Applied Materials, Inc. announced Thomas J. Iannotti as chairman of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Iannotti succeeds Willem P. Roelandts, who has retired from the board.   Iannotti joined Applied’s board in 2005. Prior to being named chairman, he served as chair of the board’s Human Resources and Compensation Committee and was a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.   A veteran of the electronics industry for more than three decades, Iannotti spent nine ...