Materion CEO and leadership

Jugal Vijayvargiya joined Materion as President and CEO in March 2017.

Prior to joining Materion, Mr. Vijayvargiya had an extensive 26-year international career with Delphi Automotive PLC, a leading global technology solutions provider to the automotive and transportation sectors. He most recently led Delphi Automotive’s Electronics & Safety segment, a $3 billion global business based in Germany. In this role, Mr. Vijayvargiya has served as an officer of Delphi and a member of its Executive Committee. Previously, he served in progressively responsible positions in Europe and North America in product and manufacturing engineering, sales, product line management, acquisition integration and general management.

Mr. Vijayvargiya received both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University.

Shelly Chadwick is Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Materion Corporation.

Shelly joined Materion in 2020 and leads the Company's accounting, tax, treasury and financial planning functions. As CFO, she also has responsibility for Materion's procurement and investor relations. Additionally, she is an executive officer of the Company.

She is based at Materion’s corporate headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio and reports directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to Materion, she was Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of the Timken Company, a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products. Prior to Timken, she was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer with Eckart America, a subsidiary of Altana AG. Before that, she held financial leadership roles of increasing responsibility with Noveon Inc., a leading global producer of advanced specialty chemicals, polymer-based formulations and chemical additives.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Finance from Westfield State University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Anna Maria College.

n his role, Mr. Reid leads the human resources organization, which drives the Company’s global human capital strategy to ensure the company has the talent and organization capability to achieve its global growth goals. He is based at the Materion corporate headquarters in Mayfield Heights, Ohio and reports to Materion’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

He joined the company in April 2020 from Raytheon Company where he served as Vice President, Human Resources and Global Security Services for Raytheon’s Missile Systems business. Prior to Raytheon, he was a corporate and labor law attorney with the firm of Maupin Taylor in North Carolina. He also spent several years with the General Electric Company as a Finance and Business Development associate.

He holds a law degree from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama.

Ian joined Materion in 2007 and has served in a number of technology, operations and general management leadership positions at the corporate level and within three Materion businesses.

He is based in Boston, Massachusetts and reports directly to Materion’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Previously, Ian had more than 20 years experience in research, technology innovation, engineering, operations, global business development and general management in advanced technology companies in North America and Europe.

Steve began his career at Materion in November 2017 as Chief Information Officer. In his role, Steve is responsible for implementing and managing Materion’s comprehensive digital transformation across the globe that focuses on areas such as operational infrastructure, platform security, information protection, continuous improvement and strategic planning. Steve leads a team of several global employees and is based of out of the company’s headquarters located in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Prior to joining Materion, Steve served as Chief Information Officer at Chart Industries as well as other IT-focused positions at TechnOptics, Accuride Corporation and Navistar. Over his 20 years leading global IT organizations, Steve has developed a strong excellence in transforming large-scale IT departments in various industries including manufacturing, energy, automotive and health care while helping organizations strategically plan and adopt new technology to ensure business growth and revenue generation.

Jugal Vijayvargiya joined Materion as President and CEO in March 2017.

Prior to joining Materion, Mr. Vijayvargiya had an extensive 26-year international career with Delphi Automotive PLC, a leading global technology solutions provider to the automotive and transportation sectors. He most recently led Delphi Automotive’s Electronics & Safety segment, a $3 billion global business based in Germany. In this role, Mr. Vijayvargiya has served as an officer of Delphi and a member of its Executive Committee. Previously, he served in progressively responsible positions in Europe and North America in product and manufacturing engineering, sales, product line management, acquisition integration and general management.

Mr. Vijayvargiya received both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University.