Jim Anderson

Chief Executive Officer

Jim Anderson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Coherent Corp. and a member of the Board of Directors on June 3, 2024. He brings over 25 years of experience in the technology and semiconductor industries, with a strong track record in innovation-driven businesses.

Prior to joining Coherent, Mr. Anderson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation from September 2018 to 2024. Before Lattice, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Computing and Graphics Business Group at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). Earlier in his career, he held various leadership roles across general management, engineering, sales, marketing, and corporate strategy at Intel, Broadcom (formerly Avago Technologies), and LSI Corporation.

Mr. Anderson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, Inc., where he was appointed in July 2025. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Entegris, Inc., (March 2023–July 2024), the Semiconductor Industry Association (until June 2024), and Sierra Wireless (April 2020–January 2023). He also sits on the Americas Executive Board for the MIT Sloan School of Management and the U.S.-Japan Business Council.

Mr. Anderson earned an MBA and Master of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota.