Palmer, Robert

1940 – He was born on the 11th day of September this year.

1969 – He was one of the founders of Mostek Corporation, which was founded in this year by former employees of Texas Instruments. Mostek made logic, memory, and microprocessor chips.

1980 – The United Technologies Corporation (UTC) acquired Mostek Corporation, and Palmer became Executive Vice President of Semiconductor Operations.

1985 - Palmer joined Digital where he served in various executive positions.

1992 –He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President in October of this year.

1998 – He retired from his position. Palmer is also on the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, a non-profit preventative medicine research and education organization.