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Timothy M. Archer has served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2018. Mr. Archer joined the Company in June 2012 as our executive vice president, chief operating officer, and was promoted to president and chief operating officer in January 2018. Prior to joining us, he spent 18 years at Novellus Systems, Inc. in various technology development and business leadership roles, including most recently as chief operating officer from January 2011 to June 2012; executive vice president of Worldwide Sales, Marketing, and Customer Satisfaction from September 2009 to January 2011; and executive vice president of the PECVD and Electrofill Business Units from November 2008 to September 2009. His tenure at Novellus also included assignments as senior director of technology for Novellus Systems Japan from 1999 to 2001 and senior director of technology for the Electrofill Business Unit from April 2001 to April 2002. He started his career in 1989 at Tektronix, where he was responsible for process development for high-speed bipolar integrated circuits. Mr. Archer has served as a member of the board of directors of Johnson Controls International plc since March 2024, where he is a member of the governance and sustainability committee. He also serves on the International Board of Directors for SEMI. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Archer served as chair of the board for the National GEM Consortium. Mr. Archer completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Business and earned a B.S. degree in applied physics from the California Institute of Technology. Public company directorship in last five years: Johnson Controls International plc

Douglas R. Bettinger is our executive vice president and chief financial officer with responsibility for Finance, Tax, Treasury, and Investor Relations and Corporate Analytics. Prior to joining the Company in 2013, Mr. Bettinger served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Avago Technologies (now Broadcom Inc.) from 2008 to 2013. From 2007 to 2008, he served as vice president of Finance and corporate controller at Xilinx, Inc., and from 2004 to 2007, he was chief financial officer at 24/7 Customer. Mr. Bettinger worked at Intel Corporation from 1993 to 2004, where he held several senior-level finance positions, including corporate planning and reporting controller and Malaysia site operations controller. Mr. Bettinger currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and the Industrial Advisory Board of the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering and from 2018 to 2025, he served on the SEMI Board of Industry Leaders. Mr. Bettinger earned an M.B.A. degree in finance from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Sesha Varadarajan is our chief operating officer, a position he has held since March 2026. Mr. Varadarajan previously served as senior vice president of the Global Products Group beginning March 2023; senior vice president and general manager of the Deposition Business Unit beginning February 2018; and group vice president of the Deposition product group beginning September 2013. Previously, he served as the head of the PECVD/Electrofill Business Unit between June 2012 and September 2013. Prior to our acquisition of Novellus in June 2012, Mr. Varadarajan was senior vice president and general manager of Novellus' PECVD and Electrofill Business Units. He joined Novellus in 1999 as a process engineer with the Electrofill Business Unit and held various roles in that business unit before being appointed director of technology in 2004. Between 2006 and 2008, he worked in the PECVD Business Unit, initially as director of technology, until being promoted to product general manager. In 2009, he returned to the Electrofill Business Unit as vice president and general manager. In mid-2011, he was promoted to senior vice president and general manager, where he was also responsible for the PECVD Business Unit. Mr. Varadarajan earned an M.S. degree in manufacturing engineering and material science from Boston University and a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Mysore.

Vahid Vahedi is our senior vice president, chief technology and sustainability officer, a position he has held since March 2024. Dr. Vahedi previously served as senior vice president and chief technology officer beginning March 2023; senior vice president and general manager of the Etch business unit beginning February 2018; and group vice president of the Etch product group beginning March 2012. Previously, he served as vice president of Etch Business Product Management and Marketing, vice president of Dielectric Etch, vice president of Conductor and 3DIC Etch, and director of Conductor Etch Technology Development. He joined us in 1995. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Neil J. Fernandes is our senior vice president of Global Customer Operations, a position he has held since March 2023. Previously, he was group vice president of Business Development and Sales Operations and held other senior sales and customer-focused leadership positions at Lam. He joined the company in 2012 through the acquisition of Novellus, where he was the vice president of Sales Operations. Prior to that role, he held range of management positions in product marketing and process engineering at Novellus, Gasonics and Watkins-Johnson. Mr. Fernandes earned an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.E. in mechanical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology.

Eric K. Brandt is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Broadcom Corporation, a position he held from March 2007 until its merger with Avago Technologies Limited in February 2016. From September 2005 to March 2007, Mr. Brandt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Brandt was Executive Vice President-Finance and Technical Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Allergan Inc., where he also held a number of other senior positions following his arrival there in May 1999. Mr. Brandt has served as a member of the board of directors of: Nutanix, Inc. since May 2025, where he serves as chair of the audit committee and a member of the security and privacy committee; Option Care Health, Inc. since May 2024, where he serves as a member of the compensation committee and the quality, technology and compliance committee, and previously served as a member of the finance and investment committee; and Gen Digital Inc. (formerly NortonLifeLock, Inc.) since February 2020, where he is the chair of the audit committee and serves on the nominating and governance committee. He previously served on the board of directors of: The Macerich Company from June 2018 to June 2025; Dentsply Sirona Inc. (formerly Dentsply International, Inc.) from 2004 to 2024; Yahoo! Inc. from March 2016 to June 2017; Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2002 to 2009; and Avanir Pharmaceuticals from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Brandt earned an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has completed the NYU Law - Nasdaq Cyber Scholar Program and the U.S. Secret Service and the National Association of Corporate Directors Cybersecurity Program. Public company directorships in last five years: Gen Digital Inc., Nutanix, Inc., Option Care Health, Inc., The Macerich Company (former), Dentsply Sirona Inc. (former).

Bethany J. Mayer served as an Executive Advisor of Siris Capital Group LLC, a private equity firm, from May 2021 to September 2024. Prior to that she served as an Executive Partner from January 2018 to April 2021. She was the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Technology of Sempra Energy from November 2018 to January 2019. From September 2014 to December 2017, Ms. Mayer was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ixia, which was ultimately acquired by Keysight Technologies in 2017. From May 2011 to May 2014, Ms. Mayer served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Hewlett-Packard Company's (HP) Networking business unit and the Network Function Virtualization business unit. From 2010 until 2011, she served as Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and Alliances of HP's Enterprise Servers Storage and Networking Group. Prior to joining HP, she held leadership roles at Blue Coat Systems, Inc.; Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Apple, Inc. She has served as a member of the boards of directors of: Mainspring Energy, Inc. since October 2024; Securonix Inc. since January 2025; Astera Labs, Inc. since June 2024, where she is a member of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company since June 2023, where she is a member of the audit committee, a member of the integration committee, and chair of the technology committee; and Box, Inc. since April 2020, where she is the chair of the board and the chair of the compensation committee and was previously a member of the operating committee. Ms. Mayer previously served on the boards of directors of: Celestial AI from April 2023 to February 2026; Electronics for Imaging Inc. from July 2019 to October 2024; Ambri Inc. from November 2022 to July 2024; Marvell Technology, Inc. from May 2018 to June 2022; Sempra from June 2019 to September 2024 after serving from February 2017 to November 2018; and Ixia from September 2014 to December 2017. Ms. Mayer earned an M.S. degree in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy from New York University, an M.B.A. degree from CSU-Monterey Bay and a B.S. degree in political science from Santa Clara University. Public company directorships in last five years: Astera Labs, Inc., Box, Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Marvell Technology (former), Sempra (former).

Jyoti K. Mehra has served as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, since July 2019. She previously served as Vice President of Human Resources of Gilead from October 2017 to July 2019. Prior to joining Gilead, she held positions of increasing responsibility with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and its affiliates, from 2005 through October 2017, most recently as Vice President of Human Resources of Novartis from July 2014 to October 2017. Ms. Mehra earned an M.A. degree in politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a B.A. degree in political science from Delhi University.

John M. Dineen served as an Operating Advisor at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, a private equity investment firm, from January 2015 to December 2022. Previously, Mr. Dineen served in various senior leadership roles at General Electric Company (GE) from 1986 to 2014, where he managed several key business divisions of GE. Most recently, from 2008 to 2014, he was president and chief executive officer of London-based GE Healthcare. Before that, he served as president and chief executive officer of GE Transportation from 2005 to 2008. In addition, he served in several international management roles in Asia and Europe during his time at GE. Mr. Dineen has served as a member of the board of directors of: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation since April 2017, where he is the chair of the finance and strategy committee and a member of the audit committee and previously served as a member of the nominating, governance and public affairs committee. He previously served on the boards of directors of: Carestream Dental LLC from April 2017 to October 2024; Healogics, Inc. from June 2015 to October 2024; Syneos Health, Inc. from December 2018 to September 2023; and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 2015 to October 2019. Mr. Dineen earned a B.S. degree in computer science and biological sciences from the University of Vermont. Public company directorships in last five years: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Syneos Health, Inc. (former).

Ita M. Brennan is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Arista Networks, Inc., a cloud networking solutions company, a position she held from May 2015 to February 2024. Over her career, Ms. Brennan has held several key finance roles. From March 2014 to May 2015, she served as Chief Financial Officer of QuantumScape Corporation. Prior to joining QuantumScape, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Infinera Corporation from July 2010 to February 2014, and as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller from July 2006 to July 2010. From 1997 to 2006, Ms. Brennan held various roles at Maxtor Corporation, including Vice President of Finance for the company's worldwide operations. Ms. Brennan has served as a member of the board of directors of: Nexthop Systems Inc. since March 2025; Planet Labs PBC since June 2021, where she serves as the chair of the audit committee; Cadence Design Systems, Inc. since March 2020, where she serves as the chair of the corporate governance and nominating committee and a member of the audit committee; and Community Services Agency, Mountain View since April 2024. She previously served on the board of directors of LogMeIn, Inc. from November 2018 to September 2020. Ms. Brennan studied accounting, finance, and management at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, qualifying as a chartered accountant and fellow of the institute. In addition, Ms. Brennan is a public accounting alumna of Deloitte & Touche, having worked at the firm in both Ireland and the United States. Public company directorships in last five years: Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Planet Labs PBC.

Mr. Fields has served as a Senior Advisor at TPG Capital LP, a global alternative asset firm, since October 2017. From October 2021 to February 2022, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., which operates the Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar rental car brands. Prior to Hertz Global, Mr. Fields served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company from July 2014 to May 2017, and as Chief Operating Officer from December 2012 to July 2014. He joined Ford in 1989 and served in various leadership positions throughout his tenure, including as Executive Vice President and President, Americas; Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford of Europe and Premier Automotive Group; Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Premier Automotive Group; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Mazda Motor Corporation. He has served as a member of the board of directors of: QUALCOMM Incorporated since June 2018, where he is a member of the audit committee; Tanium Inc. since September 2020; Planview, Inc. since April 2022; Boomi, LP since September 2022; Classic Collision since May 2024; Infomedia Ltd since December 2025. Mr. Fields previously served on the board of directors of: Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. from June 2021 to May 2026; TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp. from April 2021 to April 2023; TPG Pace Solutions Corp. from April 2021 to December 2021; Ford Motor Company from July 2014 to May 2017; and IBM from March 2016 to April 2018. Mr. Fields earned an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University. Public company directorships in last five years: QUALCOMM Incorporated, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (former), TPG Pace Beneficial II Corp. (former), TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (former).

Ava A. Harter is our senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary. She joined us in July 2024 and is responsible for all global legal matters, ethics and compliance, and corporate secretary work. Prior to joining us, she served as executive vice president and chief legal officer at Whirlpool Corporation, a home appliance and consumer products company, from December 2020 to March 2024, and as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at Owens Corning, a building and construction materials company, from May 2015 to November 2020. Prior to that, she held legal roles at General Electric and The Dow Chemical Company. She also worked at the law firms of Jones Day and Thompson Hine LLP and was an adjunct professor at the Case Western Reserve University Law School. Ms. Harter earned her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, an M.B.A. in sociology from the University of Nebraska, and a B.A. in political science from Northwestern University.

Ms. Correia, has been the corporate vice president of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations since April 2020. She previously was the corporate vice president of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations from September 2018 to April 2020 and has served in a variety of leadership positions since joining the Company in 2002, including serving as chief of staff to the chief executive officer, and as vice president of Business Finance. Prior to joining the Company, she served at BroadVision, Inc., where she most recently served as the company's vice president and corporate controller in addition to several senior-level finance positions. She started her career at KPMG LLP, where she worked in the firm's assurance practice. Ms. Correia earned her B.S. degree in business administration with emphases in accounting and finance from the University of California at Berkeley and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Karthik Rammohan has served as senior vice president, global operations and enterprise solutions since March 2026. He previously served as group vice president, global operations, beginning May 2022; group vice president and general manager of the customer support business group, beginning September 2020; corporate vice president and deputy general manager of the customer support business group, beginning June 2018; and vice president, global business operations and customer support business group, beginning March 2015. Earlier in his tenure with the Company, Dr. Rammohan held various finance roles. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Rammohan spent 10 years at Novellus in finance, treasury, and business development roles. He previously served as a staff process engineer at National Semiconductor and as a product engineer at International Rectifier. Dr. Rammohan holds an M.B.A. from Cornell University, a Ph.D. and M.S. in materials science and engineering from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.