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10 Lam Research IT leaders
Troy S., GVP Chief Information Officer at Lam Research, is one of ten Lam Research IT leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held head of enterprise infrastructure, senior director and IT director roles at the company. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Lam Research from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Benny Yap
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Information Systems Director · Lam Research
Benny Yap has been Engineering Information Systems Director at Lam Research since March 2024, and the profile says the role manages Lam Engineering xCAD, PDM, engineering applications, xCAD automation development, Model Based X and platform transformation. Benny Yap was previously Supply Chain Operations Senior Technical Leader at Cisco (2014 to 2020).
Chris Mullen
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director IT Business Operations · Lam Research
Chris Mullen has been Sr. Director IT Business Operations at Lam Research since October 2025 and was Senior Director of Common Services at Lam Research from 2024 to 2025. Chris Mullen was previously Director Global Business Services (2021 to 2024) and Director Colleague Experience and Technology (2018 to 2021) at VMware.
Christian Paul
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Business Partner · Lam Research
Christian Paul has been Director, IT Business Partner at Lam Research since August 2026, based in Villach, Austria, and the profile describes building partnerships with business units and translating needs into scalable, outcome-driven solutions. At Lam Research, Christian Paul was also Senior Manager, Global End-User Technology and Services (2025), Information Technology Manager (2023 to 2025) and IT Operations Lead (2021 to 2023).
David Jensen
LinkedInExperience: Director Data Center Operations · Lam Research
David Jensen was Director Data Center Operations at Lam Research from 2017 to 2024, and the profile describes responsibility for worldwide technology and service delivery in data center server, storage, cloud, network, database and application management, with a $32M OPEX budget. At Lam Research, David Jensen was also Director, SAP Operations (2010 to 2017).
Hao Z.
LinkedInExperience: Head of Enterprise Infrastructure and IT Security · Lam Research
Hao Z. has been Head of Enterprise Infrastructure and IT Security at Lam Research since March 2018, with a headline that also names a Managing Director title, and the profile describes managing global IT infrastructure and services in large enterprise environments. At Lam Research, Hao Z. was also IT Director, Network and Security (2014 to 2018) and Senior Manager, Network (2007 to 2014).
Michelle Peterson
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Global Enterprise Applications · Lam Research
Michelle Peterson was Managing Director Global Enterprise Applications at Lam Research from 2019 to 2020 and Managing Director, GIS Business Relationship Management from 2020 to 2024. At Lam Research, Michelle Peterson was also Senior Director Global Enterprise Applications (2018 to 2019), Senior Director Global IT Operations (2017 to 2018) and Director IT Operations (2013 to 2017).
Murali Bati
LinkedInExperience: Director IT · Lam Research
Murali Bati has been Director IT at Lam Research since October 2015, with a headline naming enterprise applications, and was Sr. Manager IT at Lam Research from 2006 to 2015. Murali Bati was previously Sr. Architect/Manager at IBM (2002 to 2006) and Sr. SAP Consultant at Softline/KPMG/Qwest Cyber Solutions (1998 to 2002).
Peter Wolte
LinkedInExperience: Technical Director - Enterprise Infra & Cloud Architecture · Lam Research
Peter Wolte has been Technical Director - Enterprise Infra & Cloud Architecture at Lam Research since July 2022, based in Villach, Austria. At Lam Research, Peter Wolte was also Director - Cloud Platform Services (2020 to 2022), Technical Director - DC & Cloud Architecture (2019 to 2020) and Data Center & Cloud Architect (2016 to 2019).
Rahul Kharwadkar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Cloud and Automation · Lam Research
Rahul Kharwadkar has been Senior Director Cloud and Automation at Lam Research since August 2024 and was Director Cloud and Automation there from 2020 to 2024, with a headline describing enterprise applications and digital transformation leadership. Rahul Kharwadkar was previously Client / Engagement Partner at Cognizant (2016 to 2020).
Troy S.
LinkedInExperience: GVP Chief Information Officer · Lam Research
Troy S. has been GVP Chief Information Officer at Lam Research since January 2025. Troy S. was previously Chief Information Officer at Neurocrine Biosciences (2023 to 2025), Senior Vice President CIO at Progenity, Inc. (2020 to 2022), SVP and CIO at Teradata (2017 to 2020) and Head of Global Information Services at Illumina (2014 to 2016).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which infrastructure or application work stays in-house and which goes to outside partners?
- 02What do you look at to judge whether an IT team is serving manufacturing and engineering users well?
- 03How do you sequence a large platform or cloud change so global sites keep running during the move?
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