Applied Materials Appoints Aart J. de Geus to Board of Directors
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the appointment of Aart J. de
Geus to serve on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. de
Geus has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Strategy
Committee of the Board.
“We are delighted to have someone with Aart’s
tremendous knowledge of the semiconductor industry and chip design on
our Board,” said James C. Morgan, chairman of
Applied Materials. “His global experience,
leadership skills and broad-based expertise will complement and enhance
the existing composition of our Board. I am confident that he will make
valuable contributions to Applied.”
Since co-founding Synopsys in 1986, Dr. de Geus has built the company to
be a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA). He currently
serves as chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Synopsys.
Since 1986, Dr. de Geus has served as a director of and held various
positions at Synopsys, including president, senior vice president of
Engineering and senior vice president of Marketing. From 1982 to 1986,
Dr. de Geus was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was
the manager of the Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering Group.
Dr. de Geus was made a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers in 1999. He is a member of the board of the
Silicon Valley Leadership Group, TechNet, the Fabless Semiconductor
Association and is Chairman of the Electronic Design Automation
Consortium. Dr. de Geus is active in the community and is well known for
his philanthropic endeavors, particularly in promoting education in math
and science. Dr. de Geus holds an M.S.E.E. from the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in
Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a
broad portfolio of innovative equipment, services and software products
for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar
photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At
Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the
way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
