Primary Job Title Member of The Board of Directors Primary Organization Nasdaq
Gender Male
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Mike Splinter retired as executive chairman of the board of directors for Applied Materials, Inc. in 2015. He joined Applied as president and chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors in 2003 and became chairman of the board in 2009. Mr. Splinter is a 40-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and led Applied Materials to
record revenue and profits during his decade-long tenure as CEO. He is the recipient of the Semiconductor Industry Association's 2013 Robert N. Noyce Award for his outstanding achievements and leadership in support of the semiconductor industry, and was awarded the Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore) by the President of Singapore.
Splinter serves on the boards of the NASDAQ OMX Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. He is committed to education and sits on the board of the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Mr. Splinter spent 20 years 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.
Splinter began his career at Rockwell International in the firm’s Electronics Research Center where he became manager of the company’s Semiconductor Fabrication Operations and was awarded two patents. Author of numerous papers and articles, Mr. Splinter earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering, as well as an honorary doctorate, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
