Rob Beard recruited as chief legal officer at Mastercard

Purchase-headquartered Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has appointed Rob Beard as chief legal officer, general counsel and head of global policy.

In his new job, Beard will oversee the company”™s legal, public policy, regulatory affairs and litigation teams around the world. He will report to Chief Administrative Officer Tim Murphy.

“Rob will play a key role as we continue to deliver on our strategy,” Murphy said. “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.”

Beard joins Mastercard from the semiconductor company Micron Technology, where he was the general counsel and corporate secretary. Prior to Micron, Rob was an associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges in London, New York City and Silicon Valley, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, and at Shearman & Sterling in London, where he focused on debt capital markets transactions.