Mr. Samuel Vlodinger was elected by our Board of Directors as the Chairman of
the Board of Directors in August 2013. Mr. Vlodinger has been a senior partner
in FIMI since 2009. Prior to joining FIMI, Mr. Vlodinger held senior management
positions in several industrial companies and has been an active private equity
investor. Mr. Vlodinger holds a B.Sc. in industrial engineering from the Technion,
Institute of Technology. Mr. Vlodinger currently serves as the chairman of the
board of directors of Tadir-Gan Precision Products, Ltd., Raval ACS, Ltd., Bagir
Group and Ginegar Plastic Industries, Ltd.
Mr. Avi Shani has served as an outside director (within the meaning of the Israeli
Companies Law) since August 2008 and is a member of TAT’s Audit Committee;
in August 2011, Mr. Shani was re-elected to serve as an outside director for a
second three-year term. Mr. Shani is also serving as a director of Psagot Providence
Funds and of Psagot Pensions Funds. From 2005 until 2008 Mr. Shani served as the
CEO of TCM Mobile, a start up company, and prior to that, during years 2000 -
2004 he served as Executive Vice President Investments and Chief Economist of
IDB Development, a leading Israeli holding company, in charge of new Investments.
Mr. Shani holds a B.A degree in Economics and an MBA, both from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Ron Ben-Haim was elected as a director by our Board of Directors in August
2013. Mr. Ben-Haim has been a partner in FIMI since 2006. Mr. Ben Haim was previously
with Compass Advisers, LLP, an investment banking firm based in New York and in
Tel Aviv and with the Merrill Lynch Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York.
Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Ben-Haim worked at Teva Pharmaceuticals in production
management. Mr. Ben-Haim holds a B.Sc. in industrial engineering from the Tel
Aviv University and an MBA from New York University. Mr. Ben-Haim currently serves
on the board of directors of Tadir-Gan Precision Products, Ltd., Raval ACS, Ltd.,
Bagir Group, Nirlat Paints, Ltd., Alony, Ltd. and Overseas Commerce, Ltd.
Ms. Dafna Gruber was elected as a director by our Board of Directors in November
2013. Since 2007, Ms. Gruber has been the Chief Financial Officer of NICE Systems,
a NASDAQ and TASE listed company providing solutions that manage and analyze multimedia
content and transactional data. Prior to that, Ms. Gruber has been Chief Financial
Officer of Alvarion Ltd., a NASDAQ and TASE listed company that provides innovative
wireless access solutions. Ms. Gruber is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and
holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Jan Loeb was elected as a director by our Board of Directors in August 2009.
Mr. Loeb has served as President of Leap Tide Capital Management, Inc., a capital
investment firm, since 2007. From February 2005 through January 2007, he served
as a portfolio manager of Amtrust Capital Management, Inc. From February 2004
through January 2005, Mr. Loeb was a Portfolio Manager for Chesapeake Partners,
a capital investment firm. From January 2002 through December 2004, Mr. Loeb was
a Managing Director of Jefferies & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm
based in New York City. From 1994 through 2001, Mr. Loeb was a Managing Director
of Dresdner Kleinwort and Wasserstein, Inc., an investment banking firm based
in New York City, which was formerly known as Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc.
Mr. Loeb is also a director of American Pacific Corp and was a director of Pernix
Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. until September 2011. Mr. Loeb graduated from Baruch
College – City University of New York with a baccalaureate in Finance and
Investments.
Mr. Aviram Halevi was elected as an outside director (within the meaning of the
Israeli Companies Law) by our Board of Directors in November 2013. Mr. Halevi
has been since 2010 the owner and CEO of Intel System Ltd., a provider of business
intelligence services. Prior to that, from 2007 through 2009 Mr. Halevi served
as the CEO of Terrogence Ltd., a producer of intelligence data for commercial
markets. Mr. Halevi holds a B.Sc. in geology from the University of Toronto and
an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Itsik Maaravi has served as TAT’s Chief Executive Officer since January
2012. Prior to that, Mr. Maaravi served as President of TAT’s Piedmont subsidiary,
a position he held since July 2011. From July 2009 through June 2011 Mr. Maaravi
was Chief Marketing Officer for Piedmont as well as for the Company’s Limco
subsidiary. Between 2000 and June 2009 Mr. Maaravi held senior marketing positions
at Kamor Aviation and Israel Aerospace Industries.
Mr. Todd Schwarz has served as Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont since October
2012 and prior to that as its Chief Financial Officer since January 2011. He began
his career with Ernst& Young as a tax specialist in 1989 and immediately before
joining Piedmont was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for a regional
real estate developer. Mr. Schwarz holds a MBA from the University of Virginia’s
Darden School of Business and a B.A. in Accountancy from North Carolina State
University.
Dr. Yair Raz has served as Chief Executive Officer of Limco since November 2012.
Prior to that Dr. Raz served as the Chief Operating Officer of Piedmont Aviation,
a position he held since April 2012. From January 2011 to January 2012 Dr. Raz
was the BTI Vice President Marketing and Business Development for North America.
Between August 2005 and December 2011 Dr. Raz served as General Manager of PCI,
a PWA and BTI Joint Venture in the US. Between 1995 and July 2005 Dr. Raz held
various management positions with PCI in the US including operation manager,
engineering, procurement and president assistant. Between 1998 and 2012 Dr.
Raz was also involved with the JV of BTI and PWA in Xian China. Between 1983
and 1995 Dr. Raz held management positions with BTL in Israel. Those potions
included 1uality and plant Management. Dr. Raz holds a B.Sc degree in Mechanical
Engineering and an M.Sc degree in Material Science from the Technion Institute
of Technology and a Phd. degree from La Salle University in the US.
Mr. Tiko Gadot has served as TAT’s Chief Financial Officer since November
2013. Mr. Gadot has held several CFO positions in Israeli industrial companies.
From 2004 – 2013 he was the CFO of Alliance Tire Company Ltd., which specializes
in the development, manufacturing and marketing of tires for agriculture, forestry,
construction, industrial and earth-moving applications. From 1999 – 2004
he was the CFO of Netafim Ltd., a global market leader in drip irrigation. Mr.
Gadot is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics
from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and holds an M.Sc. in Business Administration
(major in industry) from Ben Gurion University, Israel.
Mr. Tamir Ziv currently holds the position of VP Engineering and COO of TAT.
Mr. Ziv served as TAT’s Director of Engineering since November 2013, and
was appointed Director of Business Units in November 2012. Mr. Ziv has over
a decade of experience in aircraft design and structural integrity analyses.
Mr. Ziv worked at Cessna Aircraft Company with the responsibly to ensure the
structural integrity of all business jet platforms.
Tat Technologies Ltd currently has 659 employees.
