Edward Sweeney

Who is Edward Sweeney?

Sweeney returned to National in May 2002 after recently serving as vice

president of worldwide human resources at Vitria Technology, Inc., a

leading supplier of integrated e-business software. Prior to that he

was vice president of human resources for Candescent Technologies

Corporation, a manufacturer of flat-panel displays.

From 1983 to 1998 he served as a vice president of human resources for

National Semiconductor's Central Manufacturing Technology Group and

also for the company's Analog Products Group. He also directly

supported National's worldwide sales and marketing organization and the

company's manufacturing facility in Greenock, Scotland. Sweeney has a

bachelor's degree in organization behavior and an master's degree in

human resources and organization development, both from the University

of San Francisco.