December 9, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) has appointed Susan M. James to serve on its board. James has also been appointed to serve as a member of the board’s audit committee.

James was a partner at Ernst & Young, serving as the partner-in-charge of the audit work for a number of technology companies, including Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Autodesk and Hewlett-Packard.

She joined Ernst & Young in 1975, became a partner in 1987, and since June 2006 has been a consultant to the firm.

California-based Applied Materials offers a portfolio of equipment, services and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass.

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