Management Team

Dr. Sergio Edelstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Edelstein joined GSI Group in July of 2006 from KLA-Tencor, where he held a number of senior executive positions, most recently as Group Vice President of the E-Beam and Films Product Group. Prior to that, Mr. Edelstein held several general management positions at Applied Materials. Mr. Edelstein also served as Director on the Board of Blue 29, a semiconductor equipment company.

Mr. Edelstein has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and holds 11 patents.

Anthony J. Bellantuoni

Vice President, Human Resources

Mr. Bellantuoni joined GSI Group in September of 2007 from Dassault Systemes where he served as Vice President of Human Resources for their ENOVIA Division. Prior to this assignment, he was Vice President, Human Resources and Administration for the SIMULIA Division. Before joining ABAQUS, Mr. Bellantuoni was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at ePresence, formerly Banyan Systems.

Philippe Brak
Vice President and General Manager, Lasers

Philippe Brak joined the Company on January 2, 2008 as Vice President and General Manager for the Company's lasers business. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Brak was President and CEO of NP Photonics, a fiber laser company. Before joining NP Photonics, Mr. Brak was employed at Gigabit Optics and Spectra-Physics Lasers, Inc. in various General Management and Sales and Services Management roles.

Stephen Webb
Managing Director, Westwind Air Bearings

Stephen Webb became Managing Director of Westwind Air Bearings Ltd. in February 2003. Westwind was acquired by GSI Group in December 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Webb was Operations Director at Oxford Instruments Analytical. Prior to 2001, he was Operations Director at EEV Ltd.