Joseph Martin

Joseph "Joe" Martin is the retired Co-Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fairchild Semiconductor Corp., a global supplier of power semiconductors. He was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Fairchild. In recognition of his leadership in guiding the spinoff of Fairchild from National Semiconductor, CFO Magazine named him CFO of the Year in 2002.

Before joining Fairchild, Martin was Vice President of Finance, Worldwide Operations, at National Semiconductor. He was responsible for corporate financial planning and all operating divisions and manufacturing sites. He was also Founder, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer of VTC Inc.

Currently, Martin is on the boards of three publicly traded companies. He serves as Chairman of the Board at Brooks Automation Inc. (provider of automation and cryogenic solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences), Collectors Universe Inc. (an authentication services company), Bionik Laboratories Corp. (a robotics in-motion solution company); as well as Allegro Microsystems, LLC, a privately-held semiconductor company.

He has also held board positions with ChipPac Inc. (a contract semiconductor assembly and test company), SynQor (a manufacturer of power solutions) and Soitec (a manufacturer of silicon-on-insulator wafers).

Martin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics in 1974 from Embry-Riddle and an MBA from the University of Maine in 1976.