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Date Announced: 09 Dec 2025
The company welcomes a new Chief Financial Officer, promotes a long-standing top executive to Chief Operating Officer and appoints a returning industry leader as President of Edmund Optics’ Marketplace Business
Mainz, Germany, December 9th , 2025 - Edmund Optics is pleased to announce several strategic leadership developments that strengthen the organization and position the company for continued growth.
First, Edmund Optics welcomes Edward (Ed) Manley as its new Chief Financial Officer. Manley brings more than 30 years of global finance leadership experience across manufacturing, distribution, transformations, and integrations. His career includes senior finance roles at Zoll Medical, Tyco International, Brooks Instrument, American Standard, and Vyaire Medical. As a CPA with an MBA, he combines strong financial expertise with deep operational insight and a collaborative leadership style well aligned with Edmund Optics’ culture.
Jeff Harvey has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. With more than 25 years at Edmund Optics, Harvey offers extensive institutional knowledge and leadership experience across nearly every part of the business. Most recently as Chief Innovation Officer, he led the enterprise-wide transformation focused on modernization, quality, sustainability, digitalization, and the company’s forward-looking organizational structure. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Operations and held key roles across IS/IT, Service and Inventory Management, and Supply Chain. As COO, he will oversee operational strategy and ensure seamless execution across the organization.
Edmund Optics is also pleased to announce the return of Todd Sierer, who re-joins the company as President of Edmund Optics’ Marketplace Business after a series of successful leadership roles outside the organization. Sierer previously spent more than seven years at Edmund Optics in senior positions across Product Marketing, Asia Marketing, and ultimately Americas Sales & Marketing. He later served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Nelson Labs and most recently as Vice President of Global Sales at Quantum Machines. Bringing both deep familiarity with Edmund Optics and expanded global market perspective, Sierer will help drive the next phase of growth for the Marketplace Division.
Together, these leadership appointments combine external expertise, returning experience enriched by perspectives gained outside the company, and the continued advancement of internal talent. They underscore Edmund Optics’ commitment to a strong leadership team that champions innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth for customers, partners, and employees worldwide.
About Edmund Optics®:
With over 80 years of experience, Edmund Optics is a trusted provider of high-quality optical components and solutions, serving industries like Life Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial Inspection, Semiconductor, and R&D. The company employs 1,300+ people across 19 global locations and continues to grow.
As a leading optics and photonics company, Edmund Optics provides two specialized solutions: a robust Marketplace with 34,000+ off-the-shelf products and Advanced Manufacturing, which focuses on custom and volume production of precision optical and imaging components.
Edmund Optics’ Marketplace is a one-stop shop for over 34,000 in-stock products from in-house manufacturing and 40+ top-tier brands, covering the entire beam path with fast, easy purchasing. For tailored solutions, Advanced Manufacturing offers custom design, first-article production, and scalable manufacturing — supported by four global design centres and nine specialized factories producing over 2 million components and 175,000+ assemblies annually.
Learn more at www.edmundoptics.eu
E-mail: ahuebscher@edmundoptics.de
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