James Hillier | VP, IR |
Valentin Gapontsev | Founder, Chairman & CEO |
Timothy Mammen | SVP & CFO |
Michael Feniger | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Andrew DeGasperi | Berenberg |
Joseph Wittine | Edgewater Research |
David Ryzhik | Susquehanna |
Jim Ricchiuti | Needham & Company |
Patrick Ho | Stifel |
Tom Diffely | D.A. Davidson |
Tom Hayes | Northcoast Research |
Good morning, and welcome to IPG Photonics' Second Quarter 2019 Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded and webcast. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to James Hillier, IPG's Vice President of Investor Relations, for introductions. Please go ahead sir.
Thank you operator and good morning everyone.