id=\"storyBody\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear if Durcan still plans to leave the company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hours after Micron Technology announced its CEO Steve Appleton had been killed in a single-engine plane crash, the company sent this press release naming Chief Operating Officer Mark Durcan as Appleton&#8217;s successor. \u201cSteve was a true friend who will be dearly missed by all of us,\u201d said Mark Durcan, Micron President and Chief Operating Officer. 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