APPLIED MATERIAL INC (AMAT)

Sector: Information Technology

James R. Anderson

Director information for AMAT

TickerPositionAgeQualifications and ExperienceCommittee MembershipsFiling Year
AMATChief Executive Officer, Coherent Corp.53["over 25 years of experience in the technology and semiconductor industries", "strong track record in innovation-driven businesses", "executive leadership", "global business", "financial and accounting", "risk management"]["Strategy and Investment"]2026

Other possible board matches

Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director

TickerPositionAgeQualifications and ExperienceCommittee MembershipsFiling Year
COHRCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT; Chief Executive Officer and Director; Chief Executive Officer and President53["deep executive leadership", "operational expertise in semiconductor and technology industries", "risk management", "finance", "corporate governance", "talent and compensation", "business development and strategy", "technology and intellectual property"][]2025
ENTGChief Executive Officer, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation51[]["AFC"]2024
AMDSenior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group[][]2016

Biography

Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.

Chief Executive Officer, Coherent Corp. Mr. Anderson brings over 25 years of experience in the technology and semiconductor industries and a strong track record in innovation-driven businesses. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Coherent Corp., a global leader in photonics for the datacenter, communications and industrial markets, since June 2024. Previously, Mr. Anderson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation ( Lattice ), a developer of programmable logic semiconductor products and system solutions, from September 2018 to 2024. Prior to joining Lattice, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Business Group at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ( AMD ). Earlier in his career, Mr. Anderson held various leadership roles across general management, engineering, sales, marketing, and corporate strategy at companies including Intel, Broadcom (formerly Avago Technologies), and LSI Corporation.

Key skills and qualifications Industry and Technology; Strategy and Innovation; Service, Operations and Manufacturing : Mr. Anderson has deep experience and operational expertise across the semiconductor and technology industries, with a track record of driving growth, innovation, and strategic transformation. As Chief Executive Officer of Lattice, Mr. Anderson was responsible for driving Lattice s corporate strategy, strengthening its product roadmap and achieving record operating profits and gross margins. Mr. Anderson s relevant experience also includes his tenure at AMD, where he drove strategic and operational transformation to bring disruptive new products to the market and delivered revenue growth and profitability expansion. Executive Leadership; Global Business; Financial and Accounting; Risk Management: Mr. Anderson has held various executive and leadership positions where he drove transformative change and led companies through periods of expansion, including his roles as the CEO of Coherent, and prior to that, as President and CEO of Lattice. Mr. Anderson also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Networking Solutions Group at LSI, where he oversaw two product divisions and managed employees across multiple sites in the U.S., China, India and Europe. As a seasoned executive, Mr. Anderson has extensive experience in accounting, finance, and risk management.