Gary E Dickerson has sold AMAT and made no open-market buys since Oct 2016

Gary E. Dickerson is a semiconductor industry executive and the president and chief executive officer of Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), where he also serves as a member of the board of directors.( He was named president of Applied Materials in June 2012 and appointed CEO and director in September 2013, leading the world’s largest semiconductor and display equipment company that provides materials engineering solutions used to produce most advanced chips and displays globally.( Under his leadership, Applied Materials has grown revenue more than 3.5 times while setting records for profitability and significantly expanding its patent portfolio.( As a corporate insider, he is a major shareholder of Applied Materials through equity-based compensation and ongoing stock ownership.(

Before joining Applied Materials, Dickerson was CEO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. for seven years, including overseeing its acquisition by Applied Materials in 2011.( Earlier, he spent 18 years at KLA-Tencor Corporation, progressing through operations and product development roles to become president and chief operating officer, after starting his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and AT&T Technologies.( He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri, Rolla, and an MBA from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.( Dickerson has been recognized by outlets such as Barron’s, Forbes and Harvard Business Review as a top-performing CEO and has received international honors for his contributions to the semiconductor industry and economic development.(

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