| 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 currently working as the Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Senior VP at Applied Materials, Inc. Prior to this, she worked at KLA Corp. as the Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Executive VP from 2002 to 2020. She also served as a Senior Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC from 1997 to 2000, and as an Associate at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP from 1994 to 1997. Ms. Little completed her undergraduate degree at San Jose State University and her graduate degree at 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 currently works at PACCAR, Inc., as Director from 2024 and Applied Materials, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President from 2022. Mr. Hill also formerly worked at Intel Corp., as COO, CFO-Technology, Systems & Core Engineering from 2016 to 2020, Xilinx, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2020 to 2022, and General Motors Co., as Head-Finance Department. Mr. Hill received his Masters Business Admin degree in 1995 from Stephen M. Ross School of Business, undergraduate degree in 1989 from Michael G. Foster School of Business, and undergraduate degree from the University of Washington. |
| 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. |
| Joji Sekhon Gill |
Joji Sekhon Gill is currently the Director-Strategic Human Resources at DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts, the Director-Strategic Human Resources at Dupont South Asia Ltd., and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Group VP at Applied Materials, Inc. Previously, she worked as the Director-Human Resources at Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd. and Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd. She also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Fortis Healthcare Ltd. and SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Ms. Gill graduated from Panjab University Chandigarh. |
| 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 an MBA from Henley Business School Ltd. and an undergraduate degree from the University of Surrey. |
| Thomas J. Iannotti |
Thomas J. Iannotti currently works at Applied Materials, Inc., as Independent Chairman from 2017 and Rigetti Computing, Inc., as Non-Executive Chairman from 2023. Mr. Iannotti also formerly worked at Atento SA, as Chairman, Compaq Computer Corp., as Vice President & GM-EMEA Customer Services, Digital Equipment Corp., as Principal from 1978 to 2002, and HP, Inc., as Senior VP & General Manager-Enterprise Services from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Iannotti received his undergraduate degree from Rhode Island College. |
| James C. Morgan |
James C. Morgan is currently the Chairman at Applied Materials, Inc. He is also the Chairman at Northern Sierra Partnership, the Director-Emeritus at Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International, and a Member of the World Presidents' Organization. In his former positions, Mr. Morgan served as the Co-Chairman at Japan-Western U.S. Association from 1986 to 1991. He was also a Director at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 1998 to 2006 and 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 National Center for APEC. He was a Principal at Textron, Inc. and a Senior Partner at Westven Management. Mr. Morgan obtained 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 |
Mr. Gary E. Dickerson is a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Applied Materials, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Applied Materials, Inc. and US-China Business Council. Mr. Dickerson was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., an Executive Vice President by The Customer Group LLC, a Group Vice President by Wafer Inspection Services, Inc., a President & Chief Operating Officer by KLA-Tencor Corp., and a Principal by Delco Electronics Corp. He received his undergraduate degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. |
| Prabu G. Raja |
Prabu G. Raja currently works at Applied Materials, Inc., as President-Semiconductor Products Group. Dr. Raja received his doctorate degree from Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi. |
| 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. |
| Kevin P. March |
Kevin P. March currently works at Applied Materials, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Financial Executives International, as Member, Texas Instruments Foundation, as Treasurer, and The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives, as Member. Mr. March also formerly worked at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc., as Director and Texas Instruments Incorporated, as Senior VP, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer from 2014 to 2017. Mr. March received his undergraduate degree in 1983 from the University of Pittsburgh and Masters Business Admin degree in 1984 from the University of Pittsburgh. |
| Eric Chen |
Eric Chen was the founder of Brion Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2002) where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2008. He was also the founder of Basebit Technologies, Inc. (founded in 2015) where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, he founded Team Curis Group LP in 2016 and served as the Chief Executive Officer from 2016 to 2017. Dr. Chen is currently the Executive Chairman of Yijian (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (founded in 2016). In his current roles, Dr. Chen is the Chairman of Allyes Online Media Holding Ltd., an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc. since 2015, a Director at Hillstone Networks (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a Director at Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association since 2013, a Director at Guazi Automobile Service (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., the Managing Partner of SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. since 2018, and the Managing Partner of SB Investment Advisers (US), Inc. since 2018. Dr. Chen's former positions include being a Director at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. from 2004 to 2011, an Independent Director at Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd. from 2014 to 2016, a Director at Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings Ltd., a Managing Director at Silver Lake Management Co. LLC from 2008 to 2015, an Independent Director at 360 Security Technology, Inc. from 2018 to 2020, a Senior Vice President at ASML Holding NV from 2007 to 2008, and a Senior Vice President-Equity Research at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 1999 to 2002. He was also a Managing Partner at SB China & India Holdings Ltd.Dr. Chen holds a doctorate degree from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from Peking University. |
| Yvonne McGill |
Ms. Yvonne McGill, CPA, is an Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc., a Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Dell Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd., a Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Dell Technologies Japan, Inc. and a Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP at Dell Technologies, Inc. She is on the Board of Directors at Applied Materials, Inc. and Susan G. Komen Foundation. Ms. McGill was previously employed as a Chief Accounting Officer & VP-Corporate Finance by Dell, Inc. and an Assistant Controller by ManTech International Corp. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. |
| Judy Bruner |
Judy Bruner currently works at Applied Materials, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016, Seagate Technology Unlimited Co., as Independent Director from 2018, Seagate Technology LLC, as Director from 2018, Rapid7, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016, Qorvo, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, Rapid7 LLC, as Director from 2016, Seagate Technology Holdings Plc, as Independent Director from 2018, and The Computer History Museum, as Trustee from 2014. Ms. Bruner also formerly worked at Brocade Communications Systems LLC, as Independent Director from 2009 to 2017, Varian Medical Systems, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016 to 2021, Aspira Women's Health, Inc., as Director from 2003 to 2008, 3com Corp. (Massachusetts), as Treasurer, Vice President & Controller from 1998 to 1999, HP, Inc., as Finance Manager from 1980 to 1984, SanDisk LLC, as Chief Financial Officer & EVP-Administration from 2004 to 2016, Palm, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President from 1999 to 2004, and Ridge Computers, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 1984 to 1988. Ms. Bruner received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and Masters Business Admin degree from Santa Clara University. |
| Aart J. de Geus |
Aart J. de Geus is the founder of Synopsys, Inc. since 1986, holding the title of Executive Chairman since 2024. Current jobs include Independent Director at Applied Materials, Inc. since 2007, Director at Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Director at Electronic Design Automation Consortium since 2011, Director at Global Semiconductor Alliance, Director at Electronic System Design, Inc. since 2016, and Member at TechNet since 2011. Former job includes Manager-Advanced Computer Aided Engineering at GE Aerospace from 1982 to 1996. Education includes a doctorate from Southern Methodist University and a graduate degree from 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 from 2021, Conservation International Foundation, as Director, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, as Director-Emeritus, 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, William Marsh Rice University, as Director, 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 William Marsh Rice University and graduate degree from The University of Hong Kong. |
