Dr. Saad Mezzour

Dr. Saad Mezzour holds a PhD in microelectronics from the University of Lille-France and works from the Medtronic Tolochenaz office in Switzerland, reporting to the Vice President Corporate Regulatory Affairs as Director Corporate Regulatory Affairs. His background is in Radio Telecommunications technologies through various experiences within industries such as Philips Semiconductors, ST Microelectronics, and France Telecom. Saad is responsible for leading the Global New and Changing Requirements (NCR) Program and for establishing and maintaining a global standards and Telecom program. He is the chairman of the LPRA, representing the interests of the Short Range Devices (SRD) industry for different market sectors such as Medical, RFID, Transport, Telemetry, and Buildings. He is also the chairman of ETSI ERM-TG30, responsible for the development of European Radio and EMC standards for Wireless Medical Devices. Saad Mezzour is Chairman of the LPRA.