Joseph R Bronson

Joseph R. Bronson, Director. Mr. Bronson is President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, a leading electronics contract manufacturer. From 2004 to 2007 he was the President, a Member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Form Factor Inc., a global leader in advanced semiconductor wafer probe card technology. Mr. Bronson was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Materials, Inc., a worldwide supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry and a leading information infrastructure provider. Mr. Bronson had been employed by Applied Materials from 1984 to 1989 and from 1990 to October 2004. Mr. Bronson held the position of Corporate Controller for Applied Materials from 1984 to 1989, the position of Chief Financial Officer from January 1998 to his departure and was Executive Vice President since December 2000. From 1989 to 1990, Mr. Bronson served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stardent Computer. From 1979 to 1984, Mr. Bronson was employed by Schlumberger Limited, where he was Group Controller from 1983 to 1984. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPA's and serves as Chairman of the Leavey School of Business Advisory Board, Santa Clara University, California. Mr. Bronson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.