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'''Gary E. Dickerson ''' (born 1956) is a business leader in the [[semiconductor industry]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile Gary E. Dickerson|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=282233&privcapId=402214|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141211083405/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=282233&privcapId=402214|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2014|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
His first positions in the industry was with [[General Motors]]' [[Delco Electronics|Delco Electronics Division]] and [[AT&T Technologies]], working in manufacturing and [[engineering management]].  He then worked at [[KLA-Tencor Corporation]] for 18 years in a variety of roles in [[Business operations|operations]] and [[product development]] until he was made president and CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary E. Dickerson President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Materials, Inc.|url=http://www.appliedmaterials.com/en-sg/profiles/gary-e-dickerson|publisher=Applied Materials|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>   He then became CEO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates and held that position for seven years.  In 2011 he negotiated Applied Materials' $4.9bn cash acquisition of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sato|first1=Shigeru|title=Applied Materials CEO Moving Family to Tokyo in Big Deal|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-25/applied-materials-ceo-moves-family-to-tokyo-in-biggest-purchase.html|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>  Afterwards, he became CEO and president of [[Applied Materials, Inc.]]
His total compensation for 2013 was: $10,319,469.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary E. Dickerson: At A Glance|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gary-e-dickerson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211115722/http://www.forbes.com/profile/gary-e-dickerson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2014|work=Forbes|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
In the fall of 2013, Dickerson received the Semiconductor Industry Association’s Robert N. Noyce Award for his “outstanding achievements and leadership in support of the semiconductor industry.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Applied Materials Names Gary E. Dickerson as Chief Executive Officer|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/applied-materials-names-gary-e-dickerson-as-chief-executive-officer-2013-08-15|publisher=Market Watch|accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref>
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