Gary Dickerson was named president of Applied Materials, Inc. in June 2012. He is responsible for the day-to-day operation and performance of the company’s four business units: the Silicon Systems Group, Energy and Environmental Solutions, Display and Applied Global Services.

Mr. Dickerson has more than 30 years of semiconductor industry experience, recently as the chief executive officer of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc., which was acquired by Applied Materials in 2011. Under his leadership Varian delivered record revenue and profits while consistently achieving the highest industry rankings for customer satisfaction.

Prior to Varian, Mr. Dickerson spent 18 years at KLA-Tencor Corporation where he held a variety of operations and product development roles before being appointed chief operating officer (COO) in 1999 and then president and COO in 2002. Mr. Dickerson started his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and AT&T Technologies.

Mr. Dickerson holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri, Rolla, and an MBA degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.