3M Names New Privacy Chief After $215 Million Driver Data Deal

3M Co., months after settling with California drivers over data collection, has hired a new chief privacy officer from Dell Technologies Inc.

Sooji Seo took over 3M’s privacy duties last month after serving as vice president of ethics and compliance, and privacy chief, for Dell.

“I look forward to extending and expanding my expertise as 3M writes its next chapter on data privacy, security, and digital transformation,” Seo wrote on her LinkedIn profile.

Her move comes after the Maplewood, Minnesota-based company joined toll operators in agreeing to a $215 million settlement in February. The agreement ended six years of ...