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Dr. Mark Thompson is President Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Fairchild Semiconductor. He originally joined Fairchild as Executive Vice President Manufacturing and Technology Group. Prior to joining Fairchild Dr. Thompson served as CEO of Big Bear Networks which designs and manufactures highly integrated opto-electronic interface solutions for next generation networks where he still remains a member of the Board of Directors. Previously Dr. Thompson 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 Electronics OEM Group. Dr. Thompson holds a doctorate in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the State University of New York. | 