ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today that Dr. Mark Gitin has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager, Photonics Business Unit, which is comprised of industry leading solutions in optics, optical filters, gratings, opto-mechanical components and vibration control. Dr. Gitin brings to the company over 25 years of experience in the optics and laser industry. He was most recently Vice President and General Manager of Coherent’s Diode Laser, Fiber and Systems Group and had 20 years of experience with that company, including executive roles in Strategic Marketing and Business Development.
Dr. Gitin received his Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of California at Davis and earned his Ph D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, where he focused on ultrafast lasers. He also holds several patents encompassing technological advances in solid-state lasers, semiconductor lasers, and laser material processing.
“Mark is an outstanding addition to the MKS Light & Motion Division leadership team. As we continue to offer best in class solutions based upon our industry leading brands of Newport, Spectra-Physics, and Ophir, we expect Mark’s in depth knowledge and expertise to help us accelerate our growth as we demonstrate the value of our extensive product offerings to our customers,” said Dennis Werth, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Light & Motion Division.
“I am pleased to have Mark join the MKS leadership team,” said John T.C. Lee, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “The Photonics market has been a core segment for MKS and Mark brings a history of success that will help drive further growth as we solve our customers‘ most critical challenges.”
About MKS Instruments
MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor, and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity. Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control and information technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration isolation and optics. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, general industrial, life sciences and research. Additional information can be found at www.mksinst.com.
