Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 6, 2005

Robert Dietrich – Mks Inc (mkx:tsx)

ROBERT J. DIETRICH is Chief Financial Officer for MKS, Inc., and is responsible for all financial, administrative and legal functions within the company. Prior to joining MKS, he was with Cedara Software Corp. where he served as CFO and Vice President, Finance and Administration from September 1997 to June 2001. Mr. Dietrich also gained significant financial and operational experience in a wide variety of roles at Mitel Corporation in Ottawa, including assignments as Vice President, Corporate Affairs, General Manager Network Products Division, Vice President, Corporate Planning, Corporate Controller and Treasurer. Mr. Dietrich served eight years in the Audit practice of Ernst & Young, and four years in the company's mergers and acquisitions practice. Most recently he joined the Corporate Governance Task Force for the Issues and Policy Advisory Committee, Financial Executives International Canada, where he serves as Chair. He earned his CA designation in 1977, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Queen's University. Profile
TWST: May we start with an overview of MKS?

Mr. Dietrich: MKS is a publicly traded company listed on the Toronto

Stock Exchange, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, in Canada, and we

provide