Brooks Automation Names Lindon Robertson CFO

(RTTNews) - Brooks Automation, Inc. (BRKS) said Thursday that it has appointed Lindon Robertson as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1.

Robertson previously was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graftech International, a $1.3 billion global provider of carbon and graphite products for industrial applications. Prior to Graftech International, he worked for International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) for over 25 years in various senior financial management positions, including CFO of IBM's global hardware business and CFO of IBM's Japan and China operations.