Pandora (NYSE:P) , the leading internet radio service, today announced that Steve Ben’e has been named General Counsel and will serve on the company’s Executive Leadership Team. Ben’e will oversee all of Pandora’s legal operations and matters, including those related to corporate governance, securities, commercial transactions, litigation and intellectual property.
Ben’e comes to Pandora with more than twenty years of legal experience, most recently serving as General Counsel at Electronic Arts (EA). At EA, he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s legal strategy, structure and functions. He handled a full range of legal matters ranging from corporate governance, M&A and commercial transactions to groundbreaking industry negotiations with music and movie studios. Prior to joining EA, Ben’e was an associate at Fenwick & West LLP and a management consultant at Bain & Company. Ben’e attended Stanford Law School where he earned his J.D. with Honors.