BINGHAMTON, NY – The parent company of Universal Instruments and Vitronics Soltec named group chairman Jean-Luc Pelissier chief executive, effective Oct. 1. 

Pelissier was also named president of Universal. Current CEO and president Jeroen Schmits will leave the CBA Group to pursue a career in an unrelated field, the company said. 

Pelissier has more than 20 years’ experience in the electronics industry and capital equipment markets.

The CBA Group is a Francisco Partners holding company focused on capital equipment and services investments in the global electronics industry. CBA Group also includes Unovis Solutions and Hover-Davis.