IPG Photonics Corporation, a manufacturer of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, announced that Eugene Scherbakov will also serve in the newly created position of chief operating officer.
Dr. Scherbakov has served as Managing Director of IPG Laser GmbH, IPG's German subsidiary, since August 2000 and Senior Vice President, Europe since February 2013.

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Previously, Dr. Scherbakov was Technical Director of IPG Laser GmbH from 1995 to August 2000.

From 1983 to 1995, Dr. Scherbakov was a senior scientist in nonlinear and fiber optics and head of the optical communications laboratory at the General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Science in Moscow. ■

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