Face to Face Around Materion with Christopher Johnson

Materion would like to introduce Christopher Johnson from our Albuquerque, NM facility. Chris has been with the company for three years and is currently Marketing Manager for Semiconductor and Industrial industries.  His position is focused on setting a global market strategy that gains market share, develops new products, fosters organic growth, and explores new markets.  Chris reports to Edward Strother, Vice President of Marketing, and has worked at a number of our facilities including Buffalo, NY, Brewster, NY and Milwaukee, WI.

Chris has an educational and work background that strongly supports his position at Materion. He graduated with BA in Finance from New Mexico State University and an MBA from the University of New Mexico and has had diverse experience in Product Management, International Sales Management and Business Development.

Regarding his time with the company, Chris commented, “It is a pleasure working for Materion with its strong capabilities and technical strength. The people here are what make the company great and position it to succeed. I look forward to further developing relationships at multiple locations and the challenge of growing the business across diverse markets.”

While currently living in Albuquerque, Chris will be relocating to Materion’s Mayfield Heights, OH headquarters in 2014.  Chris is a passionate family man, devoted to his wife of 14 years and their four children (Ethan 12, Ella 9, Olivia 7, Lauren 3). In what spare time Chris has, he is a sports fan who plays basketball and soccer, as well as an outdoors man who enjoys snow skiing, camping and hunting.