Gary E. Dickerson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
12 yr
30 reports
Applied Materials, Inc. ·AMAT
Two operating presidents run nearly all revenue under the CEO
Technology · Fortune #158 · Functional structure · 36K employees · Santa Clara, CA
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
2.4
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
7.5 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-10-26 · 10-K
Revenue
$28.4B
Operating income
$8.3B
Net income
$7.0B
Total assets
$36.3B
Shares out
793M
Sourced from Applied Materials, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-01-28 ↗ View on SEC
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Two operating presidents run nearly all revenue under the CEO. This page maps Applied Materials’ functional structure, highlighting its executive team, reporting lines, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons to explain how decision-making and P&L control are concentrated.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Yvonne McGill departed as Board Director
Resigned from the Board effective September 12, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add a Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to consolidate oversight of the two operating presidents and reduce CEO span.
- Move Services under Semiconductor Products Align services more tightly with product lines by moving AGS under SPG leadership.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Prabu G. Raja
President, Semiconductor Products Group
Semiconductor Products
8 yr
10 reports
Brice Hill
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Global Information Services
Finance
6 yr
8 reports
Timothy M. Deane
Senior Vice President, Applied Global Services
Services
5 yr
7 reports
internal
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Technology
10 yr
6 reports
Teri A. Little
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Legal
4 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Gary E. Dickerson $29.6M
- Base salary
- $1.03M
- Stock awards
- $26.94M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.51M
- Other
- $168K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Applied Materials, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Semiconductor Products Group
18K employees
President, Semiconductor Products Group (Prabu G. Raja)
Designs and manufactures semiconductor equipment across logic, memory, and advanced packaging.
$20.8B rev +4% YoY FY2025
Applied Global Services
9K employees
Senior Vice President, Applied Global Services (Timothy M. Deane)
Provides services, software, and parts supporting Applied’s installed base.
$6.4B rev +3% YoY FY2025
Corporate Functions
9K employees
President and CEO (Gary E. Dickerson)
Includes finance, legal, IT, HR, and centralized R&D.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two operating presidents—the heads of Semiconductor Products Group and Applied Global Services—account for the vast majority of Applied Materials’ revenue and report directly to the CEO.
This creates a strongly functional structure with clear P&L ownership concentrated in just two roles. Corporate functions like Finance, Legal, and Technology remain centralized, reinforcing operational discipline and scale efficiencies. The structure reflects Applied’s strategy of tightly coupling product engineering and services execution while keeping governance lean at the top.
- Two presidents control most revenue
- No COO role
- Long-tenured CEO
The comparison
How Applied Materials, Inc. stacks up
Compared with other large semiconductor equipment makers, Applied Materials places unusually large revenue responsibility in two roles reporting to the CEO. Peers like Lam Research and KLA also emphasize functional structures, but often distribute P&L across more segment leaders. Applied’s model favors depth and …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Applied Materials, Inc.
3 levels
4 levels
4 levels
ASML
5 levels
Tokyo Electron
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Applied Materials, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
ASML ✓ COO — no CAIO
Tokyo Electron ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most notable recent change was the addition of semiconductor veteran James R. Anderson to the Board in July 2025.
- departed
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-01-28
- CEO
- Gary E. Dickerson
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.5 yr
Leadership centered on two operating presidents.
Named executive officers (5)
- Gary E. Dickerson - President and CEO since 2013
- Brice Hill - CFO since 2019
- Prabu G. Raja - President, SPG since 2017
- Timothy M. Deane - SVP, AGS since 2020
- Omkaram Nalamasu - CTO since 2015
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-01-30
- CEO
- Gary E. Dickerson
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7 yr
Stable executive team.
Named executive officers (1)
- Gary E. Dickerson - President and CEO since 2013
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-01-31
- CEO
- Gary E. Dickerson
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.5 yr
No major structural change.
Named executive officers (1)
- Gary E. Dickerson - President and CEO since 2013
Year-over-year changes
Executive structure remained stable while board composition refreshed.
- CEO span: 6 → 6
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 7 → 7.5 yr
- new James R. Anderson - Director (DEF 14A 2026-01-28)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Gary E. Dickerson
Inside
President and CEO, Applied Materials
Thomas J. Iannotti
Chair Independent
Retired SVP, Hewlett-Packard
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Applied Materials?
Gary E. Dickerson has served as President and CEO since 2013.
What type of organizational structure does Applied Materials use?
Applied Materials operates a predominantly functional structure with centralized corporate functions.
How many direct reports does Applied Materials's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including two operating presidents.
How has Applied Materials's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, James R. Anderson joined the Board while Yvonne McGill resigned.
Does Applied Materials have a COO?
No, Applied Materials does not have a Chief Operating Officer role.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Sep 15, 2025
- 8-K Filing, Jul 22, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Applied Materials, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Applied Materials, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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