Mr. Chandran NAIR - Board Member

As Chief Executive Officer of AEM, Chandran Nair takes the lead in growing the global business and
expanding product offerings for the company. Together with his regional teams, Chandran is
responsible for elevating AEM’s position as the global leader in offering application-specific,
intelligent system test and handling solutions for semiconductor and electronics companies serving
the advanced computing, 5G, and AI markets.

With over 25 years of an established career in the semiconductor and instrumentation and
technology industries, Chandran is experienced in various portfolios, including engineering, sales,
marketing, and strategic planning. He has led teams in Asia, Europe, and the US to implement
sales and marketing strategies and technology roadmaps to create robust and sustainable business
growth and established meaningful relationships with partners and employees.

Prior to joining AEM, Chandran was the President of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Business Unit at ST Engineering, driving the projects on autonomous vehicles and robotics solutions
for ports, logistics warehouses, and transport. Before ST Engineering, Chandran joined National
Instruments (NI) in 1997. He was responsible for the growth of the industry-standard modular
instrumentation platform, PXI, and the expansion of NI’s offices in APAC as Vice President. Under
his leadership, NI’s business in APAC achieved revenue growth of almost USD400 million.
Chandran is recognized as an accomplished business and technology leader as well as an expert
and thought leader in the engineering and tech global community. The Asian Manufacturing Awards
presented him with the Industry Leader of the Year (2016), and he sits on the board of the Singapore
Science Centre and the advisory board of the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre
(ARTC).

Chandran is committed to inspiring, coaching, and empowering the people around him to innovate
and grow their business.