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Applied Materials has appointed James E. Rogers to serve on its Board
of Directors, effective immediately. He will serve as a member of the
Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee
of the Board. Rogers is Chairman of the board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power
companies in the United States.
“Jim is a globally respected visionary in the energy field who brings
broad industry perspective and decades of power generation market
experience to our Board at a pivotal time for Applied as we grow our
solar business,” said James C. Morgan, Chairman of Applied Materials.
Jim
Rogers was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy
following the merger of Duke Energy and Cinergy in April 2006, and was
named Chairman in January 2007. Prior to Cinergy, he was the Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of PSI Energy from 1988 to 1995.
In 2007, Rogers was named the energy industry’s CEO of the Year by
Platts.
Rogers attended Emory University and earned a bachelor
of business administration and a law degree from the University of
Kentucky. He has an honorary doctor of law degree from Indiana State
University and an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Queens
University of Charlotte.