10 Coherent operations leaders
Meg Cerullo Heil, Vice President of Strategy and Operations & Assistant Corporate Secretary at Coherent Corp., is one of ten Coherent operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold head of operations and senior director of operations roles. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Coherent from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris Brown
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Coherent Corp.
Chris Brown has been Director of Operations at Coherent Corp. since August 2025, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Chris Brown was Production Manager at Coherent Inc. from 2020 to 2025, Senior Production Supervisor at Coherent Inc. from 2009 to 2020 and Laser Systems Engineer at Coherent Inc. from 2008 to 2009.
Christian Scholz
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Coherent Corp.
Christian Scholz has been Director of Operations at Coherent Corp. since January 2022, and the profile says the role is in the diode component business unit in Santa Clara. Christian Scholz was Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Coherent Corp. from 2011 to 2022 and Chip Engineering Manager at Coherent Corp. from 2010 to 2011.
Eric Ng
LinkedInExperience: Head Of Operations · Coherent Corp.
Eric Ng has been Head Of Operations at Coherent Corp. since May 2018, based in Penang, Malaysia, and was Senior Manager Supply Chain Management at Coherent Corp. from 2013 to 2018. Eric Ng was Operations Manager at Hypertronics Technology Sdn Bhd (Acquired by Coherent Inc.) from 2010 to 2011.
Gary Kapusta
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President of Operations · Coherent Corp.
Gary Kapusta is a former Executive Vice President of Operations at Coherent Corp., a role held from 2023 to 2025, and was Chief Supply Chain Officer at Coherent Corp. from 2019 to 2023. Gary Kapusta was Chief Operating Officer at II-VI Incorporated from 2016 to 2019, based in the Pittsburgh region.
Meg Cerullo Heil
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Strategy and Operations & Assistant Corporate Secretary · Coherent Corp.
Meg Cerullo Heil has been Vice President of Strategy and Operations & Assistant Corporate Secretary at Coherent Corp. since January 2025, based in San Jose, California. Meg Cerullo Heil was Vice President, Global Affairs Operations at Mastercard from 2024 to 2025 and COO, Legal, Government Affairs & Security at S&P Global from 2023 to 2024.
Mikael Ekholm
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Operations · Coherent Corp.
Mikael Ekholm has been Senior Director of Operations at Coherent Corp. since January 2023, a role the profile places in Järfälla, Sweden. Mikael Ekholm was Senior vice President Instrument manufactiring at Boule Diagnostics AB from 2020 to 2022 and Operations Director - Laboratory Medicine SE at Unilabs from 2017 to 2018.
Raihan Nabil
LinkedInExperience: VP GM Wafer Fabs · Coherent Corp.
Raihan Nabil is a former VP GM Wafer Fabs at Coherent Corp., a role held from 2021 to 2025, and the profile says the role was P&L leader for global wafer fabrication operations across multiple fabs in the U.S. and Asia. Raihan Nabil was Sr Director, Worldwide Product Engineering at Coherent Corp. from 2016 to 2021.
Robert F Daly
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Lean Transformation · Coherent Corp.
Robert F Daly has been Vice President Global Lean Transformation at Coherent Corp. since February 2022, a role the profile places in the Operations department, and also lists Vice President Of Operations at II-VI Aerospace & Defense since 2017. Robert F Daly was Senior Vice President, Production Operations at DRS Technologies - Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group from 2005 to 2006.
Ulf Rockström
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Operations · Coherent Corp.
Ulf Rockström has been Senior Director Operations at Coherent Corp. since July 2022, a role the profile places in Järfälla, Sweden, and held the same title at II-VI Incorporated from 2020 to 2023. Ulf Rockström was Director Operations at Finisar Corporation from 2007 to 2020.
W.H. Teh
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · Coherent Corp.
W.H. Teh is a former Senior Vice President Operations at Coherent Corp., a role held in 2025, and the profile says the role led operational strategy across compound-semiconductor fabs, photonics components assembly, custom laser assembly and specialized materials manufacturing. W.H. Teh has been Senior Director, U.S. Operations: Silicon to AI Infrastructure at NVIDIA since January 2026.
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