Matthijis Glastra has served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Novanta Inc., a global leader in core technology solutions for advanced industrial and medical manufacturers, since May 2021. He joined Novanta in 2012 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2015 before being named CEO the following year. He has significant international operations, innovation, M&A, and strategic experience from his time at Novanta and from various leadership positions earlier in his career at Koninklijke Philips, N.V., a global leader in healthcare, semiconductors and lighting.
Mr. Glastra holds a Master of Science Degree in Applied Physics from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, an Advanced Engineering Degree from ESPCI in Paris, France, and a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.