Chris Gladding President and Chief Executive Officer
Chris Gladding joined Blue Sky Research in 2002 with over 18 years of multinational sales and marketing experience in the photonics and fiber optics industries. Before Blue Sky Research, Gladding was Senior Director of Global Accounts for JDS Uniphase, where he was responsible for all aspects of JDSU's business with all Cisco Systems sites and acquisitions worldwide. Prior to JDS Uniphase, Chris held the position of Senior Director of North American Sales for E-TEK Dynamics, and was part of the management team that successfully steered E-TEK's growth through an IPO that ultimately culminated in an $18 billion merger with JDS Uniphase. Earlier, Gladding was Global Sales and Marketing Manager for Laser Diode, Inc. (now part of Tyco), a manufacturer of active fiber optic components including lasers, detectors, transmitters and receivers. Gladding has also held strategic sales positions with Optilas Ltd, R.R. Electronics (now Arrow), and Optronics, Ltd., all located in the UK.
Gladding is a graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and a Diploma in Advanced Engineering Mathematics.
