CRISTINA H. AMON - Corporate Board Profile

MKS INSTRUMENTS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-03-14	Cristina H. Amon Ms. Amon has served as our director since 2007. She has served as the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Alumni Chair Professor of Bioengineering and a member of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto since July 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Amon served at Carnegie Mellon University, as Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems from September 1999 until July 2006, and was a Raymond Lane Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from September 2001 until July 2006. In her roles at the University of Toronto and Carnegie Mellon, Ms. Amon has led research in micro-fabrication, sustainable energy, thermal management of electronics and nano-scale transport in silicon thin films. Ms. Amon has served as Executive Board Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineering Deans Council since 2007 and a Member of its Global Engineering Deans Council from 2008 through 2010. She has also served as the Nominating Committee Chair for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 2006 to 2007, served as an Executive Board Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Electronic and Photonic Packaging division since 2001, served on the External Advisory Board for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University since 2008, and served on the Board of Visitors for the College of Engineering at UIUC since 2009. She is a Fellow of AAAS, ASEE, ASME, EIC, IEEE, NAE, RSC and CAE. Ms. Amon’s extensive engineering background, particularly in micro-fabrication, thermal management and silicon thin-films, provides the Board of Directors with a technical perspective and insight into the challenges and opportunities we face.
2014-03-24	Cristina H. Amon Ms. Amon has served as our director since 2007. She has served as the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Alumni Chair Professor of Bioengineering and a member of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto since July 2006. Prior to that, Ms. Amon served at Carnegie Mellon University, as Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems from September 1999 until July 2006, and was a Raymond Lane Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from September 2001 until July 2006. In her roles at the University of Toronto and Carnegie Mellon, Ms. Amon has led research in micro-fabrication, sustainable energy, thermal management of electronics and nano-scale transport in silicon thin films. Ms. Amon has served as Executive Board Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineering Deans Council since 2007, and Nominating Committee Member since 2011. Ms. Amon has served as Executive Board Member of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) since 2007 and as Chair from 2008 through 2009. She has also served as an Executive Board Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Electronic and Photonic Packaging division since 2001, served on the External Advisory Board for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University since 2008, and served on the Board of Visitors for the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) since 2009. She is a Fellow of ASEE, ASME, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Ms. Amon’s extensive engineering background, particularly in micro-fabrication, thermal management and silicon thin-films, provides the Board of Directors with a technical perspective and insight into the challenges and opportunities we face.
2015-03-13	Dr. Amon has served as our director since 2007. She has served as the Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Alumni Chair Professor of Bioengineering and Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto since July 2006. Prior to that, Dr. Amon served at Carnegie Mellon University, as Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems from September 1999 until July 2006, and was a Raymond Lane Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from September 2001 until July 2006. In her roles at the University of Toronto and Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Amon has led research in micro-fabrication, sustainable energy, thermal management of electronics and nano-scale transport in silicon thin films. Dr. Amon holds a Diploma Engineering Degree from Universidad Simon Bolivar, and both an M.S. and a Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, all in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Amon has served as Executive Board Member of the Global Engineering Deans Council since 2007 and as Chair from 2008 through 2009. She has also served as an Executive Board Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Electronic and Photonic Packaging division since 2001, on the Board of Visitors for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University since 2008, and on the Board of Visitors for the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 2009. She is a Fellow of ASEE, ASME, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Dr. Amon’s extensive engineering background, particularly in micro-fabrication, thermal management and silicon thin-films, provides the Board of Directors with a technical perspective and insight into the challenges and opportunities we face.
2016-03-16	Cristina H. Amon Director Age 59 Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member of Compensation Committee Director Compensation Table for 2015 Cristina H. Amon Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): $64,500 Stock Awards($): $140,000 All Other Compensation($): $0 Total($): $204,500