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Mike Splinter

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Board Member at Gogoro
📍 Stateline, Nevada, United States

Michael Splinter is a technology industry veteran with 40 years of experience, including 20 years at Intel and 12 years as CEO and Chairman of Applied Materials. He currently serves as the Lead Director of Nasdaq and holds board positions at TSMC, Gogoro, and Tigo Energy. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He is passionate about new technological developments and has a particular interest in the application of technology to create sustainability solutions. Through his venture capital firm, WISC Partners, he actively engages with and provides management consulting for startup CEOs, fostering the next generation of tech companies.

After a 20-year career at Intel, he went on to lead Applied Materials as CEO for over a decade.

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Experience
51 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
Stateline, Nevada, United States
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Semiconductor Industry
His career includes executive roles at Intel, Applied Materials (a key equipment supplier), and a current board seat at TSMC, covering the full industry ecosystem.
Startup Mentorship
As a General Partner at WISC Partners, he is actively involved in funding and providing management consulting to startup CEOs, reflecting a passion for new ventures.
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Career

Work history

10-2018
Board Member
Gogoro
5-2008
Lead Director
Nasdaq
6-2015
Board Member
TSMC
12-2015
General Partner
WISC Partners
2003 - 12-2015
Chairman and CEO
Applied Materials
In the press

Media appearances

Gogoro, a Technology Leader in Urban Electric Mobility and Battery Swapping to List on Nasdaq Through a Merger with Poema Global Holdings Corp. Featured in PR Newswire
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Gogoro CEO over SPAC deal: “We are ready to go big”. Featured in CommonWealth Magazine (English)
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Education
2015 - 2015
honorary PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1968 - 1974
MSEE
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1968 - 1970
No
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
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