Evan Glover is legal director of the Americas for Sony Mobile Communications. Sony Mobile, a subsidiary of Sony Corp., was founded as a joint venture between Sony and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. The company, which is the fourth largest manufacturer of smartphones, moved its U.S. headquarters from Research Triangle Park, N.C., to Atlanta in 2009.

Glover, 36, joined Sony Mobile as senior corporate counsel for North America in 2012 and was promoted to legal director of the Americas in 2013.