Paragraf Growth Designs Accelerated with Addition of Industry Heavyweights to Advisory Committee and Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK [29 June 2026] – Paragraf, the Huntingdon based global leader in the commercialisation of graphene-based electronics, is announcing the formation of a new Advisory Committee that will include industry masters Oreste Donzella, Jean-Michel Richard and Thomas Piliszczuk. Donzella and Richard will also join Paragraf’s Board as Non-Executive Directors.
The commercially focused Advisory Committee has been established to support the Board and Executive team as the company scales production, expands internationally and works towards full integration into the global electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
Paragraf CEO and Co-Founder Dr Simon Thomas said:
The addition of Oreste, Jean-Michel and Thomas to Paragraf’s Board and Advisory Committee signals Paragraf’s developing maturity from startup to full-scale semiconductor manufacturing company specializing in advanced materials and devices’.
‘Having built the world’s first graphene electronics foundry, we are now our cementing position as a major manufacturing business in advanced semiconductor materials. Our new committee members’ comprehensive, global industry experience will be crucial in developing new markets and technologies in the years ahead.’
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Oreste Donzella
Oreste Donzella is a semiconductor industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience across semiconductor manufacturing and capital equipment companies. He has held engineering and strategic leadership roles at Texas Instruments, Micron Technology and KLA Corporation.
A frequent keynote speaker at industry events and a contributor to several technical publications, Oreste was named a VLSI Semiconductor All Star in 2020.
Oreste currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on several company boards and as a Senior Advisor to a few organisations, including KLA and imec.
Oreste earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Jean-Michel
Jean-Michel Richard is a seasoned CFO and C-suite executive with over 30 years’ experience in technology-driven businesses. He specialises in financial strategy, M&A, restructuring, and scaling high-growth companies.
He has held senior roles including Chairman of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG and Non-Executive Director at Ebury.
He is also a Finance Adviser to Vitruvian Partners, supporting portfolio CFOs, and a European Advisor to UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck, mentoring early-stage startups.
He holds an MBA from the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Thomas Piliszczuk
Thomas A. Piliszczuk is a semiconductor industry leader with over 30 years of experience. He is currently Executive Vice-President and Chief R&D Programs and Portfolio Officer at imec.
Previously, he served as Executive Vice-President for Global Business and Strategy at Soitec, held various management positions at KLA and worked with DARPA and SEMATECH on next-generation lithography.
In addition to his assignments across the US, Asia, and Europe, Thomas holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Gdansk University, a PhD from Heidelberg University, and an MBA from Stanford University.
About Paragraf
Paragraf is the world’s leading graphene-based electronic device design, development and manufacturing company. Building on our proprietary process to produce graphene directly on standard semiconductor industry substrates, Paragraf has pioneered the delivery of two-dimensional technologies at scale. Paragraf’s high-quality graphene – integratable with standard semiconductor tool process lines – has unlocked the incorporation of this remarkable material into both existing and new electronic devices and applications. Through our world-first dedicated graphene device foundry, Paragraf delivers high-performance, low-power technologies to multiple markets and offers two-dimensional-material foundry services to customers and partners, providing graphene in chips to their device requirements.
