- Rich Templeton
Richard K. Templeton is an American business executive. He is
Chairman , President, andChief Executive Officer of Texas Instruments.Education
Templeton attended
Union College in New York from which graduated in 1980 with a degree in electrical engineering [ [http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=4156 "Richard Templeton '80 named to head Texas Instruments"] ] .Career
After graduation, Templeton immediately joined TI where he worked in many different areas of the company. In 1996, he began heading up TI's semiconductor business. Templeton then served as
Chief Operating Officer of the technology giant from April 2000 to April 2004. In May of 2004 he was named CEO, and in April 2008 he succeeded Tom Engibous as Chairman of the Board [ [http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/company/history/templeton.shtml "TI People Richard K. Templeton"] ] .Family life
Rich lives in
Parker, Texas "(The home ofSouthfork Ranch and Olympic Gold Medal GymnastNastia Liukin )" with his wife, Mary, and three children Stephanie, Jim, and John. [Sayles, Damon L., [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highschools/topstories/stories/040307dnspohsjohnpaul.3a6e9ea.html "Plano's John Paul II receives gift for athletics"] , "The Dallas Morning News",April 2 ,2007 ] He is a triathlete and an avid reader of history and biography.References
* [http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-05-18-texas-instruments-rich-templeton_N.htm USA Today Q&A with CEO Rich Templeton, May 2008.]
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