It was good to meet Yair in person last evening and during our chat, he mentioned the above gent. I was under the impression that Vishay, whose products I've been using for years, was Indian owned. Yair put me straight on this and a spot of Googling unearthed this:
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4216649/Felix-Zandman-Vishay
http://www.thinkmacro.org/2010/03/the-story-of-felix-zandman/
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4216649/Felix-Zandman-Vishay
http://www.thinkmacro.org/2010/03/the-story-of-felix-zandman/
