A Chip Veteran Passes the Baton to His Deputy

After a 13-year run–marked by some dead ends–Brian Halla thinks he finally established a winning formula at National Semiconductor (NSM). So he’s stepping down.

Halla, 63, said Friday he will give up the CEO title at the chip maker on Nov. 30 to Donald Macleod, a 61-year-old Scot who has been at National since 1978 and was serving as president and chief operating officer. Halla said the appointment is fitting in view of Macleod’s contributions over the years at the company, which turns 50 this year. National is “the house that Donnie built,” Halla said.

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