Patrick Samama, CEO

Patrick Samama joins Alchimer with more than 25 years of experience in successfully managing and developing young technology businesses internationally. He previously served as president and CEO of MASA Group, which he transformed from a local artificial intelligence R&D-oriented service company into a profitable international vendor of simulation software for defense, security and corporate markets, achieving strong revenue growth. At MASA Group, he also developed in Europe and the U.S. a line of business for advanced process control for semiconductor manufacturers, based on a unique statistical learning technology.

Prior to that, Patrick served as president and CEO of CTS (now Mentum Planet), a planning-and-optimization software vendor for mobile operators. He created CTS as a spin-off of a major French system integrator and doubled its size within three years.

Earlier in his career, Patrick created and managed the French telecommunication practice for Bossard/Gemini Management Consulting, and was associate partner for the France and Benelux Media and Telecom practice of Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where he sold and managed large information-systems integration projects for major accounts in Europe. Before joining Bossard, he held a variety of management positions with Thomson/Thales, including international business development manager for Europe and the U.S. and product manager of the ATM broadband-network product line. He also founded and developed an in-house consulting business unit for corporate strategy and technology management.

Patrick has a master’s of science degree from the École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA), and an M.B.A. degree from École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), France, and Babson College, U.S.

Claudio Truzzi, CTO

CTO Claudio Truzzi joined Alchimer with more than 20 years of experience in R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and product development in the microelectronics industry. His expertise encompasses molecular engineering, 3D-IC process flows, IC design, microelectronic packaging, MEMS and bio-electronic components, box build, wireless systems and hardware/software integration.

Claudio’s achievements include development of miniature high-performance electronic systems for wireless and industrial applications, high-frequency packaging, antennas and filters, and wireless sensor networks.

Earlier in his career he consulted with electronic-manufacturing services companies, semiconductor equipment manufacturers, wafer-level process developers, and optoelectronics companies. He also has held senior management positions at Convergix and CS2 in Europe.

Widely published in scientific journals and conference proceedings, Claudio has an M.S. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Bologna and a Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Torino.

Nicolas Laforest, CFO

Nicolas Laforest joins Alchimer with a diverse background as chief financial officer and financial consultant working for high-technology companies. Previously, he was CFO at EDF Teleservices, the EDF Group start-up that combines the classic energy offer with new technologies, including remote monitoring of energy consumption.

He also was CFO at Citilog, a leading provider of advanced video-based monitoring products that help identify traffic, road and infrastructure incidents in real time. Nicolas also has served as CFO for SATIMO, an international industry leader in electromagnetic field measurement systems, and as assistant to the CFO for Holcim, one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates. Earlier in his career, he was a manager for Ernst & Young Audit. He has a degree from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, one of the highest-rated business schools in Europe.