10 Coherent IT leaders
Sudhakar Chilukuri, CIO at Coherent Corp., is one of ten Coherent IT leaders listed here, alongside people who hold vice president of business and information systems, IT infrastructure and IT operations roles. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Coherent from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dale Bynum
LinkedInExperience: VP, IT Infrastructure Operations and Interim Head of IT Security and Compliance · Coherent Corp.
Dale Bynum has been VP, IT Infrastructure Operations and Interim Head of IT Security and Compliance at Coherent Corp. since January 2022, based in Sunnyvale, California, and was VP, Global IT Infrastructure Operations at II-VI Incorporated from 2019 to 2024. Dale Bynum was Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure and Security at Finisar Corporation from 2017 to 2024.
Holger Buelow
LinkedInExperience: Director IT Operations EMEA · Coherent Corp.
Holger Buelow has been Director IT Operations EMEA at Coherent Corp. since May 2023, based in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area, and the profile headline lists InfoSec, IT infrastructure and workplace IT. Holger Buelow was Director of IT - Information Security and Global Client Services at Coherent Inc. from 2021 to 2023 and Director of IT - European Operations at Coherent Inc. from 2008 to 2021.
James McEvoy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Information Technology, II-VI Aerospace and Defense · II-VI Incorporated
James McEvoy is a former Vice President, Information Technology, II-VI Aerospace and Defense at II-VI Incorporated, a role held from 2020 to 2024, and was Vice President, IT Strategy and Architecture at II-VI Incorporated from 2020 to 2023 and Vice President, Information Technology, II-VI Incorporated from 2016 to 2020. The profile describes governance of global IT programs, departments and organizations.
Jeff Tatusko
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Regional IT Operations (US), Service Management and Aerospace & Defense IT · Coherent Corp.
Jeff Tatusko is a former Senior Director, Regional IT Operations (US), Service Management and Aerospace & Defense IT at Coherent Corp., a role held from 2024 to 2026, and the profile says the role directed IT infrastructure across network, hybrid cloud and on-premise compute and storage. Jeff Tatusko was Director, Enterprise IT Operations at Coherent Corp. from 2017 to 2019.
Kumar Shanmukham
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Business and Information Systems · Coherent Corp.
Kumar Shanmukham has been Vice President, Business and Information Systems at Coherent Corp. since August 2021, based in San Jose, and was Sr. Director, Business Information System & Services at II-VI Incorporated from 2019 to 2021. Kumar Shanmukham was Director, Business Applications at Finisar Corporation from 2012 to 2019.
Long Le
LinkedInExperience: Country IT Head · Coherent Corp.
Long Le has been Country IT Head at Coherent Corp. since March 2026, a role the profile places in Thuan An near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and was Information Technology Manager at Coherent Corp. from 2023 to 2026. Long Le was Senior Information Technology Manager at Food Empire from 2020 to 2022.
Mahesh Adnani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Coherent Corp.
Mahesh Adnani is a former Chief Information Officer at Coherent Corp., a role held from 2020 to 2023, and was VP of Transformation- Business Data and Insights at Coherent Corp. from 2023 to 2025 and Director Business Information Systems at Coherent Corp. from 2014 to 2020. Mahesh Adnani has been IT Director Manufacturing Technology at Daltile since March 2026.
Mihir Nahar
LinkedInExperience: Director Business Applications · Coherent Corp.
Mihir Nahar has been Director Business Applications at Coherent Corp. since October 2024, based in Andhra Pradesh, India. Mihir Nahar was Manager - Oracle Application at Finisar Corporation from 2008 to 2025, Program Manager at Finisar Corporation over the same years and Technical Consultant at GE from 2006 to 2007.
Sudhakar Chilukuri
LinkedInExperience: CIO · Coherent Corp.
Sudhakar Chilukuri has been CIO at Coherent Corp. since July 2025, a role the profile places in San Francisco. Sudhakar Chilukuri was Corporate Vice President and CIO at Lattice Semiconductor from 2020 to 2025, Senior Vice President and CIO at Standard BioTools from 2017 to 2020 and Senior Director, Information Technology at HP from 2014 to 2017.
Syed Ashraf
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT Infrastructure, Network Services · Coherent Corp.
Syed Ashraf has been Director of IT Infrastructure, Network Services at Coherent Corp. since December 2024, based in McKinney, Texas. Syed Ashraf was Director Network & Cloud Services at CommScope from 2021 to 2024 and Senior Manager Infrastructure at JCPenney from 2019 to 2021, and the profile lists data center skills.
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