Edouard Cukierman Chairman
Mr. Edouard Cukierman has been a director since May 2003, and Chairman of the Company since June 2003. Mr. Cukierman is the founder and CEO of Catalyst Investments and Chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House. Since 1993, Cukierman & Co., Investment House realized € 1.7 Billion of Corporate Finance transactions. Mr. Cukierman is a former Board member of Orex, MTI Wireless and other technology companies. He was the President and CEO of the Astra Fund. He served as a Board member of Otto Capital, a Singapore based VC fund. He was the former President of the Supervisory Board of Citec-Environment and Services in Paris. He is currently a Board member of Lamina Technologies in Switzerland. He is also on the Board of Sar-El, an Israeli Defense Forces volunteer organization. He serves as an Officer of the IDF Spokesman Unit, and is part of the Hostage & Crisis Negotiation Team (Reserves). Mr. Cukierman holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France and a B.Sc from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Guillaime Binder Director
Mr. Guillaime Binder has been a director of the Company since July 2008. Mr. Binder is a licensed lawyer in France and holds a Masters in Law from Paris University, a certificate of specalization in Corporate and Tax Law and a of superior accounting study (DECS). Mr. Binder serves as a director in several seed and startup companies, including First Care products and Neuronix.
Joel Adler Director
Mr. Joel Adler has been a director since June 2005. Mr. Adler is a partner in Mishcon de Reya a leading law firm in London. He specializes in mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance work, in particular international corporate transactions. Joel advises a number of major Israel based companies on their business activities in the UK and Europe and on IPO of foreign companies on the London Stock Exchange (AIM). Mr. Adler joined Mishcon de Reya as a partner in 2006, from the London law firm of Speechly Bircham, where he was a partner from 1999. Previously Mr. Adler was head of the corporate department of Rakisons (now part of US law firm Steptoe & Johnson). He gained his experience with other leading law firms in London Herbert Oppenheimer Nathan & Vandyck (now Denton Wilde Sapte) and DJ Freeman. He is a member of the Israeli Bar and worked for the Israeli law firm Caspi & Co. for two years. Mr. Adler holds a law degree from Bar Ilan University in Israel, and an LLM from London University.
Ronen Zavlik Director
Mr. Ronen Zavlik, has been a director since May 2003. He is a partner in the CPA firm of Grinberg-Zavlik, which he founded in 1987. His firm provides a wide range of audit, tax consultancy and CFO services to a wide variety of companies. Mr. Zavlik provides internal auditing services to a number of large companies whose shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, including Ma’ariv Holdings Ltd., Extra Plastic Ltd., Rapid Vision Ltd., and Optima Management and Investments 66 Ltd. Mr. Zavlik is the Chairman of the audit committee of the Israel Handball Association. Mr. Zavlik holds a B.A. in Accountancy and Business Management from the College of Management in Tel-Aviv. Mr. Zavlik is a licensed CPA in Israel and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel.
Dan Hoz Director
Mr. Dan Hoz, has been serving as the CFO of Valor Computerized System Ltd., a provider of vertically integrated manufacturing productivity solutions to the PCB industry since 2002. Previously, Mr. Hoz was the Vice President of Operations and Finance of CAM Division (Frontline), in Orbotech-Valor. Mr. Hoz is also a former Senior Auditor in the High Tech group of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Mr. Hoz holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics and an MBA (major in Finance) from Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and is a certified CPA.
Gèrard Limat Director
Mr. Gèrard Limat has been a director of the Company since April 2008. Since 1968, Mr. Limat has held various managerial positions with the Dassault group, which operates in the civil aviation and the military sectors. Mr. Limat is also the founder and CEO of Dasnair, a business plane charter company. In addition, Mr. Limat serves as a director in Generale Immobiliere Dassualt and in Cendres & Metaux SA, a company that produces semi-finished and finished products for the dental, jewellery and heavy industries. Mr. Limat is a French certified public accountant.
Mr. Jacob Neuhof Director
Mr. Jacob Neuhof has been a director of the Company since September 2009. Mr. Neuhof founded Odem Electronic Technologies 1992 Ltd. in May 2002 and managed the company for 16 years. Between 2005-2007, Mr. Neuhof served as the Chairman of the Board of Odem Electronic Technologies 1992 Ltd. Odem was purchased by the Company in 2004-2005 and is its wholly owned subsidiary. In the past, Mr. Neuhof served as Country Manager for Texas Instruments in Israel for a period of ten years and as a design engineer at General Signal Corp. Mr. Neuhof holds an Electrical Engineering degree from McGill University, Canada and an MBA with a specialization in Marketing from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Ms. Nelly Assouline Director
Ms. Nelly Assouline has been an external director of the Company since November 2008. Ms. Assouline has been holding various positions in Dexia since 1989, most recently in Paris. Between the years 2001-2007 she has served as Deputy General Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Dexia Israel. She has set up and served as a board member of Dexia Israel Issuance Ltd. and of Dexia Operational Financing Ltd. Between the years 1989 and 2001 she was the senior executive funding director - Financial Markets in the Dexia Funding Department. Ms. Assouline holds a Post Graduate degree in Mathematics and Finance from the Dauphine University and an International Executive MBA from the Kellog University of Management (Northwestern and Tel-Aviv University).
Mr. David Golan Director
Mr. David Golan has been an external director of the Company since February 2009. Mr. Golan provides private investment banking, consulting and brokerage services. He currently serves as a director in several companies, including the Investec Bank since 1992, Clal Tourism Ltd., Cimatron Ltd. and Zoko Enterprises Ltd. In the years 1998-2000 he served as President of the Zeevi Investments group. Between 1997-1998, Mr. Golan served as President of Clal Trading Ltd. and between 1992-1997 he served as Vice President Clal Trading Ltd. Between the years 1988-1992 Mr. Golan served as managing director of Gal Industries Ltd. Mr. Golan holds a bachelors degree in Economics and Statistics from the Hebrew University, an MBA from New York University and took part in a senior management course in IMD Lausaunne.
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