Yossi Ben Shalom was appointed as a director effective as of May 18, 2016 and
has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since June 14, 2016. Mr.
Ben-Shalom was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Koor
Industries Ltd. (KOR) from 1998 through to 2000. Before that, Mr. Ben-Shalom
served as Chief Financial Officer of Tadiran Ltd. Mr. Ben-Shalom was an active
director on numerous boards, including: NICE Systems (NICE), (computer telephony);
Machteshim Agan (chemistry); and Investec Bank, among others. He also participated
in the creation of TDA VC fund (a joint venture between Templeton and Tadiran)
and was an active Chairman of Scopus – a technology company with sales
of over $30 million. Yossi is a co-founder of DBSI Investments Ltd. As such,
he currently serves as the Chairman of Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ: PNTR)
and Chairman of Shagrir Group Car Services Ltd. (TASE: SHGR). Mr. Ben-Shalom
also serves as a director in several companies: Taldor Computer Systems (1986)
Ltd.; Danel (Adir Joshua) Ltd.; D.B.S.I. Investments Ltd.; The 8 Note Production
& Distribution Ltd.; Hatav Hashmini Hachadash 2000 Ltd.; Car 2 Go Ltd.;
Matzman Et Merutz Milenum Ltd.; Kafrit Industries (1993) Ltd.; Ben Shalom Edna
and Joseph (Holdings) Ltd.; Pulpit Rock Investments Ltd.; White Condor Holdings
Ltd.; Ecommunity - Social Corporation For The Recycling Of Electronic Waste
Ltd. Mr. Ben-Shalom holds a B.A. degree in Economics and an M.A. degree in Business
Management from Tel Aviv University.
Herzle Bodinger served as the executive chairman of our board of directors
from July 1998 until June 2016, and has since served as director. General (Res.)
Bodinger first joined us in May 1997 as the chief executive officer of our U.S.
subsidiary and was appointed our chief executive officer in June 1998. General
Bodinger served as our chief executive officer from 1998 until 2001 and from
June 2006 until July 2007. General Bodinger served as the Commander of the Israeli
Air Forces from January 1992 through July 1996. During the 35 years of his service
in the Israeli Defense Forces, he also served as a fighter pilot while holding
various command positions. General Bodinger holds a B.A. degree in Economics
and Business Administration from the Bar-Ilan University and completed the 100th
Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Nir Cohen has served as a director since May 18, 2016. Mr. Cohen serves as Chief
Financial Officer of DBSI Investments Ltd. and of its affiliate – Shiraz
DS Investments Ltd. As the CFO of both DBSI and Shiraz, Mr. Cohen serves as
a director in several companies: Taldor Computer Systems (1986) Ltd.; Pointer
Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ: PNTR); Danel (Adir Joshua) Ltd.; Shagrir Group Vehicle
Services Ltd.(TASE: SHGR). Until December 2016 Mr. Cohen had also served as
a director in Altshuler Shaham Insurance Company Ltd.; Altshuler Shaham Investment
Portfolio Management Ltd.; Altshuler Shaham Mutual Funds Management Ltd and
in Altshuler Shaham Provident Funds and Pension Ltd.. Before joining DBSI Investments,
Mr. Cohen served as partner and CFO of Argoquest Holdings, LLC, a privately
held U.S.-based investment company specializing in high-tech investments. Prior
to joining Argoquest, Mr. Cohen served as a senior associate at Kesselman &
Kesselman, an Israeli affiliate of the global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC). Before joining PwC, Mr. Cohen worked as an auditor for the accounting
firm KPMG in Israel. Mr. Cohen holds a B.A. degree in Accounting and Business
Management from the College of Management and is a Certified Public Accountant
in Israel.
Dr. Alon Dumanis has served as one of our directors since September 2015. Until
December 31, 2015, Dr. Dumanis acted as the Chief Executive Officer of Crecor
B.V., Docor International B.V., Docor Levi Lassen I B.V., Docor Levi Lassen
II B.V. and Docor International Management Ltd., all Dutch investment companies,
subsidiaries of The Van-Leer Group Foundation, and currently Dr. Dumanis is
a member of the management teams of the foregoing companies. Dr. Dumanis is
a member of the board of directors of Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ-NVMI)
and Dr. Dumanis is currently a chairman of Aposense, a public company traded
on TASE, Xsight System, Softlib, SPNano, Bondex, Clariton, DNR Imaging, and
a member of the board of directors of other Hi Tech companies in Docor’s
investment portfolio. Dr. Dumanis is a former member of the board of directors
of Tadiran Communications (a public company traded on TASE), of El Al Israel
Airlines (a public company traded on TASE), of Protalix Biotherapeutics (a public
company traded on the New York Stock Exchange), and a former member of the board
of directors of Inventech Investments Co. Ltd. (a public company traded on TASE),
Spectronix (a public company traded on TASE) and Ice Cure (a public company
traded on TASE). Previously, Dr. Dumanis was the Head of the Material Command
in the Israel Air Force at the rank of Brigadier General. Dr. Dumanis currently
serves as chairman and member of several national steering committees and is
the author of many papers published in a number of subject areas, including
technology and management. Dr. Dumanis holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering
from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Ben Zion Gruber has served as a director since June 2002. Mr. Gruber is a founder
and manager of several real estate and construction companies and an entrepreneur
involved in several hi-tech companies. Mr. Gruber is a Colonel (Res.) of the
IDF serving as Brigadier Commander of a tank battalion. Mr. Gruber is a member
of the Board of Employment Service of the government of Israel. Mr. Gruber also
serves on the board of directors of the Company for Development of Efrat Ltd.,
and the Association of Friends of Kefar Shaul Hospital. Mr. Gruber serves on
the Ethics Committees of the Eitanim and Kefar Shaul Hospitals as well as a
director of several other charitable organizations. Mr. Gruber holds a B.Sc.
degree in Engineering of Microcomputers from "Lev" Technology Institute,
an M.A. degree in Behavioral Sciences from Tel Aviv University and is currently
studying for his Ph. D degree in Behavioral Sciences at the University of Middlesex,
England. In addition, Mr. Gruber is a graduate of a summer course in Business
Administration at Harvard University, as well as several other courses and training
in management, finance and entrepreneurship.
Israel Livnat has served as a director since May 18, 2016. Mr. Livnat is the
founder and Chairman of Anteo WW AG, which developed a software platform for
physical-security, cyber-security safety and other business continuity applications.
Mr. Livnat was the President of the Security Group at Nice Systems Ltd. from
May 2006 until August 2011. Prior to joining NICE and since 2001, he served
as the President and CEO of Elta Systems Ltd., the leading defense company in
Israel for radar, signal intelligence and communication systems. Prior to his
position with Elta, Mr. Livnat headed the MLM division of Israeli Aircraft Industries,
leading the development of the Arrow weapons system, the Israeli Shavit satellite
launcher and other airborne command and control systems. Before that he was
VP Engineering of the MLM division and director for hardware engineering at
Daisy Systems of Mountain View, California, a leading developer of hardware
and software for large computer-embedded systems. Mr. Livnat holds a B.Sc. degree
and a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute
of Technology, and an Executive MBA degree from Stanford University, California.
He was awarded the prestigious Israeli Industry Prize for 2004.
Nurit Mor has served as one of our outside directors since August 2006. Ms.
Mor has served as an outside director of two subsidiaries of Bank of Jerusalem
since 2010, Aspen Real Estate Ltd., an Israeli public company, since September
2005 and of I.B.I Investment House Ltd., an Israeli public company, since May
2004. From 1973 to 2003, Ms. Mor served in senior positions at the Bank of Israel,
including in the public complaints and banking supervision department. Ms. Mor
holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Statistics and a diploma in Business Administration
from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an M.A. degree in Labor Studies
from Tel Aviv University.
Elan Sigal has served as one of our outside directors since August 2013. Since
January 2013, Mr. Sigal has served as the chief financial officer of Landa Corporation
(Israel), an Israeli company that develops printing systems with proprietary
nanography technology for the commercial market. Between January 2008 and December
2012, Mr. Sigal was the chief financial officer of Objet Geometries Ltd., an
Israeli company that is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of
3D printers. Between 2004 and December 2007, Mr. Sigal served as the chief financial
officer of our company. From May 2000 to December 2003, Mr. Sigal worked as
a management consultant in the London office of McKinsey & Co., a leading
global management consulting firm. For ten years Mr. Sigal served as a fighter
pilot in the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Sigal holds a B.A. degree in Economics from
Tel Aviv University.
Kineret Yaari has served as a director since May 18, 2016. Mrs. Ya’ari
serves as an Economist at DBSI Investments Ltd. Mrs. Yaari also serves as a
director of Taldor Computer Systems (1986) Ltd. and Shagrir Group Vehicle Services
Ltd. (TASE: SHGR). Before joining DBSI Investments, Mrs. Yaari served as a
senior business analyst at Giza Singer Even, a financial advisory and investment
banking firm in Israel. Mrs. Yaari holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Management
and an M.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance from Tel Aviv University.
Guy Zur has served as a director since March 27, 2017. Mr. Zur joined the IDF
in 1983 and served in the military until 2016 in a variety of positions and
finished a very long career in the IDF with the rank of General . Mr. Zur served
as the commander of the Ground Forces from 2013 until 2016. Between 2010 and
2013 Mr. Zur served as the Head of the IDF Planning Division. Between 2007 and
2010 Mr. Zur served as the commander of the National Training Center for Ground
Trainings (NTC). Mr. Zur holds a MBA from Beer Sheva University, an alumnus
of the Royal College of Defense Studies, London, and a BcS in Mechanical Engineering
from Tel Aviv University.
Dov Sella has served as our chief executive officer since November 2016 and
has previously, since July 2007, served as our chief business development officer.
Prior to that and from January 2003, Mr. Sella served as our chief operating
officer. Mr. Sella has over 20 years of senior management and product development
experience. From 1982 until 1997, Mr. Sella worked for Elbit Systems Ltd., a
leading Israeli defense contractor. Among his positions at Elbit, he served
as director of programs, director of avionics engineering and director of business
development. Between 1997 and 2000, Mr. Sella served as executive vice president
and vice president of business development and vice president of research and
development of UltraGuide Ltd., a medical devices start-up. During the three
years prior to joining our company, Mr. Sella was the president of NeuroVision
Inc., a medical technology start-up. Mr. Sella has a B.Sc. degree (cum laude)
in Computer Engineering from the Technion - Israeli Institute of Technology.
Mr. Sella served as a fighter aircraft navigator in the IAF.
Shiri Lazarovich has served as our chief financial officer since December 2007.
Ms. Lazarovich previously served as our controller from September 2004. Prior
to that and from January 2000, Ms. Lazarovich served as a manager in the accountant,
assurance and business advisory services department of PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Israel. Ms. Lazarovich holds a B.A. degree in Accounting and in Economics from
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel.
Oleg Kiperman has served as our chief technology officer since July 2007. Mr.
Kiperman joined us in 1984 as project manager of several embedded avionics development
programs and in 2000 was named as our director of engineering. From 1982 until
1984, Mr. Kiperman served as a hardware development team leader at Tadiran Ltd.
developing digital communication systems. From 1977 until 1982, Mr. Kiperman
served as a senior engineer in the IAF Weapons Control Branch. Mr. Kiperman
holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion - Israeli Institute
of Technology.
Rada Electronic Industries Ltd currently has 93 employees.
