James Jenson

About James Jenson

Executive P&L leader with experience managing complex capital equipment businesses for both public and private equity firms in global, high-tech manufacturing industries. Combining a strong marketing foundation with operational performance, I have a unique ability to both set strategic direction and execute on the plan. Throughout my career, I’ve earned a reputation for strategic leadership that consistently expands business by igniting growth, scaling operations, and capturing new market opportunities. The key to this success is building high performance teams, creating an atmosphere of transparency, open communication, collaboration, and trust. This ensures that everyone’s role is well aligned to the broader business objectives, empowering them to move the organization forward. Key Strengths include:LEADERSHIPLed strategy to regain core market share by aligning the organization with business goals. Revamped sales, marketing, and product development teams, resulting in on-target products, customer success, and new profitable business.BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION Spearheaded a strategic initiative transforming the company from survival to growth. Set a new strategy, overhauled the product range, renewed the commercial engine, and drove financial performance, reversing declining revenue to 8% sales growth and 18% profit growth.BUSINESS STRATEGY Created and executed strategies and multi-generational product roadmaps to achieve #1 equipment supplier status during the LED market ramp-up. This grew revenue from $108M to $790M, increased market share from 23% to 59%, improved gross margin by 12 points, and established market leadership.PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Launched two breakthrough products, balancing near-term needs and future growth. Structured the organization to execute plans and sequence project stages. Grew revenue by 27%, expanded market share from 61% to 75%, and created a platform for adjacent market penetration.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Created commercial capability for sustained growth through new demand generation and a multi-step sales process with aligned incentives. Increased lead generation rate by 90%, captured 350% more design wins, generated $5M in new revenue, and established a $20M pipeline in the first year.M&A Developed a strategy to leverage the group\'s global sales organization for two key international acquisitions. Achieved a “one team” dynamic while retaining local cultures and integrating into the global business framework, increasing combined acquired company sales by 71%.90••••••75 | J••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Vice President & General Manager, Gas Microcontamination Control

   Entegris

   Jan 2025 — Present · Boston, MA, US

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (with honors), Electrical Engineering

• Northeastern University

  Master of Science, Engineering Management & Operations Research

Skills

• Leadership
• Management
• Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Product Marketing
• Product Management
• Organizational Development
• P&L Management
• General Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Semiconductors
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Semiconductor Industry
• Executive Management
• Product Development
• Thin Films
• R&D
• Mems
• Electronics
• Product Launch
• Photovoltaics
• Start-Ups
• Nanotechnology
• Business Planning
• Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Business Development
• Engineering Management
• Competitive Analysis
• International Sales
• Design of Experiments
• Metrology
• Program Management
• International Business
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mocvd
• Ic
• Product Engineering
• Six Sigma