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Posted 16 August, 2021

II-VI INC appointed new CEO

CEO Change detected for ticker NYSE:COHR in a 8-K filed on 16 August, 2021.


  On August 16, 2021, the Company announced that Francis J. Kramer, the Company's current Board Chair and former CEO, will transition to Chair Emeritus while continuing as a director, effective immediately following the annual meeting of II-VI shareholders in November, 2021, and that Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., II-VI's current Chief Executive Officer and a director, will become Chair of II-VI's board of directors at that time.  

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Overview of II-VI INC
Industrial Goods • Industrial Electronics
Coherent Corp. engages in the development, refinement, manufacturing, and marketing of engineered materials and opto-electronic components and devices for precision in the field of industrial materials processing, optical communications, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, semiconductor capital equipment, life sciences, and automotive applications and markets. It operates through the following segments: Photonic Solutions and Compound Semiconductors. The Photonic Solutions segment manufactures crystal materials, optics, microchip lasers and optoelectronic modules for use in optical communication networks and other diverse consumer and commercial applications, pump lasers, optical isolators, and optical amplifiers and micro-optics for optical amplifiers, for both terrestrial and submarine applications within the optical communications market. The Compound Semiconductors segment designs, manufactures and markets optical and electro-optical components and materials, infrared optical components and high-precision optical assemblies for aerospace and defense, medical and commercial laser imaging applications, semiconductor lasers and detectors for optical interconnects and sensing applications, unique engineered materials for thermoelectric and silicon carbide applications servicing the semiconductor, aerospace and defense and medical markets. The company was founded by Carl J. Johnson in 1971 and is headquartered in Saxonburg, PA.
Market Cap
$9.69B
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02. 
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 


On August 16, 2021, the Company announced that Francis J. Kramer, the Company's current Board Chair and former CEO, will transition to Chair Emeritus while continuing as a director, effective immediately following the annual meeting of II-VI shareholders in November, 2021, and that Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., II-VI's current Chief Executive Officer and a director, will become Chair of II-VI's board of directors at that time. Rear Admiral Marc Y.E. Pelaez (retired) will continue to serve as Lead Independent Director on the Company's Board. 

The Company's press release with respect to this change is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.