Eric R. Taranto
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD)

Mr. Taranto serves as Executive Vice President, General Manager, Vacuum Solutions Division of MKS Instruments, Inc. Mr. Taranto joined MKS in September 2000 and has served in a number of managerial and senior engineering positions at MKS. From July 2014 to December 2020, he was a member of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), and he chaired the OCTO from January 2018 to December 2020. Prior to MKS, Mr. Taranto served as a senior engineer for D.I.P. Inc. until it was acquired by MKS in September 2000.