Mr. Michael R. Splinter served as Chief Executive Officer of Applied Materials from 2003 to 2012 and as its Chairman from 2009 until retiring in June 2015, after executive roles at Intel Corp. including Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He currently serves as lead independent director of NASDAQ, Inc. and as an independent director of Tigo Energy and Kioxia Holdings, and holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.