Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 13, 2000
William 'Bill' A. Aylesworth was elected Senior Vice President of Texas
Instruments Incorporated, one of the world's leading electronics
companies, in January 1988. He joined TI as a member of the Control
Management Program in Dallas, 1967, the same year he earned a Master's
degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He
held numerous assignments in control, manufacturing, and marketing in
the Materials & Controls Group before joining Texas Instruments treasury
services in 1972. In 1980, Mr. Aylesworth was elected Assistant
Treasurer and in 1982 he became Vice President and Treasurer. That was
followed by his selection as Principal Financial Officer in 1984 and
Chief Financial Officer a year later. In addition to his TI duties, Mr.
Aylesworth serves on numerous business, professional, and civic boards.
These include board memberships for the Factory Mutual Insurance
Company, MEMC Southwest Inc., Health Services of Texas,
Children'sMedical Center Foundation, and Heska Corporation. He is also a
member of the National Association of Corporate Treasurers, the
Financial Executives Institute, The Conference Board's Council of
Financial Executives, and Carnegie Mellon University's Graduate School
of Industrial Administration's on Finance. In addition to his Master's
degree, Mr. Aylesworth earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical
Engineering from Cornell University. Profile
Texas Instruments?
Mr. Aylesworth: Texas Instruments (TI) has changed dramatically during
the last few years. We are now
