Philip C. Deck

PHILIP C. DECK is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
MKS Inc. Mr. Deck joined MKS in January 2001 to lead the company through
its next stage of growth. From April 1993 to November 1999, Mr. Deck was
Chairman and/or CEO of Certicom Corp., a NASDAQ and TSE-traded company
engaged in the development and marketing of cryptographic technologies
for computing and communications products. Mr. Deck led all aspects of
Certicom’s development including the launch of its leading elliptic
curve encryption technology, international standardization of the
technology and licensing to the worldwide leaders in computing and
communications. Since 1989, Mr. Deck has also served as a principal of
HSD Partners Inc., a Toronto- based merchant banking firm that makes
investments in, and assists in the management of, growth companies. Mr.
Deck is a director of Delta Systems Inc. and the Canadian Opera Company.