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From June 1996 until May 2005, Mr. Pond was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., one of the largest independent semiconductor companies. He has been a director with Fairchild Semiconductor since 1997 and was the Chairman of the board of directors of that company from March 1997 until June 2006. Prior to Fairchild Semiconductor's separation from National Semiconductor, Mr. Pond had held several executive positions with National Semiconductor, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior executive management positions were with Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Texas Instruments and Timex Corporation. In addition to being a director at Fairchild Semiconductor, Mr. Pond is a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. | 