About

Matthijs Glastra is an independent director of IDEX who brings substantial public company leadership and governance experience, international operating expertise and deep knowledge of innovation-driven medical and industrial technology markets. As Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Novanta Inc., he leads a global supplier of core technology solutions serving medical, life science and advanced manufacturing OEMs.

Before Novanta he spent his career at Royal Philips, holding senior leadership roles across divisions in both Europe and Silicon Valley, including Chief Executive Officer of Philips Entertainment Lighting. Mr. Glastra holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD, an Advanced Engineering Degree from ESPCI Paris and an M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Delft University of Technology.

Roles

Idex Corp.
Independent Director; Audit Committee · Current role
2025–present
Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT)
Chief Executive Officer
2016 - 2021
Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT)
Chief Operating Officer
2015 - 2016
Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT)
Group President
2012 - 2015
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG)
Chief Executive Officer, Philips Entertainment Lighting · Held multiple general manager and leadership positions across Philips divisions from 1994 to 2011
2012

External Roles

Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVT)
Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Chairman since 2021; Director since 2016)
2021 - Present

Also at Idex Corp.

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