Fairchild Semiconductor Expands Board of Directors
November 03 2005 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
-- Kevin McGarity, Former Senior Vice President of Worldwide
Marketing and Sales at Texas Instruments, Joins Board Fairchild
Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), the leading global supplier of high
performance products that optimize system power, today announced
the election of Kevin McGarity to the company's board of directors.
McGarity currently serves as an industry consultant, assisting
international semiconductor companies and distributors with global
sales, marketing, business development and organizational issues.
McGarity previously worked for twenty seven years for Texas
Instruments, Inc., most recently as senior vice president of
worldwide marketing and sales. In that position, he was responsible
for establishing the strategies for global sales, major customer
relationships and design-in initiatives. Prior to that, he had a
number of marketing and operational roles, while based in Europe
for five years. McGarity holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
electrical engineering from Marquette University. He serves on the
board of directors of Altera, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTR). The company
expects McGarity will be appointed to serve on board committees
before the end of the year. "The addition of Kevin McGarity to our
Board reflects Fairchild's central focus on solving our customers'
power management challenges. As we move toward our next stage of
growth fueled by this customer centric approach and supported by
higher value products, Kevin's perspective and experience in
marketing and sales will bring an immeasurable benefit to the
company," said Mark Thompson, Fairchild's president and CEO. "We
look forward to Kevin's counsel as we continue to expand The Power
Franchise(R) and capitalize on the fast growing power management
segment, which has historically grown faster than the semiconductor
market as whole." "On behalf of Fairchild's board of directors, I'd
like to welcome Kevin to the company," said Kirk Pond, chairman of
the board. "His expertise and solid background in marketing and
sales will nicely complement the talents of our other board
members, further strengthening an already talented team. Over many
years of professional association, I have developed the utmost
respect for Kevin's skills and his knowledge of our industry."
About Fairchild Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS)
is the leading global supplier of high-performance power products
critical to today's leading electronic applications in the
computing, communications, consumer, industrial and automotive
segments. As The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the
industry's broadest portfolio of components that optimize system
power. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market
power, analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and
optoelectronics products. Please contact us on the web at
www.fairchildsemi.com.
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