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Date Announced: 09 May 2012
Former Coherent and DILAS executive Vittorio Fossati-Bellani heads up the semiconductor laser specialist.
Sylmar, California May 9, 2012 - Laser Operations, manufacturer of the technology-leading line of high-powered QPC Lasers announced today the appointment of Vittorio Fossati-Bellani to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Fossati-Bellani, who has served as the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer since the beginning of this year, will commence his new duties immediately.
“We are fortunate to have tapped Vittorio to take the helm of Laser Operations at this time” said Motti Lichtenstein, Chairman of the Board of both Laser Operations and its holding company, Laser Holding LLC. “Vittorio’s experience and stature in the industry will serve us very well as we deal with the opportunities and challenges in this new era of rapid growth for the Company,” added Lichtenstein.
Dr. Fossati-Bellani is a veteran of the Laser industry, having spent 27 years at Coherent, where he held, among others, the positions of President of their Semiconductor Group and Chief Marketing Officer. Since leaving Coherent in 2006, he has been in various executive positions at DILAS and Pyrophotonics, as well as managing his own consulting business in the Laser and Photonics field.
“I am excited to expand my responsibilities at Laser Operations and help guide them during this exciting period” said Dr. Fossati-Bellani. “Laser Operations’ unique product offerings have become the standard of excellence for high brightness and narrow-linewidth GaAs and InP semiconductor lasers and I am glad to be a part of this excellent team.
Laser Operations also announced today that Robert Miller has joined the Company as Senior Director of Manufacturing, reporting to the CEO. Mr. Miller has significant experience in the Photonics industry and in other high tech industries, having held similar positions at Melles-Griot, Advanced Bionics, and Coherent.
“I am confident that Bob’s long and deep experience in laser manufacturing will be key to Laser Operations’ growth in the industrial, medical and defense markets,” said CEO Vittorio Fossati-Bellani. “I have had the privilege of working with Bob at Coherent and I know that he is a team player, a problem solver and a motivator.”
Source: QPC Lasers
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