Krishnan Balasubramanian

Krishnan Balasubramanian became a director of Freescale in 2013 and serves as a member of the Audit and Legal Committee. Prior to retiring in 2006, he worked for Texas Instruments for over thirty-seven years. From 2001 to 2006, he was the president and chairman of the board of Texas Instruments, Japan, a position in which he was responsible for executive management supervision, regulatory matters and technological operations. Prior to 2001, Mr. Balasubramanian held various senior positions at Texas Instruments. He currently serves on the board of directors of MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. Mr. Balasubramanian brings to our board experience gained from holding senior leadership positions within a publicly traded company in the semiconductor industry. His experience in those senior leadership positions and service on the audit committee of another public company has given him the financial literacy to serve as a member our Audit and Legal Committee and provides experience that is particularly valuable to his service on the Audit and Legal Committee. He has also gained experience in risk management through these leadership positions, which is an important function of the Audit and Legal Committee and the Board.