John F. Ippolito — Senior Vice President of Strategic Development at MKS Instruments

Mr. John F. Ippolito has been Senior Vice President of Strategic Development at MKS Instruments, Inc. since June 2, 2017. Mr. Ippolito served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at MKS Instruments, Inc. since May 12, 2017 until June 2, 2017 and served as its Vice President of Corporate Development since October 2012 until May 12, 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Ippolito served as a Managing Director at Headwaters MB, LLC from February 2010 until November 2012. He had joined the firm in 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Ippolito served at Axia Advisors. He had co-founded the firm in 2004. Mr. Ippolito also served as a Managing Director at Axia Partners and Creek Park Capital. Prior to that, he was the Head of Merger and Acquisition at H.C. Wainwright. Prior to that, Mr. Ippolito served as a Managing Director at C.W. Downer & Company, where he helped establish a cross-border sell-side practice. He also held senior management positions at several companies serving the factory automation marketplace. Mr. Ippolito earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, with highest distinction, from Purdue University in 1979 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1983.