Applied Materials Appoints Avinash Avula To Lead India Operations

Applied Materials has appointed Avinash Avula to serve as Country President of Applied Materials India. In this role, Avula leads Applied’s overall business operations in India, which currently spans five sites along with organisations responsible for R&D, product development, IT and operations. Avula previously served in a variety of management roles at Applied Materials’ corporate offices in Santa Clara, California and Singapore.

“I am excited to welcome Avinash back to Applied Materials as we continue to expand our capabilities in India,” said Satheesh Kuppurao, Group Vice President of Business Development and Growth, Semiconductor Products Group at Applied Materials. “For more than 20 years, Applied has been a key part of the country’s semiconductor ecosystem, and Avinash’s broad and deep expertise in business and technology development makes him perfectly suited to lead our teams through the next phase of growth for Applied Materials India and the industry.”

“It’s great to be rejoining Applied Materials at a time where there are so many growth opportunities for the semiconductor industry in India,” said Avinash Avula. “I look forward to partnering closely with Applied’s global teams in helping enable the broader technology ecosystem in India.”

Avula previously led business and technology development for advanced packaging at Applied Materials in Singapore, establishing the company’s Advanced Packaging Development Center in collaboration with A*STAR.  Before returning to Applied, Avula spent over nine years at DuPont as a Vice President and General Manager leading a variety of specialty materials businesses serving the printed circuit board, assembly, semiconductor and display industries. He previously served as an operations consultant supporting a number of major semiconductor companies in the U.S.

Avula holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Osmania University in India.