Semiconductor Equipment - Berenberg Bank

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Figure 29: Holding structure in June 2013
Harris Associates, 6%
Others,
84%
Blackrock, 5%
Vanguard, 5%
State Street, 0%
Source: Bloomberg data
Management
Chairman and CEO, Michael Splinter
Michael Splinter took over the role of CEO in April 2003, and has been chairman
of the board of directors since March 2009. Prior to joining AMAT, Mr Splinter
was at Intel Corporation, where he held a number of positions, including executive
vice president and director of sales and marketing, and executive vice president and
general manager of the technology and manufacturing group.
CFO, Bob Halliday
Bob Halliday was appointed senior vice president and CFO in February 2013, after
the former CFO, George Davis, left to join Qualcomm. Mr Halliday was executive
vice president and CFO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates prior to
AMAT’s acquisition of the company in November 2011. Since the acquisition of
Varian, Mr Halliday served as general manager of the implant business unit within
AMAT’s SSG. He previously worked at Ionics, a manufacturer of water treatment
capital equipment, where he served as COO and CFO.
President, Gary Dickerson
Gary Dickerson became president of AMAT in June 2012, and has been working
on integrating newly-acquired companies since joining AMAT following its
acquisition of Varian in November 2011. Mr Dickerson was CFO and a director of
Varian from 2004 until Varian was acquired by AMAT. Prior to joining Varian in
2004, Mr Dickerson served 18 years with KLA-Tencor Corporation, a supplier of
process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related
industries, where he held a number of operations and product development roles
before being appointed COO in 1999 and then president and COO in 2002.
CTO, Om Nalamasu
Om Nalamasu has been group vice president and chief technology officer at
AMAT since January 2012, having served as corporate vice president and chief
technology officer since January 2011. Nalamasu joined AMAT in June 2006, and
until January 2011 was vice president of research and served as deputy chief
technology officer and general manager of the company’s Advanced Technologies
Group.
General manager of SSG, Ranhir Thakur
An executive vice president and general manager of SSG since December 2009,
Ranhir Thakur previously served as senior vice president and general manager of
SSG, and before then as senior vice president and general manager of the Thin
Film Solar and Display division.
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