Portrait photography of Michael R. Splinter, Lead Independent Director, Retired Chairman and CEO, Applied Materials, Inc.

Michael R. Splinter

Lead Independent Director, Retired Chairman and CEO, Applied Materials, Inc.

Management Compensation Committee
Nominating & Governance Committee

Michael R. Splinter was elected Lead Independent Director effective January 1, 2023. Mr. Splinter served as Chairman of Nasdaq’s Board from May 2017 to December 2022. He is a business and technology consultant and the co-founder of WISC Partners, a regional technology venture fund. He served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, a leading supplier of semiconductor equipment, from 2009 until he retired in June 2015. At Applied Materials, he was CEO from 2003 to 2013. An engineer and technologist, Mr. Splinter is a 40-year veteran of the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Mr. Splinter was an executive at Intel Corporation.