Donald MacLeod

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Donald MacLeod has been President of National Semiconductor Corporation, a a $2.0bn Santa Clara-based semiconductor corporation, since May 20, 2005 and Chief Operating Officer since April 2001. In this position he is responsible for the performance of all of National’s worldwide business units.[1]

Prior to holding that post, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for eleven years. He joined National Semiconductor in 1978 at its Greenock, Scotland, Wafer Fabrication Plant, and from there progressed through various financial and marketing positions in the USA, Germany and the UK.

Don was born in the Isle of Lewis, Scotland and holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Stirling. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. [2]

He is a board member and former President of the Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation, which provides supplemental financial support to a school district of 15,000 students,[3] and was a Board Trustee and eventually Chairman of the Financial Executives Research Foundation, a Research Foundation of Financial Executives International from 1993-1999.[4]

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  1. ^ Business Week Website, Executive Profile, http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=182711&symbol=NSM
  2. ^ National Semiconductor Website, Management, http://www.national.com/company/pressroom/gallery/peopleexe.html
  3. ^ National Semiconductor Website, http://www.national.com/news/item/0,1735,1042,00.html
  4. ^ Scottish Enterprise Website ,International Advisory Board Members, http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/it/sedotcom_home/about_se/structure/structure-international_advisory_board/structure-internationaladvisoryboard-members.htm?siblingtoggle=1#donald_macleod