LightPath Technologies Appoints Photonics and Infrared Veteran Scott Payette as Vice President and General Manager of G5 Infrared
Key Highlights
- ➤Scott Payette appointed LightPath VP and G5 Infrared general manager, effective October 12, 2026
- ➤G5 Infrared is ramping cooled infrared camera production against LightPath’s largest orders
- ➤LightPath expects Payette to scale G5 operations and convert backlog into revenue
- ➤G5 is redesigning cooled cameras to use proprietary BlackDiamond glass
- ➤LightPath says customers increasingly seek infrared cameras with secure domestic supply chains
Expert Statements
Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath
“Scott is a proven builder of optics and infrared businesses, and he brings exactly the operating experience we were looking for to help lead the Company through its next phase of growth,”
Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath
“G5 has been central to our transition from a component supplier to a provider of complete camera systems, and it is now ramping cooled infrared camera production against a series of the largest orders in our history.”
Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath
“Scott's recent experience bringing infrared optical systems into production, combined with his deep roots in precision optics manufacturing, makes him ideally suited to scale G5's operations and help convert our backlog into revenue.”
Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath
“Scott also joins at an important point in G5's product roadmap, as we finalize the redesign of the G5 cooled camera family to use our proprietary BlackDiamond™ glass.”
Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath
“Together with Michael Amorelli's recent promotion to VP Engineering, Imaging Systems, Scott's appointment strengthens our imaging systems leadership as defense and security customers increasingly seek infrared cameras backed by secure, domestic supply chains,”
Scott Payette, Vice President of LightPath and General Manager of G5 Infrared
“G5 Infrared has earned an outstanding reputation in long-range cooled infrared imaging, and, as part of LightPath, it has an advantage few camera makers can match - a vertically integrated platform spanning proprietary BlackDiamond(™) materials, precision optics and complete imaging systems.”
Scott Payette, Vice President of LightPath and General Manager of G5 Infrared
“That combination is increasingly important as customers work around germanium supply constraints.”
Scott Payette, Vice President of LightPath and General Manager of G5 Infrared
“I've spent my career at the intersection of optics, infrared systems and manufacturing, and I look forward to working with the talented team in Hudson to grow the business and deliver on the significant opportunities ahead.”
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 7, 2026 / LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) ("LightPath," the "Company," "we," or "our"), a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced the appointment of Scott Payette as Vice President of LightPath and General Manager of the Company's G5 Infrared subsidiary, effective October 12, 2026. Based in Hudson, New Hampshire, and acquired by LightPath in February 2025, G5 Infrared designs and manufactures high-performance cooled infrared camera systems for long-range defense, border security and counter-UAS applications.
An entrepreneurial leader with more than 30 years of experience in photonics, optical systems and infrared technology, Mr. Payette is known for driving profitable growth, leading turnarounds and delivering successful exits. Most recently, he served as Director of Production at Anduril Industries, where he led new product introduction and production line build-out for infrared optical systems. Before joining Anduril in 2023, he was Chief Operating Officer of Copious Imaging, a developer of AI-based infrared detection sensors.
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