Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 21, 2005

Robert Deuster – Newport Corporation (newp)

ROBERT G. DEUSTER joined Newport Corporation in May 1996 as Chief Executive Officer and, in June 1997, became Chairman of the Board. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Deuster served in various senior management positions at Applied Power, Inc., an international manufacturer of electrical and hydraulic products, serving as Senior Vice President of the Distributed Products Group from 1994 to 1996, President of the Barry Controls Division from 1989 to 1994, President of the APITECH Division from 1986 to 1989 and Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Enerpac Division from 1985 to 1986. From 1975 to 1985, he held engineering and marketing management positions at General Electric Company's Medical Systems Group. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Newport

Corporation and a picture of the things you are doing at the present

time?

Mr. Deuster: Newport Corporation was founded in 1969