Currently, Gary E. Dickerson holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Applied Materials, Inc. Mr. Dickerson is also on the board of US-China Business Council.

In his past career Mr. Dickerson was President & Chief Operating Officer at KLA Corp., Executive Vice President at The Customer Group LLC, Group Vice President at Wafer Inspection Services, Inc., Principal at Delco Electronics Corp and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

Mr. Dickerson received an undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.