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PROXY STATEMENT
Mr. Sanchez
•฀ As chairman and CEO (2013-present), president (2012-2014) and chief operating officer (2012) of Ryder System, Inc., and
as president of its Global Fleet Management Solutions business segment (2010-2012), has gained first-hand experience
in managing a large, multinational, transportation-related organization, with responsibility for the organization’s financial
performance and significant capital investments.
•฀ As executive vice president and chief financial officer (2007-2010) and as senior vice president and chief information officer
(2003-2005) of Ryder System, Inc., has developed a keen appreciation for audit- and financial control-related issues and gained
first-hand experience with all technology-related functions of a large, multinational corporation focused on transportation
and logistics.
Mr. Sanders
•฀ As chairman (1992-2003) and CEO (1991-2002) of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, has gained first-hand experience in managing a
large, multinational consumer goods corporation, with ultimate management responsibility for its financial performance and its
significant capital and R&D investments.
•฀ As chairman of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (2008-present) and a director of Belo Corporation (2003-2013), has helped
oversee the strategy and operations of other large corporations.
Ms. Simmons
•฀ As president of Brown University (2001-2012) and president of Smith College (1995-2001), has gained first-hand experience in
managing large, complex institutions, and developed deep insight into the development and training of professionals, including
engineers, scientists and technologists, on whom the company relies for its next generation of employees.
•฀ As a director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (2014-present), Chrysler Group LLC (2012-2014) and Mondelez International, Inc.
(2012-present) and as a former director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (2000-2010), has helped oversee the strategy and
operations of other large corporations.
Mr. Templeton
•฀ As a 34-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, serving the last 19 years at a senior level at the company, including as
chairman since 2008, CEO since 2004 and director since 2003, has developed a deep knowledge of all aspects of the company
and of the semiconductor industry.
Ms. Whitman
•฀ As Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001-2003) and Governor of the state of New Jersey (1994-2000),
has gained first-hand experience managing a large, complex organization and developed keen insight into the workings of
government on the federal and state level and how they might impact company operations.
•฀ As a director of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (2003-present) and United Technologies Corp. (2003-present), has helped oversee the
strategy and operations of other large corporations.
Communications with the board
Stockholders and others who wish to communicate with the board, a board committee or an individual director, may write to them
at: P.O. Box 655936, MS 8658, Dallas, TX 75265-5936. All communications sent to this address will be shared with the board,
committee or individual director as applicable.
Corporate governance
The board has a long-standing commitment to responsible and effective corporate governance. We annually conduct extensive
governance reviews and engage in investor outreach specific to governance and executive compensation matters. The board’s
corporate governance guidelines (which include the director independence standards), the charters of each of the board’s committees,
TI’s code of business conduct and our code of ethics for our CEO and senior financial officers are available on our website at
www.ti.com/corporategovernance. Stockholders may request copies of these documents free of charge by writing to Texas Instruments
Incorporated, P.O. Box 660199, MS 8657, Dallas, TX 75266-0199, Attn: Investor Relations.