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News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 29 September 2003

MIT Dean comes onboard

Thomas Magnanti, Dean of the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been appointed to the Fairchild Semiconductor Board of Directors.

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Thomas Magnanti, Dean of the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been appointed to the Fairchild Semiconductor Board of Directors. "Tom is an extraordinary and valuable addition to Fairchild's Board", said Kirk Pond, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. "His distinguished career in education and research will provide Fairchild a unique technological perspective.

We look forward to his active participation as we grow our business worldwide".

"We anticipate working with Tom will strengthen Fairchild's ties with leading universities, enhancing research and development efforts, recruitment programs and new product development initiatives", continued Pond.

"Fairchild leads the power solutions market globally.

Adding Tom to our Board as we begin reaping the benefits of our focused power solutions strategy couldn't be better".

In addition to his responsibilities at MIT, Professor Magnanti serves on the Boards of the Ford Design Institute and Emptoris, as well as on the International Advisory Board of Linkoping University in Sweden, the President's Council of Olin College and the advisory boards of the Stanford School of Engineering, Northwestern University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the University of Michigan's School of Engineering.

He has held visiting scientist appointments at Bell Laboratories and GTE Laboratories and also served on the Science and Technology Council of Inland Steel.

Previously he served on the advisory board of the Harvard Business School, as a member of the National Research Council's Manufacturing Studies Board and on the board of the Lemelson-MIT Prize Committee.

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