Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 27, 2003

Carl Johnson – Ii-vi Inc (iivi)

CARL J. JOHNSON, a co-Founder of II-VI Incorporated in 1971, serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the company. He served as President of the company from 1971 until 1985 and has served as a Director since 1971 and Chairman since 1985. From 1966 to 1971, Dr. Johnson was Director of Research and Development for Essex International, Inc., an automotive electrical and power distribution products manufacturer. From 1964 to 1966, Dr. Johnson worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories as a member of the technical staff. Dr. Johnson completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois. He holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a summary of II-VI?

Dr. Johnson: II-VI is a materials company, but we go well beyond

that. We produce crystals that are useful in the optical,

electro-optical and