Doug Benner

Doug Benner is Executive Vice President of the Defense and Aerospace business of Excelitas Technologies.

Most recently, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Excelitas’ Advanced Electronic Systems division. Prior to his appointment with Excelitas, Mr. Benner spent the previous four years as the Vice President and General Manager of PerkinElmer’s military/aerospace business. Earlier, he held a variety of positions with PerkinElmer Optoelectronics including Product Platform Manager, Site Operations Leader, Multi-site Operations Leader, and Military/Aerospace Product Line Leader.

Before joining PerkinElmer in 1996, Mr. Benner was co-owner of The Laser and Photonics Center, a company specializing in laser materials processing for the industrial market. He also spent several years in manufacturing and management roles with Monsanto and EG&G. He has one patent and has authored several technical publications.

Mr. Benner holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton.