Toy retail giant Toys“R”Us Inc. announced Tuesday that Cornell Boggs is joining the company as executive vice president and general counsel, effective Feb. 15.

Boggs, who was not immediately available for comment, has spent more than two decades working in legal departments for large companies. He recently served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at silicone and silicon-based technology company Dow Corning Corp., where he oversaw teams in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. He has also held in-house roles with MillerCoors, Intel Corp., Anheuser-Busch Companies, sustainable agriculture company Monsanto Co. and Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, an operating division of Tyco International Ltd.