11.06.15
Applied Materials, Inc. announced the appointment of Eric Chen to serve on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Chen has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Strategy Committee of the Board.
“Eric is an accomplished executive and investor with extensive experience in China and around the world,” said Wim Roelandts, chairman of the board of Applied Materials. “His technical expertise and global knowledge will be valuable assets to Applied Materials’ board and executive management team and we warmly welcome him to the Company.”
Dr. Chen is founder and CEO of BaseBit Technologies. From 2008 to 2015, he served as a managing director of Silver Lake, a leading private investment firm focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries. Prior to Silver Lake, he was an SVP and served on the executive committee of ASML. He joined ASML following its acquisition of Brion Technologies in 2007, the company he co-founded as CEO in 2002. Prior to Brion, Dr. Chen was an SVP at J.P. Morgan. He serves as a member of the board of directors of Qihoo 360 and previously was on the board of directors of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates.
“Eric is an accomplished executive and investor with extensive experience in China and around the world,” said Wim Roelandts, chairman of the board of Applied Materials. “His technical expertise and global knowledge will be valuable assets to Applied Materials’ board and executive management team and we warmly welcome him to the Company.”
Dr. Chen is founder and CEO of BaseBit Technologies. From 2008 to 2015, he served as a managing director of Silver Lake, a leading private investment firm focused on technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries. Prior to Silver Lake, he was an SVP and served on the executive committee of ASML. He joined ASML following its acquisition of Brion Technologies in 2007, the company he co-founded as CEO in 2002. Prior to Brion, Dr. Chen was an SVP at J.P. Morgan. He serves as a member of the board of directors of Qihoo 360 and previously was on the board of directors of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates.