Madonna Bolano is the Group Vice President and the head of Human Resources at Applied Materials. She leads and is responsible for leading all human resources related functions for the company’s 18,000+ strong workforce across 17 countries where Applied Materials maintains its presence. In her career spanning almost two and a half decades in Human Resources, she has developed and executed numerous HR strategies, improved employee engagement, and integrated employees during mergers and acquisitions. She has worked with Sun Power Corporation in the past.