Amit Shah

Amit Shah is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Excelitas Technologies Corp. He is responsible for directing the IT organization to create value through use of digital & information technology, driving cybersecurity initiatives and supporting software development programs for Excelitas.

Amit’s work experience spans across a multitude of industries including semiconductor, life sciences, consumer electronics and photonics. Prior to his role with Excelitas Technologies, Amit worked at PerkinElmer in the CIO office supporting a $600 million Strategic Business Unit for their IT needs, implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other Enterprise Business Applications and managing Semiconductor Fabrication’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) program. Prior to that, he held a variety of technical and strategic leadership roles in his work with Philips, Electronics Arts, and Mizuho OSI.

Amit received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Instrumentation & Control from Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology, India and later earned his MBA with a focus on Technology Management & Strategy at University of California, Davis in 2009.