High-volume semiconductor manufacturing expert and veteran joins the flexible and sustainable semiconductor technology pioneer enabling physical AI with item-level intelligence at scale
Dr. Paul James
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. today announced the appointment of Paul James as Executive Vice President (EVP) Manufacturing & Operations, effective immediately.
Dr. James has 25 years of experience leading fab operations, technology transfers, industrialisation, and business transformation across the semiconductor sector. A PhD-trained physicist, he has held senior leadership roles spanning operations, engineering, commercial strategy, and site leadership. Most recently, he served for 10 years as Managing Director of Vishay Newport Limited, formerly Nexperia, where he was responsible for leading the site’s transition from IDM to independent foundry, restructuring commercial and operational capabilities, whilst delivering exceptional operational performance. Previous experience spans senior technical and operational leadership positions at MAX I.E.G., Plessey Semiconductors and Zarlink Semiconductor.
Dr. James succeeds Shane Geary, who the company thanks for his extensive contribution during his nearly three-year tenure, overseeing the official opening and ramp of high-volume manufacturing and production. With Dr. James’ appointment, the company continues its next growth phase focused on scaling manufacturing capacity to meet tremendous customer demand.
David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “I am delighted to welcome Paul to Pragmatic. His depth of high-volume semiconductor manufacturing and operational leadership, together with his experience of successfully leading complex industrial transformation, makes him an outstanding addition to our leadership team. Paul joins at an important point in our continued growth to lead our manufacturing operations at Pragmatic Park, our flagship production site in the North East of England, as we expand capacity, strengthen operational excellence and scale our unique and sustainable manufacturing to meet increasing global customer demand.”
Paul James, EVP Manufacturing & Operations, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Pragmatic team at such an exciting time in its 16-year journey. The innovative flexible semiconductor 300mm technology is truly revolutionary with many advantages over standard Silicon processing including cost, cycle time and environmental impact. I look forward to working with the talented team to accelerate the next phase of growth and technology development in the UK’s only 300mm semiconductor fab.”
About Pragmatic Semiconductor
Pragmatic Semiconductor is pioneering flexible semiconductor technology at scale to sustainably bridge the digital and physical worlds. With optimised, purpose-led design and sustainable innovation at its core, Pragmatic designs and manufactures flexible integrated circuits (FlexICs) – ultra-thin, flexible form factor semiconductors.
Pragmatic’s products, FlexIC platforms and foundry services empower customers to deliver flexible innovation with connect, sense and compute capabilities, enabling sustainable edge and item-level intelligence at scale and speed. The Pragmatic FlexIC Foundry operates a unique and innovative process offering sustainable production and rapid innovation cycle times, coupled with a pathway to supply chain resilience.
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