Howard Xia

Director/Board Member at COHERENT CORP.

Net worth: 18 M $ as of 2026-05-30

66 year

34 connections

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Consumer Services

Producer Manufacturing

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Dr. Howard H.
Xia is an Independent Director at Coherent Corp.
He is on the Board of Directors at Coherent, Inc. and Coherent Corp.
Dr. Xia was previously employed as a General Manager by Vodafone China Ltd., a Director-Technology Strategy by AirTouch Communications, a Director-Technology Strategy by Vodafone AirTouch Plc, and a Senior Engineer by Pactel Cellular.
He received his undergraduate degree from South China Normal University, a graduate degree from New York University Tandon School of Engineering and a doctorate degree from New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
COHERENT CORP. 0.03%	2026-05-10	50,298 ( 0.03% )	18 M $	2026-05-30

Howard Xia active positions

Companies	Position	Start
COHERENT CORP.	Director/Board Member	2011-03-31
COHERENT, INC.	Director/Board Member	2022-06-30

All active positions of Howard Xia

Former positions of Howard Xia

Companies	Position	End
Vodafone China Ltd.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-12-31
Vodafone AirTouch Plc Vodafone AirTouch Plc Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile telecommunication services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2000-12-31
AirTouch Communications AirTouch Communications Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2000-12-31
Pactel Cellular	Corporate Officer/Principal	1991-12-31

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Private companies	8
AirTouch Communications AirTouch Communications Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Communications
Coherent, Inc. Coherent, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and supplies industrial laser equipment	Producer Manufacturing
Coherent Corp. Coherent Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Manufactures optoelectronic components, engineered materials and devices, & lasers for use in industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets	Electronic Technology
Vodafone AirTouch Plc Vodafone AirTouch Plc Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile telecommunication services	Communications
Pactel Cellular
South China Normal University South China Normal University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
New York University Tandon School of Engineering New York University Tandon School of Engineering Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Vodafone China Ltd.