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Leadership
Decades of Leadership and Excellence
Moore’s law predicted that chip capability would double every two years. Applied Materials has proven that rule for decades.
Two things drive us: the industry in general, and the talent of our people. In this fast-paced industry, we take our customers’ challenges as opportunities — to break through barriers and push the industry forward, creating new challenges.
Michael R. Splinter
Mike Splinter has been president and chief executive officer of Applied Materials since 2003 and chairman of the board of directors since 2009. Splinter is a 30-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and has led Applied Materials to record revenue and profits during his tenure.
Splinter serves on a number of influential business and industry boards and councils, including the U.S. – India CEO Forum and the Technology CEO Council. He serves on the boards of the NASDAQ OMX Group and the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International(SEMI). He fulfills his commitment to education by sitting on the board of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and the board of trustees for Santa Clara University.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Splinter was an executive at Intel Corporation where he held a number of positions in his 20 years at the company, including executive vice president and director of Sales and Marketing and executive vice president and general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group.
Splinter began his career at Rockwell International in the firm’s Electronics Research Center. During his tenure, he became manager of the company’s Semiconductor Fabrication Operations and was awarded two patents. Author of numerous papers and articles, Splinter earned both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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George S. Davis
George Davis is executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and photovoltaic solar industries.
Davis was named CFO in November 2006 after serving as head of Applied Materials’ Corporate Business Development group, where he was responsible for merger and acquisition activities, strategic planning, and management of the Company's venture investments. He joined Applied Materials in 1999 as corporate treasurer, leading worldwide treasury operations while managing investments, tax, financial risk management and trade and export matters.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Davis served as vice president of finance, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), where he was chief financial officer for ARCO's operations throughout the region.
Davis is a member of The Wall Street Journal CFO Network, The Conference Board Council of Financial Executives and the board of trustees for the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Previously he was the chairman of the North American Advisory Board of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors, displays and other technology.
Davis received his undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Claremont McKenna College and his master of business administration degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Mark R. Pinto
Dr. Mark R. Pinto is executive vice president and general manager of the Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) business at Applied Materials, Inc. Dr. Pinto focuses on growing the company’s global solar business and expanding into new energy-related applications for nanomanufacturing technologies such as solid-state lighting and advanced batteries. Under his leadership, the EES business has grown to more than $1.4B in revenue in fiscal 2010 and has become the leading supplier of PV manufacturing equipment world-wide. Dr. Pinto also serves as the chairman of the investment committee of Applied Ventures, the company’s in-house venture capital arm that plays a key role in the company’s strategy to evaluate future growth drivers.
Dr. Pinto previously was corporate technology officer from 2004 to 2010, where he drove Applied's overall technology strategy, advanced R&D programs and new business development. He first joined Applied as a senior vice president in January 2004 and initiated the company’s efforts in solar and solid-state lighting, leading to the formation of EES. He previously also had responsibilities for the Display business, and led the acquisition of Applied Films which expanded the company’s offerings successfully into color filters and touch screens.
Prior to joining Applied, Dr. Pinto spent 19 years with the research division of Bell Laboratories and later the Lucent Microelectronics group where he was involved in R&D and management of IC technology, optoelectronics and network product design. He was named a Bell Labs Fellow, the company’s highest technical honor. In 2010, he was elected into the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to modeling and manufacturing technologies for semiconductor devices, and in 2008, he was the recipient of the IEEE’s prestigious J.J. Ebers award, both considered to be two of the technical community’s most prestigious awards. Dr. Pinto has authored or co-authored more than 150 papers and has nine patents. He is also a Fellow of the IEEE and served as an Adjunct Professor at Yale University. Dr. Pinto received bachelor’s degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
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Randhir Thakur, Ph.D.
Dr. Randhir Thakur is executive vice president and general manager of the Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials, Inc., which comprises the company’s entire portfolio of semiconductor manufacturing systems. In this role, Dr. Thakur is responsible for strengthening the company’s leadership in its core wafer fabrication equipment markets.
He previously was senior vice president and general manager of the Display and SunFab Solar Group from December 2008 to September 2009, where he led the business offering manufacturing systems for flat panel displays, and the company’s thin film solar products for producing large size solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. He previously was general manager of Strategic Operations from May 2008 to December 2008.
Dr. Thakur rejoined Applied Materials in May 2008 from SanDisk Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of innovative flash memory data storage products, where he served as executive vice president of Technology and Fab Operations and was responsible for the company’s NAND flash memory roadmap, design, development, and fab operations. He also served as head of SanDisk’s worldwide operations, responsible for the company’s NAND flash and back end manufacturing footprint, end-to-end supply chain management, corporate quality, corporate procurement, assembly and packaging, product and test engineering, planning and sales operations and cost reduction activities.
From 2000 to 2005, he held variety of executive roles within various semiconductor product groups at Applied Materials, including group vice president and general manager for Front End Products.
Prior to joining Applied Materials in 2000, Dr. Thakur served as chief technology officer and general manager at Steag Electronic Systems, and vice president of Research Development and Technology at AG Associates, and held various technical leadership positions at Micron Technology.
Dr. Thakur holds more than 275 patents and has published more than 200 papers. He received a bachelor of science degree with honors in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra, India. He received a master of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
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Joseph Flanagan
Joseph Flanagan is senior vice president of Worldwide Operations and Supply Chain at Applied Materials, Inc., responsible for developing and executing an integrated supply chain strategy that enhances enterprise value across all of the company’s businesses. In this role, Flanagan reports directly to Applied Materials chairman and CEO Mike Splinter, and oversees end-to-end supply chain and operations functions across the company.
Flanagan brings many years of experience in global operations management to Applied Materials. He previously was president of Nortel Business Services for Nortel Networks from August 2009 to February 2010, where he was responsible for the full operational needs of Nortel businesses as they transitioned to other entities. Prior to this, he served as senior vice president of Global Operations where he managed supply chain, sourcing, services delivery, and technical and product support on a global basis. In this capacity, Flanagan was responsible for an organization of more than 9,000 employees around the world and three operating joint ventures located in China.
Previously, Flanagan served most of his career working for General Electric (GE) where he most recently was general manager of the organization’s Power Controls Division with full P&L responsibility. Prior to this, he held a number of positions including general manager, operations, GE Consumer and Industrial EMEA; general manager, mergers and acquisitions, GE Digital Energy; and general manager, Global Industrial Controls Division. Prior to GE, Flanagan served as manager of business development in Europe for Applied Materials.
Flanagan holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
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Mary Humiston
As senior vice president of Global Human Resources, Mary Humiston is a member of Applied Materials’ senior leadership team and leads an HR organization that provides significant value to the company’s four business segments. This includes an HR strategy focused on best-in-class solutions for talent and leadership development, organizational effectiveness, performance management and rewards. In addition, Humiston and her team are delivering innovative new tools, technology and HR metrics to enable strategic workforce management while enhancing the manager and employee experience. By providing solutions that are aligned with the needs of the business, Humiston’s HR organization is playing a key role in driving Applied’s customer focus, business results, innovation and growth.
Humiston started her career with Applied as corporate vice president of HR for the company’s Energy and Environmental Solutions group and the Display SunFab Solar group from June 2008 to June 2009. She was corporate vice president of Global Human Resources from July 2009 to July 2011.
Prior to joining Applied, Humiston was a vice president of HR at Honeywell International with responsibility for various corporate and international organizations and held executive positions with PeoplePC (now Earthlink) and Gap, Inc. She began her career at the General Electric Company in the HR Leadership Program and spent three years in Finance on the company’s Corporate Audit Staff.
Humiston is from upstate New York, and has lived in both Asia and Europe. She earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology at Siena College and an MBA and master of science degree in industrial psychology from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Manfred Kerschbaum
Manfred Kerschbaum is a senior vice president and chief of staff for Applied Materials, Inc. where he is responsible for helping to drive the company’s business strategy around the world as well as enhancing the overall effectiveness of the senior leadership team.
Previous to this, from January 2005 to September 2009, Mr. Kerschbaum was senior vice president and general manager of Applied Global Services (AGS), the company’s service business. In this role, he made significant inroads in expanding the company’s service product portfolio and creating integrated solutions for customers.
Mr. Kerschbaum began his career at Applied Materials in 1983 as a process engineer in Munich, Germany. While in Europe, his career progressed to manager of Customer Service for Europe and director of Chemical Vapor Deposition and Etch Technology Europe.
In 1993 Mr. Kerschbaum moved to the U.S., taking on the role of director of Etch Business Operations. Since his move to the U.S. he has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including general manager of the Texas Instruments Global Account Team, president of Applied Materials North America, and general manager of Applied Materials Operations.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Mr. Kerschbaum served in process development and pilot production at Siemens Semiconductor.
Mr. Kerschbaum has a degree in physics from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany.
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Joseph J. Sweeney
Joseph J. Sweeney was named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Applied Materials, Inc. in July 2005. Responsible for all legal affairs, worldwide intellectual property and global security, Mr. Sweeney has been instrumental in ensuring strong corporate governance, which demonstrates Applied Materials’ leadership and commitment to its stakeholder communities, and in growing the company’s intellectual property portfolio that helps to protect its technology leadership. Mr. Sweeney previously served as group vice president of legal affairs and intellectual property, and corporate secretary since 2002.
Prior to joining Applied Materials in 1993, Mr. Sweeney had 20 years of legal experience including vice president of administration at MIPS Technologies, Inc., a division of Silicon Graphics, vice president and general counsel of MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., senior attorney at Data General Corporation and private law firms in Boston.
Mr. Sweeney received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1970 and his J.D. from Boston University in 1973.
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Tom Edman
Tom Edman is group vice president (GVP) and general manager of the Display Business Group at Applied Materials, Inc. In this role, he reports to chairman and chief executive officer Mike Splinter as a member of the executive staff, and is responsible for all aspects of the Display business, including emerging technologies such as touch screens and OLED, which are driving a new cycle of investment and reshaping the company’s customer landscape.
Mr. Edman previously was GVP and general manager of Corporate Business Development and Global Corporate Affairs and Marketing for four years, where he was responsible for the company’s investment and acquisition strategy, building the company’s brand image and reputation in the community and communicating effectively to our stakeholders. He brings significant experience to the Display Business Group, having spent 10 years with Applied Films Corporation, serving as president and chief executive officer from 1998 to 2006, when it was acquired by Applied Materials. While at Applied Films, he led the company’s IPO and subsequent public offerings as it emerged as a major supplier of deposition equipment for the flat panel display and solar markets. Mr. Edman also held various executive positions at Marubeni Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a subsidiary of a major Japanese trading corporation from 1993 to 1996.
Mr. Edman serves on the governing board of the FlexTech Alliance (formerly the United States Display Consortium) and on the board of directors of TTM Technologies, Inc. serving as chairman of its compensation committee.
Mr. Edman received his bachelor of arts degree in East Asian studies from Yale University and his master of science degree in business administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Charlie Pappis
Charlie Pappis is group vice president and general manager of Applied Global Services (AGS), Applied Materials’ service business supporting customers in the semiconductor, display and solar industries. In this role, Mr. Pappis leads an organization that develops and delivers a broad portfolio of products and services that enhance nanomanufacturing efficiencies to enable Applied’s customers to achieve the highest returns from their factories. Mr. Pappis has been with AGS since 2005 serving in a variety of executive management roles.
Mr. Pappis is an expert in the field of product and customer support, with more than 25 years of experience. He first joined Applied in 1986 as a process engineer for the Company’s Etch division, and has since held various management positions, including several major account general manager positions between 1998 and 2005.
Mr. Pappis received a bachelor of science degree in materials science from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1983, and attended the Stanford/AEA Executive MBA program in 1994.
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Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu
Dr. Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu is group vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) for Applied Materials, Inc. In this role, he reports to chairman and CEO Mike Splinter and provides critical technological insight to maintain Applied’s technology leadership in the industries it serves.
He previously was corporate vice president and deputy CTO, and served as general manager for the company’s Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) from June 2006 to January 2011. In this role, he successfully led the company’s innovation efforts through funding and incubation of long-term R&D/product development investments, funding of global academia and consortia and venture capital investments into start-ups, as well as through value-added partnerships with customers, supply chain partners and government funding agencies.
Dr. Nalamasu is a recognized expert in materials science and technology and brings extensive experience and passion in driving innovation to Applied. He previously was vice president of research and a New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) distinguished professor of materials science and engineering, as well as professor of chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He was founding director of the $20 million Center for Future Energy Systems to help meet New York State’s goal of attaining 25 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by the year 2012. He also conceived and founded the Center for Computational Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI), a $100 million program established in partnership with NY state and IBM to create the world’s fastest university-based supercomputing center at RPI.
Prior to joining RPI in 2002, Dr. Nalamasu was the chief technical officer of the New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium, a public/private nonprofit enterprise he co-founded to foster nanotechnology partnerships across academia, industry, and government using Bell Labs’ $400 million device fabrication facilities in Murray Hill, NJ. He has held key research and development leadership positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, and Agere Systems, Inc., and served as director of Bell Laboratories' Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, MEMS and Waveguides Research, Condensed Matter Physics organizations.
Dr. Nalamasu has received numerous awards including the 2006 Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce’s “Tech-Valley’s Hot 10 Personalities;” the 2005 Pride of India Gold Award from the Non-Resident India (NRI) Institute; the 2004 ACS Roy W. Tess Award; the 2000 ACS Team Innovation Award; the 1998 Japan Photopolymer Science and Technology Award; two R&D 100 Awards; and the 1997 Bell Labs President’s Gold Medal. He has published more than 180 papers, review articles, and book chapters, has received more than 20 patents and edited two books.
His primary research interests are in the areas of nanomanufacturing, nanopatterning, electronic and photonic materials, and lithography, with special emphasis on applying patterning and materials know-how for device fabrication for electronics, photonics and energy applications. He has made seminal contributions to the fields of optical lithography and polymeric materials science and technology.
Dr. Nalamasu is a member of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) board of directors, and the National Academies Panel on Materials Science and Engineering advisory boards. He also serves on several technical advisory boards and university advisory committees. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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