
	Bob Halliday was named senior vice president and chief financial officer of Applied Materials, Inc. in February 2013. &nbsp;He previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates prior to Applied&rsquo;s acquisition of the company in November 2011. &nbsp;During his tenure, Varian achieved record financial and stock performance and he was named a top CFO by Institutional Investor magazine. &nbsp; Since the acquisition of Varian, Mr. Halliday served as general manager of the implant business unit within Applied&rsquo;s Silicon Systems Group. &nbsp;He previously worked at Ionics, Inc., a manufacturer of water treatment capital equipment, where he served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. &nbsp; Mr. Halliday earned master of business administration and bachelor of science degrees from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has been a Certified Public Accountant.
