Executives
Ralph W. Bernstein, Managing Director/CEO
Dr. Bernstein serves as managing director of the company. Dr. Bernstein joined IDEX in 2006 as chief technology officer (CTO). In 2008 he was appointed managing director/CEO of IDEX, while also maintaining the position as CTO. He holds a Ph.D. in physical electronics – semiconductor physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He has more than 15 years of experience as a senior scientist and research director within microsystems and nanotechnology at SINTEF. He also holds a part-time adjunct professor position in electronic devices and materials at NTNU. In the last five years, Dr. Bernstein has been a board member of GasSecure AS since 3 December 2009. and he served on the board of Nanoday AS from May 2009 until the company was dissolved in 2009. Dr. Bernstein was born in 1960 and is a Norwegian citizen. He resides in Bærum.
John R. (Jack) Robinson, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Mr. Robinson joined IDEX in 2010 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Previously he worked more than 20 years at Tandberg Data and Tandberg Storage, where his last assignment was Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Robinson has a technical and commercial career working with the world’s largest computer OEMs and has held several senior marketing and sales positions at the corporate level at Tandberg Data, based internationally and more than thirteen years in Norway. He holds a B.A. in Computer Engineering from the Bucks County College in Pennsylvania, USA. Mr. Robinson was born in 1964, and is a U.S. citizen. He resides in Lørenskog.
Erling Svela, Finance Director/CFO
Mr. Svela has served as IDEX’ chief financial officer (CFO) since second quarter 2008. Mr. Svela is currently retained on a part-time basis of minimum 40 percent of full time. From 2006 until 2011 Mr. Svela was also on part-time basis the CFO of Thin Film Electronics ASA, which is listed on Oslo Axess. From 2006 to 2008, he was CFO and corporate vice president in Kitron ASA, a company listed on Oslo Børs. Previously, from 2000 to 2006 he was finance director in Opticom AS and Thin Film OldCo AS. In the capacity of CFO of Kitron ASA, Mr. Svela was board member of the subsidiaries of Kitron ASA 2006-2008. In his capacity of finance director of Opticom AS and Thin Film OldCo AS, Mr. Svela was board member of Thin Film Electronics AB. Mr. Svela holds an MSc. in Forest Economy and Management from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (1985), an MBA from Henley Management College (1993) and he is a certified European financial analyst from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (2000). He has also completed the IFRS Academy by the Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants. Mr. Svela was born in 1958. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo.
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