Brian L. Halla

Brian L. Halla is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Semiconductor Corporation. He joined the Company as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer on May 3, 1996. He was formerly Executive Vice President of LSI Logic Corporation, responsible for the development of all LSI Logic product lines. Prior to that, he was with Intel Corporation for 14 years. Halla serves on the boards of Cisco Systems, Inc. and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska.