Team - Paramit

Faiyaz Syed

COO

Faiyaz joined Paramit in 2017. Having spent the last two decades working in both the Americas and Asia, Faiyaz is a known leader in Global Marketing, Operations, NPI Processes and Supply Chain Management. Prior to joining Paramit, Faiyaz held a variety of senior management positions at Unigen Corp., Zollner Electronics, Creation Technologies, Proworks Inc., and Flextronics. Faiyaz received his MS Degree in Industrial Engineering from Western Michigan University and his BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras (India).

Alex Matthews

VP of Business Development

Alex joins Paramit’s leadership team as VP of Global Business Development, overseeing responsibility for the global sales organization at Paramit. With over 10 years of experience in high-technology fields, including Complex Manufacturing (EMS), Engineering Services and Product Development, he has deep industry knowledge in Medical Device Manufacturing, including NPI, FDA, and QMS. Alex is skilled in comprehending clients’ crucial challenges and architecting impactful solutions that pave the path for their long-term success.

Alex holds a B.S. Degree in Business Management from Southern New Hampshire University. Prior to Paramit he was Global Director of Business Development at Celestica.

Michel Van Crombrugge

Country Manager, Paramit Malaysia

Michel joined Paramit Malaysia in 2016. He has over 30 years of experience in EMS, High Tech and Electronics Industries. Previously, he worked with Philips Group, NXP Semiconductors, Escatec, and Flextronics. He has extensive experience working in multi- cultural, international environments (Belgium, US, Mexico, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Austria, France and Germany). Michel has a MSc in electro-mechanical engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain and a Master of Acoustics from The Pennsylvania University.

Francesco Grieco

VP of Operations

Francesco joined Paramit in 2002. He has designed methods, processes and systems to increase productivity throughout the company. Francesco is responsible of Operations with the focus of implementing the Paramit Vision of a tightly integrated and efficient Manufacturing System. Prior to Paramit, he worked for Alitalia. Francesco has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Tor Vergata University of Rome.

Bhavin Shah

VP of Engineering

Bhavin joined Paramit in 2014. Bhavin brings with him over 20 years of experience in developing products involving hardware and software/firmware for multiple industries. Prior to Paramit, Bhavin spent 5 years at Diamond Systems, managing engineering teams developing high precision digital and analog PCBAs and 9+ years with Asyst Technologies. Bhavin has a BSEE from the Mumbai University(India) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing from C-DAC (India).

Jenny Zhao

Head of Finance and Controlling

Jenny is Head of Finance and Controlling at Paramit Corporation, A Tecan group company, where she leads all finance activities. Jenny joined Tecan in 2013 and has held several Finance and HR positions within various Tecan divisions. She’s lead teams focused on business operations, process improvement and financial reporting, planning and analysis. Prior to Tecan, Jenny held a variety of finance positions, including at Lenovo Group, a Fortune 500 company. She holds bachelor’s degree in Business (Accounting) & Quantitative Analysis from Monash University in Australia and a CPA qualification.

Jochen Horn

Senior Director, R&D

Jochen joined Tecan in 2021. As an integral part of the global Tecan R&D organization, Jochen’s group provides dedicated product development support to the Paramit team. With 20 years of experience in the medical device and IVD space, Jochen has led various R&D groups bringing multiple complex integrated instruments from concept to manufacturing.

Prior to joining Tecan in 2021, Jochen led efforts in optical design, systems engineering, and product development at Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., with teams based in India and China. Later, Jochen worked on hematology platforms (IVD) for Abbott with responsibilities spanning across hardware engineering and reagents. Jochen earned his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics at the University of Cologne, Germany, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Executive Team