Applied Materials, Inc. appointed Adam Sanders as the company?s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Chief Accounting Officer), effective March 4, 2024 (the Effective Date). Mr. Sanders will serve as the company?s principal accounting officer, effective as of the Effective Date, succeeding Charles Read, who has served as the company?s interim principal accounting officer since December 2023. Mr. Sanders, age 52, is currently a Semiconductor Segment Group CFO of the Company, a position he has held since June 2023.

Prior to that role, Mr. Sanders served as the Company?s Global Accounting Controller from 2016 to June 2023. Mr. Sanders previously served in various Finance roles of increasing responsibility since joining Applied in 1999, including as Finance Controller for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.