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NASDAQ: MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 8-K

Micron elevates two executives to President roles, aligns leadership for AI-era growth

Filed August 26, 2026 · Period ending August 24, 2026 · ~1 min read

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Key Changes

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    Manish Bhatia promoted to President and COO with expanded P&L accountability spanning capital investment, manufacturing, and customer demand/pricing/delivery across global operations and business units.

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    Scott DeBoer promoted to President and CTO/Products Officer, responsible for advancing memory and storage roadmap and accelerating innovation to meet evolving customer requirements.

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    Sumit Sadana transitioned from Executive VP and Chief Business Officer to Senior Advisor to the CEO; filing does not disclose whether this constitutes departure from executive officer status.

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    Leadership restructuring explicitly tied to AI-driven demand for higher performance memory across markets and customers, with focus on leading-edge and customer-specific memory solutions.

    Exhibit 99.1 view on EDGAR →

Summary

Micron restructured its executive leadership to align with AI-driven market demands, promoting two long-tenured executives to expanded President roles.

Manish Bhatia (global operations lead since 2017) becomes President and COO with full operating P&L accountability, while Scott DeBoer (31-year veteran who led development of 15 technology nodes) becomes President and CTO/Products Officer responsible for the memory and storage roadmap.

The company explicitly frames the changes as positioning itself for AI-era growth requiring higher performance memory, leading-edge products, and customer-specific solutions. Sumit Sadana's transition from Chief Business Officer to Senior Advisor represents a step back from operational leadership, though the filing does not clarify his executive officer status or reasons for the change. The CEO credited Sadana with deepening customer partnerships and shaping Micron's AI-era strategy. The promotions consolidate operational and technical leadership under two executives with deep institutional knowledge, suggesting Micron is betting on execution continuity as it scales to meet AI infrastructure demand. No compensation changes were disclosed for any of the three executives.

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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation

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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.

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Added Manish Bhatia appointed President and COO medium

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Manish Bhatia, 54, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Global Operations, has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company

Manish Bhatia, who has led Micron's global operations since 2017, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. He retains oversight of manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, quality, IT, AI, and government affairs. No compensation changes were disclosed.

Added Scott DeBoer appointed President and CTO medium

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Dr. Scott DeBoer, 60, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Products Officer, has been appointed President and Chief Technology and Products Officer of the Company

Dr. Scott DeBoer, a 31-year Micron veteran who has led global technology development and engineering, was appointed President and Chief Technology and Products Officer effective immediately. He continues leading the company's technology and product strategy. No compensation changes were disclosed.

Event · Exhibit 99.1

Micron promotes two executives to expanded leadership roles: Manish Bhatia to President and COO, Scott DeBoer to President and CTO/Products Officer.

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Added Sumit Sadana transitions to Senior Advisor medium

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Sumit Sadana, executive vice president and chief business officer, has transitioned to a new role as Senior Advisor to the CEO.

Sumit Sadana, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, has transitioned to a new role as Senior Advisor to the CEO. The CEO thanked him for deepening customer partnerships and helping shape the strategy that positioned Micron for the AI era.

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AI is driving the need for additional and higher performance memory to accelerate intelligence. This need is broad-based, across markets and with new and existing customers, and involves more leading edge and differentiated memory products, including customer specific memory solutions. Micron is aligning its executive team and reporting structures to meet this future and deliver value for all its stakeholders.

Micron states the leadership changes are designed to align the organization with AI-driven demand for higher performance memory across markets and customers. The restructuring aims to ensure the company's growth strategy remains closely aligned with customer and market needs in an AI-enabled future.

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