Leadership

Lionel Dreux has served as President of GMED, a subsidiary of LNE, since it was created in 2018. An electronics engineer and a graduate of the National Institute of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Science, Fluid Mechanics and Telecommunications (ENSEEIHT) in Toulouse, Lionel Dreux joined the French National Metrology and Testing Laboratory (LNE) in 2000 after several years in aeronautics. For eight years, he served as Deputy Director of LNE’s testing division (establishing and developing testing activities, particularly for medical devices).  He then spent 10 years as Director of LNE’s Scientific and Industrial Metrology Center (metrology and calibration research), which boasts over 250 associates, engineers, researchers, and technicians. In 2018, he led the subsidiarization of GMED for LNE and stepped into his role as President on August 1^st, 2018.

Tarik Krim is CEO of GMED North America, a subsidiary of GMED SAS, based in the United States.

A graduate of Paris XII University, Tarik holds a master degree in Economic and Social Administration (AES).

After working in the retail industry, Tarik joined the French National Metrology and Testing Laboratory (LNE) in 2005 as Consumer Market Manager. He subsequently became the Country Project Manager for the LNEs Asia subsidiary in Shanghai and Hong Kong, specializing in testing services. Tarik was named CEO of GMED North America in 2008, and has since set up an organization enabling the GMED group to expand internationally. For over 10 years, he has managed all operations for the North American market (USA, Canada and Mexico) with GMED North America’s directors.

Since August 1^st, 2018, he has also managed the Business Development, Communications and Marketing Division for the GMED group.