Giovanni  Barbarossa net worth and biography

Giovanni Barbarossa Biography and Net Worth

EVP of Coherent

Giovanni Barbarossa joined Coherent Corp. in 2012 and has been the Chief Strategy Officer of the company since 2019. From 2019 to 2025, he was also President of the Materials Segment. From 2012 to 2019, Dr. Barbarossa was the Chief Technology Officer of the company and President of the Laser Solutions Segment.

Previously, Dr. Barbarossa was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Avanex Corporation until its merger with Bookham plc. into Oclaro, Inc., of which he was a member of the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2012. Before joining Avanex pre-IPO, Dr. Barbarossa had management responsibilities at British Telecom Labs, AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, and Hewlett-Packard.

Dr. Barbarossa holds 118 U.S. patents and has published over 100 papers. He graduated cum laude from the University of Bari, Italy, with a B.S. in electrical engineering, and has a Ph.D. in photonics from the University of Glasgow, U.K.

What is Giovanni Barbarossa's net worth?

The estimated net worth of Giovanni Barbarossa is at least $28.96 million as of November 6th, 2025. Barbarossa owns 163,158 shares of Coherent stock worth more than $28,958,913 as of December 4th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Barbarossa may own. Additionally, Barbarossa receives an annual salary of $881,680.00 as EVP at Coherent. Learn More about Giovanni Barbarossa's net worth.

How old is Giovanni Barbarossa?

Barbarossa is currently 64 years old. There are 4 older executives and no younger executives at Coherent. Learn More on Giovanni Barbarossa's age.

What is Giovanni Barbarossa's salary?

As the EVP of Coherent Corp., Barbarossa earns $881,680.00 per year. The highest earning executive at Coherent is Mr. Gary Alan Kapusta, Executive Vice President of Operations, who commands a salary of $1,080,000.00 per year. Learn More on Giovanni Barbarossa's salary.

How do I contact Giovanni Barbarossa?

The corporate mailing address for Barbarossa and other Coherent executives is 5100 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara CA, 95054. Coherent can also be reached via phone at (724) 352-4455 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Giovanni Barbarossa's contact information.

Has Giovanni Barbarossa been buying or selling shares of Coherent?

Within the last three months, Giovanni Barbarossa has sold $18,075,253.20 of Coherent stock. Most recently, Giovanni Barbarossa sold 60,706 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a transaction totalling $9,712,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 163,158 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,105,280. Learn More on Giovanni Barbarossa's trading history.

Who are Coherent's active insiders?

Coherent's insider roster includes James Anderson (CEO), Giovanni Barbarossa (EVP), Walter Bashaw, II (President), Ronald Basso (Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary), Joseph Corasanti (Director), Michael Dreyer (Director), Julie Eng (CTO), Pamela Fletcher (Director), Christopher Koeppen (Insider), Francis Kramer (Director), Richard Martucci (CFO), Vincent Mattera, Jr. (CEO), Vincent Mattera, Jr. (CEO), David Motley (Director), Lisa Neal-Graves (Director), Elizabeth Patrick (Director), Mary Raymond (CFO), Shaker Sadasivam (Director), Stephen Skaggs (Director), and Howard Xia (Director). Learn More on Coherent's active insiders.

Are insiders buying or selling shares of Coherent?

During the last year, insiders at the scientific and technical instruments company sold shares 20 times. They sold a total of 7,694,897 shares worth more than $1,101,015,758.71. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 2nd when Director Howard H Xia sold 2,000 shares worth more than $340,000.00. Insiders at Coherent own 0.5% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Coherent.

Information on this page was last updated on 12/2/2025.

Giovanni Barbarossa Insider Trading History at Coherent

Transaction DateBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/6/2025Sell60,706$160.00$9,712,960.00163,158View SEC Filing Icon  
10/29/2025Sell59,480$140.59$8,362,293.20223,864View SEC Filing Icon  
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Giovanni Barbarossa Buying and Selling Activity at Coherent

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Coherent Company Overview

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Coherent Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, optoelectronic components and devices, and optical and laser systems and subsystems for the use in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Networking, Materials, and Lasers. The Networking segment offers telecommunication products for fiber-optic transmission; datacom transceivers, including pluggable transceivers for ethernet and fiber channel applications; and advanced optics, such as fiber and precision optics used in projection displays, crystal materials and components for optical communications, filters and assemblies for life sciences, sensors, instrumentation, and semiconductor equipment, as well as ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-infrared spectroscopy optics for industrial lasers. The Materials segments provides laser optics and accessories; infrared thermal imaging optics and assemblies; polycrystalline materials; thermoelectric components, subassemblies, and systems; ceramic and metal-matrix composite products; semiconductor lasers and laser bars; Q-switched laser modules, uncooled pump laser modules, and laser systems for superhard materials processing; laser processing heads and beam delivery systems; EELs, VCSELs, and detectors; pumps for amplifiers; precision optical assemblies, infrared optics, thin-film coatings and optical materials; optical solutions; and integrated circuits for transceivers. The Lasers segment offers UV gas and solid-state lasers; UV optical systems, line beams, and mask-based imaging systems; UV nanosecond lasers; continuous-wave lasers and systems; amplifiers; subsystems and standard systems; IR lasers; crystals and diode lasers, and specialty polishing and coating solutions. The company was formerly known as II-VI Incorporated and changed its name to Coherent Corp. in September 2022. Coherent Corp. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.
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$27.89 billion

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257.23

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