Gwen Briens
Senior Vice President & General Manager Photonics Business Unit
- Role
- Senior Vice President & General Manager Photonics Business Unit at MKS Inc.
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gwen Briens
Senior Vice President and General Manager with extensive international experience in the high tech industry. Manages Business Units for Test & Measurement equipment, High Precision Motion Control solutions, Optical and Mechanical Components, Vibration Control equipment, Industrial Lasers, Infrared Optics and assemblies serving Semiconductor, Industrial, Defense, Life and Health Science and Research markets. Profit and loss management of three separate product brands: Newport, Ophir and Spectra Physics across multiple geographical locations in the US, Asia, Europe and Israel. Strengths and experience include:• Finance operations• Product Marketing and Marketing Communication (product launch and brand management)• Extensive Operations experience inclusive of decentralized manufacturing and sub-contracting software services• Technical management across a wide range of product lines• People management, including staffing levels and recruitment, objective based performance reviews• Customer/Supplier liaison• Lead Multi site cross functional projects promoting design and implementation of best practices• Implementation of complex, cross functional project, including large scale organization optimization activities• Sales management
Experience
Senior Vice President & General Manager Photonics Business Unit
Feb 2026 — Present · Milpitas, CA, US
Manages Business Units for Newport, Ophir and Spectra Physics products.Portfolio includes Test & Measurement equipment, Optical and Mechanical Components, Vibration Control equipment, Industrial Lasers, Infrared Optics and assemblies serving Semiconductor, Industrial, Defense, Life and Health Science and Research markets.
Education
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes - ENIT
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering and Business Studies
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Product Marketing
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Motion Control Systems
- Contract Negotiation
- Motion Control
- Metrology
- Lean Manufacturing
- Optics
- Spc
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Semiconductors
- New Business Development
- R&D
- Engineering Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Offshore Outsourcing
- Laser
- Manufacturing
- Product Management
- Engineering
- Fiber Optics
- Electronics
- Sensors
- Manufacturing Engineering Management
- Financial Operations
- Research and Development (R&D)
- M&a Experience / Integration
- Operations Management
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