Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 24, 1999

Bernard Jacques Couillaud – Coherent Inc (cohr)

BERNARD JACQUES COUILLAUD is the President and CEO of Coherent, Inc., a position he had held since 1996. Also an Educator and Researcher in Physics, Mr. Couilland has had over 65 papers published and 4 patents granted in Physics and Laser Technology. Before joining Coherent in 1983, he held Professorships at Stanford University and the University of Bordeaux, France. He has provided communications to 46 scientific meetings and taught classes on Laser Physics, Quantum Electronics and Spectroscopy. He received a Master of Science degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Microwave Spectroscopy from the University of Bordeaux, France in 1968. Profile
TWST: Give us a little background summary on Coherent; enough

information to put into context what you see as your business, what you

see as your company today.

Mr. Couillaud: Coherent is