Biography

Bertrand Loy was appointed Director of the Company on November 6, 2014. Mr. Loy was appointed Lead Independent Director and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee. Mr. Loy is President and CEO of Entegris Inc., a provider of yield-enhancing materials and solutions used in advanced high-tech manufacturing environments. He earlier served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Entegris; under his leadership he helped grow the company's revenue to $1.1 billion. He previously worked as Chief Financial Officer of Mykrolis Corp., the former microelectronics division of Millipore. Prior to this, he was with Millipore initially as the Director of Finance and Manufacturing for Millipore's Laboratory Water Division before moving to the position of Chief Information Officer. He began his career with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (now Novartis) where he held various positions in strategic planning and finance in Europe, Japan and Latin America. Mr. Loy earned an MBA at ESSEC Business School in France.