Applied Materials, a provider of equipment, services, and software to enable advanced semiconductor manufacturing, has appointed Thomas Larkins as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, effective Nov. 26. He succeeds Joseph Sweeney, who is retiring as general counsel.

Larkins joins Applied Materials from technology and manufacturing company Honeywell International, where he served as vice president, corporate secretary, and deputy general counsel since 2002. He joined Honeywell in 1997 and served in various positions of increasing responsibility.

Larkins has experience in mergers and acquisitions, global commercial transactions and operations, corporate finance, securities, and corporate governance.