Chroma Technology announced that Chris Karp recently rejoined the Bellows Falls company as director of sales. In his new role, Karp will lead the sales and customer-service teams and support and execute the organizational sales strategy.
Karp is an accomplished executive with core competencies in product development, management, business development and customer relations. He previously worked at Chroma from 2002 to 2011, serving in several leadership roles including sales management and product design.
“It is terrific to see that Chroma has well maintained and supported its employee-owned culture and strength while also undergoing impressive growth,” Karp said. “It is an honor and pleasure to be back.”
Karp began his career in the optics industry in 1989 as a filter designer at Barr (now Materion). He later worked briefly at IDEX, during which time he worked closely with Semrock’s sales and engineering teams, and Reynard Corporation, where he served as business development executive.