Internet radio service provider Pandora has named Steve Bené as general counsel.

Bené, who will serve on the company’s executive leadership team, will oversee all of Pandora’s legal operations and matters, including those related to corporate governance, securities, commercial transactions, litigation and intellectual property.

Bené comes to Pandora with more than twenty years of legal experience, most recently serving as general gounsel at Electronic Arts, where 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 industry negotiations with music and movie studios. Prior to joining EA, Bené was an associate at Fenwick & West, and a management consultant at Bain & Company.