Joseph (Joe) Martin Treasurer, Board of Trustees
Office of the Chairman and
Vice Chairman of the Board,
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (Retired)

Joseph Martin

Joseph Martin

Mr. Joe Martin was elected to the Board of Trustees for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in April of 2005. He currently serves as the Chair for the Finance Committee and is a member of the Audit, Executive, and Facilities and Capital Planning committees of the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Martin holds a B.S. in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Maine.

Mr. Martin is the senior executive vice president and vice chairman of the board of directors of Fairchild Semiconductor International. With 25 years of industry experience, Mr. Martin previously served as vice president of finance, Worldwide Operations, for National Semiconductor Corporation with responsibility for worldwide operating divisions and manufacturing sites, as well as corporate financial planning.

Mr. Martin joined Fairchild Semiconductor in 1979 as manager of financial planning and analysis for the Logic division and was subsequently appointed to a number of senior management positions. In 1984, he became a founder, senior vice president and chief financial officer of VTC Corporation. In 1997, together with Kirk Pond, Fairchild's president, CEO and chairman of the board, Mr. Martin as executive vice and chief financial officer led the successful spinout of Fairchild Semiconductor - the industry's first management-led leveraged buyout.

Mr. Martin is a former helicopter pilot and captain in the United States Army, where he served for six years including two tours of duty in the Republic of Vietnam.

Mr. Martin serves on the boards of directors of Fairchild Semiconductor, Soitec, Inc., and Brooks Automation, Inc. He previously served on the board of ChipPAC, Inc.

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