Bio:

Stuart Knight is President of HORIBA UK Ltd and a HORIBA Group Executive Corporate Officer, with more than three decades of experience in the global semiconductor industry. He began his career in 1992 in Hong Kong, working for a back‑end semiconductor equipment manufacturer, gaining first‑hand experience of high‑volume manufacturing environments in South East Asia.

After returning to Europe in 1998, Stuart joined HORIBA, where he helped establish and grow the company’s semiconductor portfolio, delivering process monitoring and control solutions for semiconductor process optimisation to customers across Europe and globally. He spent many years building HORIBA’s presence in the semiconductor segment before moving into senior executive leadership.

Today, Stuart contributes actively to European and global semiconductor strategy for the HORIBA Group, bringing a practical, manufacturing‑led perspective to industry discussions.