| Raman Achutharama |
Raman Achutharama currently works at Applied Materials, Inc., as Group Vice President-Joint Operations from 2022. |
| Teri A. Little |
Teri A. Little is a professional with a current job as Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Senior VP at Applied Materials, Inc. She previously worked at KLA Corp. as Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive VP from 2002 to 2020. Prior to that, she was a Senior Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC from 1997 to 2000, and an Associate at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP from 1994 to 1997. Ms. Little received her undergraduate degree from San Jose State University and her graduate degree from Stanford Law School. |
| Omkaram Nalamasu |
Dr. Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu is senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of Applied Materials, Inc. He brings extensive experience and passion to the role of CTO, where he leads the development of disruptive products to address new markets and businesses in partnership with the broader technology ecosystem. Dr. Nalamasu has built a world-class team to support Applied’s leadership in materials engineering. He also serves as president of Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, where he oversees strategic investments in early- and growth-stage companies.
A world-renowned expert in materials science and one of our industry’s most respected forward-thinkers, Dr. Nalamasu has championed a renewed focus on Applied’s global innovation culture through various internal development programs and open innovation methods. He has solidified strategic relationships with universities, government organizations and research institutes around the world.
Dr. Nalamasu joined Applied in 2006 after serving as an NYSTAR Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also served as vice president of research. He has held key research and development leadership positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, and Agere Systems, Inc., and was director of Bell Laboratories' Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, MEMS and Waveguides Research, and Condensed Matter Physics organizations.
In 2017, Dr. Nalamasu was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering for technical innovation spanning materials development, atomically controlled thin-film fabrication, and commercialization in microelectronics and energy generation and storage. He is a member of the board of directors of The Tech Museum in Silicon Valley and serves on several national and international advisory boards. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
| Brice A. Hill |
Brice A. Hill is a professional with a Master's in Business Administration from Stephen M. Ross School of Business and an undergraduate degree from Michael G. Foster School of Business. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Applied Materials, Inc. His former jobs include being the COO, CFO-Technology, Systems & Core Engineering at Intel Corp. from 2016 to 2020, the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Xilinx, Inc. from 2020 to 2022, and Head-Finance Department at General Motors Co. |
| Charles W. Read |
Charles W. Read is currently the Vice President-Business Units at Applied Materials, Inc. He started this position in 2013. In the past, Mr. Read worked as the Vice President & Controller at Brocade Communications Systems LLC from 2002 to 2013. Prior to that, he was a Principal at KPMG LLP from 1996 to 2002. |
| Adam Sanders |
Adam Sanders has held the following positions in his career:- Secretary & Director at Applied Materials UK Ltd. since 2009. - Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller at Applied Materials, Inc. since 1999. |
| Tristan Holtam |
Tristan Holtam is currently working as the Chief of Staff & Group Vice President at Applied Materials, Inc. He has a Master's in Business Administration from Henley Business School Ltd. and an undergraduate degree from the University of Surrey. |
| Thomas J. Iannotti |
Thomas J. Iannotti is currently the Independent Chairman at Applied Materials, Inc. since 2017 and the Non-Executive Chairman at Rigetti Computing, Inc. since 2023. Previously, he served as an Independent Director at Atento SA from 2014 to 2019. He also held the position of Vice President & GM-EMEA Customer Services at Compaq Computer Corp. Additionally, he worked at Digital Equipment Corp. as a Principal from 1978 to 2002. From 2002 to 2011, he was the Senior VP & General Manager-Enterprise Services at HP, Inc. Mr. Iannotti completed his undergraduate degree at Rhode Island College. |
| Susan J. Schmitt Winchester |
Susan J. Schmitt Winchester is currently the Vice Chairman-Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Applied Materials, Inc. Previously, she held positions such as Director-Human Resources at Kellanova, Senior Vice President-Human Resources at Rockwell Automation, Inc., and Principal at Helene Curtis, Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Managing Decisions, Inc. She completed her undergraduate degree at Albion College and her graduate degree at Illinois State University. |
| James C. Morgan |
James C. Morgan is currently the Chairman of Applied Materials, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Northern Sierra Partnership, the Director-Emeritus of Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International, and a Member of the World Presidents' Organization. In the past, Mr. Morgan served as the Co-Chairman of the Japan-Western U.S. Association from 1986 to 1991. He was also a Director at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 1998 to 2006 and a Director at Silicon Valley Group, Inc. from 1994 to 1996. Additionally, he held positions as a Director at AeA NJ-PA Council, The Nature Conservancy, Inc., and the National Center for APEC. He was also a Principal at Textron, Inc. and a Senior Partner at Westven Management. Mr. Morgan received his undergraduate degree and an MBA from Cornell University. |
| Robert J. Halliday |
Robert J. Halliday is currently a Vice President at Applied Materials, Inc. He previously worked as a Director at ZOLL Medical Corp. from 2003 to 2012. From 2001 to 2017, he served as the President & Director at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating & Financial Officer at SUEZ WTS Systems USA, Inc. from 1990 to 2000. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Unica Corp. Mr. Halliday obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Gary E. Dickerson |
Gary E. Dickerson is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Applied Materials, Inc. He is also a Director at the US-China Business Council. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. from 2010 to 2011. Before that, he was the President & Chief Operating Officer at KLA Corp. from 1994 to 2004. He also held positions at Delco Electronics Corp, The Customer Group LLC, and Wafer Inspection Services, Inc. Mr. Dickerson holds an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an undergraduate degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology. |
| Rani Borkar |
Rani Borkar is currently the Chairman-Trustees Board at Oregon State University, an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc., a Director at Global Semiconductor Alliance, and the VP-Azure Hardware Systems & Infrastructure at Microsoft Corp. She previously worked as the Vice President & GM-Product Development at Intel Corp. and as the Vice President-Open Power Development at International Business Machines Corp. Ms. Borkar completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Mumbai. |
| Yvonne McGill |
Yvonne McGill is an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc. She is also a Director at the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Previously, she served as the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Dell Technologies Japan, Inc., Dell Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd., and Dell Technologies, Inc. She also held the position of Chief Accounting Officer & VP-Corporate Finance at Dell, Inc. from 2012 to 2013. Additionally, she worked as an Assistant Controller at ManTech International Corp. Ms. McGill obtained her undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. |
| Kevin P. March |
Kevin P. March is an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc. He is also a Member at Financial Executives International, Treasurer at Texas Instruments Foundation, and a Member at The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives. Previously, he was a Director at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. and Senior VP, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Texas Instruments Incorporated from 2014 to 2017. Mr. March received his undergraduate degree in 1983 and his MBA in 1984 from the University of Pittsburgh. |
| Eric Chen |
Eric Chen is the founder of Brion Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2002), Basebit Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2015), Team Curis Group LP (founded in 2016), and Yijian (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (founded in 2016). He is currently the Chairman of Allyes Online Media Holding Ltd., Director of Hillstone Networks (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Director of Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association, Director of Guazi Automobile Service (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., and Managing Partner of SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. and SB Investment Advisers (US), Inc. He is also an Independent Director of Applied Materials, Inc. (since 2015). He held former positions as a Director of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (from 2004 to 2011), Managing Director of Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (from 2008 to 2015), Senior Vice President of Equity Research at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (from 1999 to 2002), and Senior Vice President at ASML Holding NV (from 2007 to 2008). He was also an Independent Director of Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd. (from 2014 to 2016) and 360 Security Technology, Inc. (from 2018 to 2020). He received a doctorate degree from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Peking University. |
| Judy Bruner |
Judy Bruner is an Independent Director and Director for Applied Materials, Inc., Seagate Technology Unlimited Co., Seagate Technology LLC, Rapid7, Inc., and Qorvo, Inc. She is also a Trustee for The Computer History Museum. |
| Aart J. de Geus |
Aart J. de Geus is the founder and the Executive Chairman of Synopsys, Inc., a company founded in 1986. He is currently an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc. since 2007. He also holds director positions at Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Electronic Design Automation Consortium, Global Semiconductor Alliance, Electronic System Design, Inc., and is a member of TechNet since 2011. Dr. de Geus previously worked as the Manager-Advanced Computer Aided Engineering at GE Aerospace from 1982 to 1996. He holds a doctorate degree from Southern Methodist University and a graduate degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. |
| Alexander A. Karsner |
Alexander A. Karsner founded Enercorp, Inc. in 2002, where he worked as Managing Director from 2002 to 2006, Manifest Energy LLC in 2009, where he is working as Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2013, and Emerson Collective LLC in 2016, where he worked as Managing Partner from 2016 to 2019. Mr. Karsner also founded The Aspen Institute, Inc. Mr. Karsner also currently works at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., as Chairman-Energy Transition, Drink LMNT, Inc., as Executive Chairman, Applied Materials, Inc., as Independent Director from 2008, Exxon Mobil Corp., as Independent Director, Conservation International Foundation, as Director, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, as Director-Emeritus, Conservation International, as Director, The Welch Institute, as Director, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as Member, The Trilateral Commission, as Member, The Hoover Institution, as Member, X Development LLC, as Senior Strategist from 2013, and Precourt Institute For Energy, as Member. Mr. Karsner also formerly worked at Codexis, Inc., as Director from 2009 to 2014, GTI Energy, as Director, Argonne National Laboratory, as Director, Baswood, Inc., as Director, Gas Technology Institute Welfare Pl, as Director, Broadscale Acquisition Corp., as Independent Director from 2021 to 2023, VantagePoint Management, Inc., as Senior Advisor, The National Petroleum Council, as Member, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, as Assistant Secretary from 2006 to 2008, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as Principal from 2002 to 2006, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, as Associate, Energy Futures Initiative, Inc., as Member, and Department of Energy & Environment (District of Columbia), as Assistant Secretary-USA from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Karsner received his undergraduate degree from Rice University and graduate degree from the University of Hong Kong. |
