Fairchild Semiconductor has announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Thompson as president and CEO. Thompson, who will also become a member of the Fairchild Semiconductor board of directors, will succeed founding President and CEO Kirk Pond effective as of the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on May 4. Pond will remain chairman of the board. Thompson currently serves as Fairchild’s executive vice president of its Manufacturing and Technology Group.
Thompson holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina and a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York. He previously served as vice president and general manager of Tyco Electronics Power Components Division and, prior to its acquisition by Tyco, as vice president of Raychem Corporation’s OEM Group. Most recently, Thompson served as president and CEO of Big Bear Networks, which designs and manufactures highly integrated, opto-electronic interface solutions for next generation networks. Thompson continues to serve on the Board of Directors of Big Bear Networks.
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