NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM ), the global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced that James Paloyan has joined the Company as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its medical business.

In this position, Mr. Paloyan will lead the medical business to grow revenue and profitability as part of the company’s focused growth strategy. Mr. Paloyan will report to Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm.

“I am extremely pleased that Jim is joining our executive management team to lead and grow our medical business. He has a deep expertise across medical devices and pharmaceuticals with nearly 25 years of experience,” said Mr. Eyler. “Our medical business has tremendous opportunity to advance the patient thermal technologies, and I am confident that under Jim’s leadership we will accelerate our growth and continue to deliver meaningful solutions that will make a difference in the everyday lives of patients by enhancing outcomes, increasing efficiencies, and improving safety.”

Mr. Paloyan most recently served as Vice President and Global Platform Leader for BD, a global medical technology company. In this role he was responsible for managing a portfolio of infusion products, where he grew the business at double the market rate to approximately $500 million in revenue. Prior to that he held leadership positions at CareFusion, including Vice President of Infusion Disposable Sales & Marketing for the Americas, and Vice President of Strategy & Innovation. Before CareFusion, he held multiple assignments at Cardinal Health, a global healthcare services and products company, including Vice President of Innovation, Vice President of Marketing, Director of Marketing, and Senior Marketing Manager. Mr. Paloyan has also held management roles at Capgemini Consulting and Abbott Laboratories.

Mr. Paloyan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Investor Contact Yijing Brentano investors@gentherm.com   248.308.1702

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About Gentherm Gentherm (NASDAQ: THRM ) is a global developer and marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range of heating and cooling and temperature control applications. Automotive products include variable temperature Climate Control Seats, heated automotive interior systems (including heated seats, steering wheels, armrests and other components), battery thermal management systems, cable systems and other electronic devices. Medical products include patient temperature management systems. The Company is also developing a number of new technologies and products that will help enable improvements to existing products and to create new product applications for existing and new markets. Gentherm has over 13,000 employees in facilities in the United States, Germany, Canada, China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Vietnam.  For more information, go to  www.gentherm.com .

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