Sysmex Partec GmbH, a subsidiary of Sysmex Corp. Kobe, Japan and a diagnostic solutions company providing flow cytometry testing technology for optimal clinical laboratory performance and microbiological quality control in e.g. the beverage, food as well as water industries, has announced that Michael H. Esther will serve as the company's new President & Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2023.

Michael Esther began his career with the company in 2018 as Vice President, responsible for business and corporate planning. Over the last 5 years, he successfully led key areas such as Device, Reagent and Application Development, Manufacturing and SCM, Finance & Controlling and Legal. Since 2019, he served as Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Sysmex Partec.

Under his leadership, global industrial solutions sales became the company's strategic mainstay and future growth engine. "I am delighted to receive the trust of the Group's senior management in Japan. It is a great pleasure and outstanding opportunity to work with our talented leadership team and employees and drive the company's growth strategy," said Michael Esther. "It has been a privilege for me to work with and learn from Shinjiro Akamatsu and Takehiro Wajiki, the company's former CEOs. I will further strengthen the integration of Sysmex Partec in the Group and thus contribute to its success."