NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 28, 2022 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE) is pleased to announce that Suren Jeyanayagam has been appointed President of the Company's wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Permatech Electronics Corp. ("Permatech"), on the retirement of John Perreault as President. Suren has worked for Permatech for 25 years and served as Vice President Manufacturing since December 2020.

The Board of Directors wish to thank Mr. Perreault for his more than 30 years of service to Permatech and wish him the best in his retirement. The Board welcomes Mr. Jeyanayagam to the role of President of Permatech. Steve Smith, President and CEO of the Company stated "We will miss John and wish him well but Permatech is in good hands with Suren. John has been training Suren for the role of President and Suren's extensive experience with Permatech will allow for a seamless transition".

About ZTEST Electronics Inc.

ZTEST Electronics Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Permatech Electronics Corp. ("Permatech"), offers Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to a wide range of customers. Permatech's offering includes Materials Management, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Testing and Design services. Permatech operates from a 20,000 square foot, ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in North York, Ontario, Canada. The company serves customers in the Medical, Power, Computer, Telecommunications, Wireless, Industrial and Consumer Electronics markets requiring high quality, quick-turnaround, small and medium size production runs.

Indium Corporation is pleased to announce that Shital Rijal has joined the company as a product specialist.

In this role, Rijal supports the high-purity metals, compounds, and alloys business, focusing on growth for indium, gallium, germanium, and tin-containing products. He serves as an informational resource to both internal and external stakeholders through blog posts, conferences, trade shows, and launch events. His responsibilities also include preparing and monitoring technical data sheets and product web pages, building and nurturing customer relationships, and supporting the Sales and Marketing teams.

Prior to joining Indium Corporation, Rijal worked for four years as a research assistant, where he was involved in several projects that examined charged silica colloids, rate amplification of heterogeneous electrochemical reactions, and metal and crystal deposition. In that role, he was responsible for simulating and designing experiments; data acquisition, analysis, and documentation; and spectroscopic characterization. He also worked as a physics lecturer, teaching theory to and supervising laboratory classes of high school students. Rijal holds a Master’s of Science degree in physics from Kansas State University.

About Indium Corporation

Indium Corporation® is a premier materials refiner, smelter, manufacturer, and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®.

Indium Corporation is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard McDonough has been named Material Research Scientist.

In his new role, Dr. McDonough is responsible for developing new thermal materials and products, and providing solutions for customer challenges and applications. He also develops new testing methods to evaluate power and thermal products, and gathers data on new and existing products for marketing presentations.

Dr. McDonough joined Indium Corporation in August 2018 as a Product Specialist, most recently supporting the Semiconductor product line as a Senior Product Specialist. He has aided in the development of new products and the improvement of existing processes during his time with the company. Most notably, he assisted with the development of PicoShot® and Indium12.8HF solder pastes for dispensing and jetting applications; helped to progress the development of sintering materials; and served as a dispensing expert for Indium Corporation.

Prior to joining Indium Corporation, Dr. McDonough worked as an Analytical Chemist for Bristol Myers Squibb and as a Nuclear Engineering Officer in the U.S. Navy. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from West Virginia University; his master’s degree in physical chemistry from Syracuse University; and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry/biochemistry from Syracuse University.

About Indium Corporation

Indium Corporation® is a premier materials refiner, smelter, manufacturer, and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®. Founded in 1934, the company has global technical support and factories located in China, Germany, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.

CLINTON, NY — Indium Corporation is pleased to announce two updates to its team based in Suzhou, China—Fiona Chen has been promoted to the position of Senior R&D Manager and Demi Yao has been promoted to the position of R&D Sintering Project Manager.

In her new role as Senior R&D Manager, Chen assists with the development and implementation of departmental vision, pillars, and best practices to achieve Indium Corporation’s mission of developing world-class materials. Additionally, she is responsible for building and managing the R&D staff at the company’s Suzhou facility. She leads her team in designing and performing laboratory R&D work to develop products on a timely basis to increase customer satisfaction and sales.

Chen joined Indium Corporation in 2008 as a Research Chemist. In 2014, she was promoted to R&D Manager, where she led her R&D team to success in the development of ultra-low-voiding Indium10.1HF solder paste and Cu sinter paste. Chen received her master’s degree in polymer science from Soochow University in China.

In her new role as R&D Sintering Project Manager, Yao manages the research and development of advanced sintering projects by identifying opportunities to collaborate with customers. She collaborates with, and uses input from, marketing and sales team members, as well as customers, to design and develop new materials.

Yao joined Indium Corporation in 2015 as a Research Scientist for sintering materials. In this role, she successfully developed Nano/MicroCu Sintering paste. Yao earned her Ph.D. from Central China Normal University in Wuhan. She was a member of the Chinese-American exchange Ph.D. program, where she studied at the University of Kentucky during the first year of her Ph.D. program. In 2017, Demi was awarded the IMPACT “Best Paper Award.”