James L. Brissenden

JAMES L. BRISSENDEN is President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
of INFICON Holding AG. Mr. Brissenden joined INFICON Leybold Hereaus as
President and Chief Executive Officer in 1984. In 1996, Mr. Brissenden
became President and Chief Executive Officer of Balzers and Leybold
Instrumentation, the company’s predecessor. Prior to joining INFICON,
Mr. Brissenden spent 20 years with Carborundum Company with his last
position being Vice President and General Manager, Electric Products
Division. Mr. Brissenden has served as President of the Unaxis holding
company in the United States and Chairman of Contraves Inc., a Unaxis
subsidiary. Mr. Brissenden holds a BSBA from Ohio State University and
an MBA from the State University of New York.