The following table sets forth information concerning the persons currently serving as Executive Officers of NI, including information as to each Executive Officer’s current age, position with NI, and business experience. Executive Officers of NI serve at the discretion of the Board.
| Eric H. Starkloff | | | 4748
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Karen M. RappDaniel A. Berenbaum
| | | 5453
| | | Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| Jason E. GreenThomas Benjamin
| | | 4950
| | | Executive Vice President, & GM, Portfolio BUChief Technology Officer and Chief Revenue OfficerHead of Platform R&D | |
| Scott A. Rust | | | 5556
| | | Executive Vice President, Platform & TechnologyGlobal Operations | |
| Ritu Favre | | | 5354
| | | Executive Vice President & GM, Business Units | |
See “Proposal One: Election“Incumbent Directors Whose Terms of Directors”Office Continue After the Meeting” for additional information with respect to Mr. Starkloff.
Karen M. RappDaniel A. Berenbaum joined NI in May 2017January 2023 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to February 1, 2021, Ms. Rapp also served as ourOfficer and Treasurer. Prior to joining NI, Ms. RappMr. Berenbaum served as Vice President, Finance - Global Operations Controller at Micron Technology, Inc., a publicly traded semiconductor manufacturing company, from April 2021 to January 2023. Prior to joining Micron, Mr. Berenbaum served as the Chief Financial Officer at Everspin Technologies Inc., a publicly traded semiconductor company, from July 2020 to April 2021. Prior to joining Everspin, Mr. Berenbaum held various executive roles at GlobalFoundries, the world’s leading specialty semiconductor foundry, from May 2013 to June 2020. He served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Asia/Pacific from May 2018 to June 2020, Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO from September 2017 to May 2018, Head, Global Capital Procurement from August 2016 to September 2017, and Senior Director, Finance from May 2013 to August 2016. Prior to GlobalFoundries, Mr. Berenbaum spent a decade at various institutional equity and trading firms on Wall Street in analyst and leadership roles, where he accumulated extensive investment experience across the semiconductor space. His earlier experience includes seven years in various technical and management roles at Applied Materials, as well as five years as a nuclear power trained surface line officer in the United States Navy. Mr. Berenbaum has a B.S. in History from the United States Naval Academy.
Thomas Benjamin joined NI in September 2021 and currently serves as Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President and Head of Platform R&D. Prior to joining NI, he served as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (“NXP”),technology at SAP Ariba, a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer, after NXP acquired Freescale Semiconductor in December 2015. Prior to NXP's acquisition, Ms. Rapp worked at Freescale beginning in April 2010 and held several leadership positions at Freescale with increasing responsibility, including Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Director of Operations and Finance, Global Sales and Marketing, Director of Finance, Supply Chain and Director of Finance, Continuous Development. Ms. Rapp holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Rapp currently serves as a director of Plexus Corp. and Microchip Technology, Incorporated, both publicly traded companies.
Jason E. Green joined NI in September 2015 and currently serves as Executive Vice President & GM, Portfolio BU and Chief Revenue Officer. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Support, Services, and Operationssoftware company, from January 2019 to January 2021. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales from May 2018 to December 2018 and as Vice President, Regional Sales, Americas from September 2015 to April 2018.July 2021. Prior to joining NI, Mr. Green workedSAP Ariba, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.General Electric Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, from 1995August 2016 to 2015 whereDecember 2017. Prior to joining General Electric Aviation, he served as Vice President of Americas sales– Technology and applicationsArchitecture at the Emirates Group from January 2014 to July 2016. Prior to Emirates Group, he served at various technology leadership roles at Visa, Walmart, and was responsible for many of the company’s largest global customers. Mr. GreenOracle. He holds a bachelor’s degreeMaster of Science in Business Administration with a minor in EconomicsIndustrial Engineering from the University of Florida.Cincinnati and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from The College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, India, as well as executive certifications from Stanford University, Singularity University, and Harvard Business School Online.
Scott A. Rust joined NI in June 1990 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Global Operations. He previously held various roles at NI, including Executive Vice President, Platform & Technology. He previously served as NI’sTechnology from January 2022 to December 2022, Executive Vice President, Platform & Product from October 2021 to January 2022; as NI’s2022, Senior Vice President, Global Research & Development from February 2014 to October 2021; as NI’s2021, Vice President of Research and Development Test Systems from July 2013 to January 2014; as NI’s2014, Vice President of Research and Development in Penang, Malaysia from January 2011 to July 2013; as2013, Vice President of Research and Development of Modular Instruments from October 2008 to December 2010; as2010, Director of Modular Instruments from March 2003 to September 2008; as2008, Software Section Manager from October 2000 to March 2003; as2003, Group Manager from October 1996 to October 2000; as2000, Marketing Manager of Test and Measurement Software from August 1991 to September 1996;1996, and as Applications Engineer from June 1990 to July 1991. Mr. Rust received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Ritu Favre joined NI in July 2019. In January 2022, Ms. Favre was promoted to the position of2019 and currently serves as Executive Vice President & GM, Business Units. She previously served as NI’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Semiconductor and Electronics, Aerospace, Defense, and Government, and Transportation Business Units from January 2021 to January 2022; and as NI’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Semiconductor Business Unit from July 2019 to January 2021. Prior to joining NI, Ms. Favre worked as Chief Executive Officer at NEXT Biometrics from February 2017 to July 2019. From May 2014 to October 2016, Ms. Favre served as Senior Vice President and GM of the Biometrics Products