Management
Dmitriy Nikitin is Executive Chairman of Laser Photonics Corporation, bringing more than 30 years of experience in laser technology, engineering, product innovation and commercialization across industrial and defense applications.
His product innovation and executive leadership across multinational companies include the development of laser platforms for marking, cutting, welding, glass separation, flat panel display processing, wafer processing, semiconductor processing and industrial manufacturing. His engineering leadership at the Institute of Precise Technologies in the former Soviet Union helped create new laser applications for components used in the space program.
Mr. Nikitin’s inventions include patented methods for splitting precision glass with zero curve loss. He co-developed the world’s first high-power fiber laser cutting system for IPG Photonics. Mr. Nikitin developed a mobile fiber-laser platform for military mine-clearing applications, the first of its kind. He is a named inventor on three patent applications in 2024 relating to Bulk-to-Shape technology.
He holds an engineering degree in electronics and quantum mechanics from Moscow Power University and a Ph.D. from the Ministry of Electronics of the USSR.
Effective October 12, 2026, Mr. Nikitin was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and principal executive officer of Laser Photonics Corporation, responsible for leading the Company with the authority and responsibilities customarily associated with the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Public Company Finance, Operations & Capital Markets Leadership
Tim Peterman is Chief Financial Officer of Laser Photonics Corporation, bringing more than three decades of experience in public-company capital markets, financial operations, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate leadership across the technology, media and telecommunications industries.
He served as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq-listed iMedia Brands from May 2019 to August 2023 and as Chief Financial Officer from March 2015 to April 2018. His leadership experience includes public-company financial reporting, strategic transactions, capital formation, operating transformation and managing complex businesses.
Previously, Mr. Peterman held senior finance, operating and corporate development roles at publicly held companies including The E.W. Scripps Company and IAC/InterActiveCorp, working across digital media, entertainment, commerce and related businesses.
Mr. Peterman began his career at KPMG in Chicago in 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
