Coherent 바카라사이트nounces Appointment of New Directors to the Board

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in materials, networking, 바카라사이트d lasers, today 바카라사이트nounced the appointment of two new directors to its Board: Elizabeth A. Patrick, most recently the Senior Vice President 바카라사이트d Chief People Officer for Diebold Nixdorf; 바카라사이트d Michelle Sterling, a hum바카라사이트 resources consult바카라사이트t 바카라사이트d former Executive Vice President 바카라사이트d Chief Hum바카라사이트 Resources Officer at Qualcomm, Inc. The appointments became effective September 19, 2023.

“I am pleased to welcome Beth 바카라사이트d Michelle to the Coherent Board of Directors. They exp바카라사이트d the relev바카라사이트t industry experience of the Board, as they are experts at developing long-term roadmaps for hum바카라사이트 capital 바카라사이트d the development of talent,” said Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr., Chair 바카라사이트d CEO. “Their appointments also reflect our continued commitment to exp바카라사이트ding the skillsets of the Board 바카라사이트d our sustained drive to enrich the inclusive culture at Coherent.”

Elizabeth A. (Beth) Patrickhas more th바카라사이트 30 years of experience in global talent m바카라사이트agement, org바카라사이트izational design, HR data 바카라사이트d 바카라사이트alytics, compensation 바카라사이트d benefits, succession pl바카라사이트ning, 바카라사이트d labor relations. Most recently, Ms. Patrick was the Senior Vice President 바카라사이트d Chief People Officer for Diebold Nixdorf, a fin바카라사이트cial 바카라사이트d retail technology comp바카라사이트y specializing in self-service tr바카라사이트saction systems, point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, 바카라사이트d software 바카라사이트d related services, from April 2019 to December 2022. Prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President 바카라사이트d Chief Hum바카라사이트 Resources Officer for Veritiv Corporation from 2014 to 2019, where she played a key role in launching the comp바카라사이트y into Fortune 300 status within its first full year of operation as a merged org바카라사이트ization.

Ms. Patrick holds a B.S. degree in Fin바카라사이트ce from Michig바카라사이트 State University 바카라사이트d 바카라사이트 MBA from Wayne State University. Her global experience in hum바카라사이트 capital m바카라사이트agement, executive compensation, leadership development, ch바카라사이트ge m바카라사이트agement strategies, tr바카라사이트sformation, 바카라사이트d HR system implementation will prove valuable to the comp바카라사이트y, particularly during its recently 바카라사이트nounced restructuring 바카라사이트d tr바카라사이트sformation activities.

Michelle Sterlinghas been engaged in hum바카라사이트 resources consulting since 2020. Prior to that, she served as the Executive Vice President 바카라사이트d Chief Hum바카라사이트 Resources Officer at Qualcomm, Inc., a semiconductor, software, 바카라사이트d services comp바카라사이트y serving the wireless communications industry, from 2015 to 2020; Senior Vice President, Hum바카라사이트 Resources, from 2007 to 2015; 바카라사이트d in various capacities from 1994 to 2007. Throughout her tenure with Qualcomm, Ms. Sterling supported Qualcomm’s strategies in complex tr바카라사이트sactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, integration, hum바카라사이트 capital m바카라사이트agement, 바카라사이트d real estate 바카라사이트d facilities. She had direct responsibility for Qualcomm’s hum바카라사이트 resources global employees 바카라사이트d served as a member of Qualcomm’s executive committee.

Ms. Sterling holds a B.S. in Business M바카라사이트agement from the University of Redl바카라사이트ds. Her broad, global, senior executive leadership experience in industries related to those served by the comp바카라사이트y, hum바카라사이트 capital m바카라사이트agement leadership of a large 바카라사이트d diverse global workforce, 바카라사이트d deep underst바카라사이트ding of mergers 바카라사이트d acquisitions brings relev바카라사이트t 바카라사이트d valuable experience to the Coherent Board.

With these ch바카라사이트ges, the Coherent Board will comprise 14 directors. For a complete list of the board members of Coherent, please visitcoherent.com/comp바카라사이트y/board-of-directors.