Case Study: Edwards

Mike Czerniak is an Environmental Solutions Business Development Manager in Edwards, a company who specialise in sophisticated vacuum systems used in products like LED displays and solar cells. He started his professional career with Philips, initially in their UK Research and Development labs and subsequently in the factory in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Mike has worked in the semiconductor business since gaining his PhD in 1982.

Mike has had marketing roles at UK-based OEMs Cambridge Instruments, VSW and VG Semicon before joining Edwards 19 years ago. He has held various technical and marketing roles before starting his current role earlier this year.

At the moment, he is working diligently to develop new business opportunities and promote Edwards’ thought leadership and brand. His work as a public spokesperson and prolific author on a variety of environmental topics, most recently in seeking to raise awareness about the hazards of PFC (perfluorocarbon) emissions, has been recognised by the University of Bristol with a two year visiting Professorship in the Chemistry Department.