Mark Munch, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Mark joins Cooligy from Corning, Incorporated where he served as vice president and general manager for two product divisions, Signal Generation and Micro Optic Components. He was also vice president and chief technology officer of Corning Photonic Technologies. While at Corning, Mark was responsible for business strategy and product development, directing the activity of more than 300 signal-generation and photonics employees whose responsibilities included passive components, amplifier products, semiconductor products, and compensation products. Prior to joining Corning, Mark was general manager of the Tyco Electronics Corporation’s power materials group, a business unit that developed gel products for interconnect and thermal management. While at Tyco, Mark also served as vice president and chief technology officer of this $10 billion firm, leading the central research and development effort for new business and new technology platforms. Earlier in his career, Mark spent 10 years at Raychem Corporation (acquired by Tyco International Ltd. in 1999) in various key positions including director of advanced technology and business development for the electronics OEM components division; general manager and technical director of the display products group; and advanced product development manager of the polyswitch division. Mark received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from University of Colorado and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Stanford University.