Thomas St. Dennis is the non-executive Chairperson of FormFactor, Inc., a leading provider of semiconductor wafer test technologies and expertise, a position he assumed in 2016. Previously, Mr. St. Dennis served as FormFactor s Executive Chairperson beginning in 2013, and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2014. Mr. St. Dennis held various positions at Applied Materials, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, from 1992 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2009. His most recent role at Applied Materials was as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Silicon Systems Group. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. St. Dennis was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Novellus Systems, Inc., a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer. Mr. St. Dennis currently serves on the boards of directors of FormFactor and Veeco Instruments Inc., a company that designs, manufactures, and markets thin film equipment for semiconductor processing applications. Mr. St. Dennis prior experience in the semiconductor equipment industry as well as his extensive international business background make him an effective advisor to the Board regarding strategic and marketing issues. His experience and skills are highly valued by our Board. Mr. St. Dennis has served on the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Technology and New Product Development Committee since his election to the Board in May 2015. Beginning in May 2020, Mr. St. Dennis was appointed Chairperson of the Technology and New Product Development Committee. The Board highly values his contributions in these roles.