Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Robert S. Ehrlich has been our Chairman of the Board since January 1993 and our President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2002. From May 1991 until January 1993, Mr. Ehrlich was our Vice Chairman of the Board, and from May 1991 until October 2002 he was our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ehrlich was a director of Eldat, Ltd., an Israeli manufacturer of electronic shelf labels, from June 1999 to July 2003. From 1987 to June 2003, Mr. Ehrlich served as a director of PSC Inc. ("PSCX"), a manufacturer and marketer of laser diode bar code scanners, and, between April 1997 and June 2003, Mr. Ehrlich was the chairman of the board of PSCX. Mr. Ehrlich received a B.S. and J.D. from Columbia University in New York, New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Faac, Incorporated |
President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
President, Simulation Division |
Current |
| Faac, Incorporated |
Electrical Engineer |
Former |
| Military Operations |
Director |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Dr. Neal Naimer has been President of the Battery Division since February 2005, Vice President since June 1997 and our Chief Technology Officer since December 2002. From 1990 to 1997, Dr. Naimer was Director of Electrode Engineering of our Air Electrode development program. From 1987 to 1989, he was the Manager of the Chemical Vapor Deposition (Thin Films) Group at Intel Electronics in Jerusalem, and was Project Manager of the photo voltaic IR detector development program at Tadiran Semiconductor Devices in Jerusalem from 1984 to 1987. Dr. Naimer was educated at University College of London, England, where he received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Electric Fuel Corp |
President of the Battery Division |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
CTO & Vice President |
Current |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Etv Motors Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intelelectronics.Com, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Electrode Engineering, Inc |
Director |
Former |
"Thomas J. Paup has been our Vice President – Finance since December 2005 and our Chief Financial Officer since February 2006. Mr. Paup is currently also a Finance Lecturer at Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Paup was an Affiliated Partner with McMillan|Doolittle LLP from March 2002 until accepting this position with the Company, and prior thereto, he was an Executive in Residence and Finance Instructor at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Prior to his teaching experience, Mr. Paup spent over 25 years in the retail industry. Most recently, between 1997 and 2000, Mr. Paup was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Montgomery Ward and Company. Mr. Paup brings a broad background of strategic and operational management experiences from the department store industry, where he served as CFO of Lord & Taylor and Kaufmann’s and Controller of Bloomingdale’s and Robinson-May. Mr. Paup holds an MBA in Finance and a BBS from Eastern Michigan University.
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Eastern Michigan University |
Finance Lecturer |
Current |
| Lord Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Montgomery Ward |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Bloomingdale's |
Controller |
Former |
| DePaul University |
Instructor |
Former |
| Montgomery Ward |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Eastern Michigan University |
Mba In Finance and A Bbs |
Former |
| National Retail Federation |
member |
Former |
| Montgomery Ward |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
Executive Vice President of Arotech's Faac Subsidiary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| M.D.T Armor |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| California Inc |
Program Manager |
Former |
| Amtec Corporation |
|
Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
"Yaakov Har-Oz has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since October 2000 and as our corporate Secretary since December 2000. From 1994 until October 2000, Mr. Har-Oz was a partner in the Jerusalem law firm of Ben-Ze'ev, Hacohen & Co. Prior to moving to Israel in 1993, he was an administrative law judge and in private law practice in New York. Mr. Har-Oz holds a B.A. from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School (where he was an editor of the law review) in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a member of the New York bar and the Israel Chamber of Advocates.
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Advocates |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Advocates |
Member |
Current |
| Vanderbilt University Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| Massachusetts, Inc. |
B.A. |
Former |
| Brandeis University |
B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Vice President of Government Affairs |
Current |
| Armour of America, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Time Domain Corporation |
|
Former |
| Central Michigan University |
Masters |
Former |
| United States Military Academy |
B.S. In General Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
Vice President-Electric Vehicle Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
|
Current |
| Vanderbilt University Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| Brandeis University |
B.A. |
Former |
Ed Borey is an experienced Chairman, CEO and Board Member that has focused on growth and turnaround opportunities in a variety of global technology companies. He is the Past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WatchGuard (WGRD) Technologies. Prior to that Ed served as Chief Executive Officer of PSC (PSCX), Chief Operating Officer of Intermec (UNA) and in a variety of Executive positions in General Management, Marketing and Finance. Currently, Ed serves on the Board of AROTECH (ARTX). Prior Public Board experience includes WatchGuard (WGRD), PSC (PSCX) and MBrane (CNRT). This is augmented by experience in the Snohomish County YMCA Board of Trustees and participation in a number of Advisory Boards. Ed received his BS in Economics and Political Science from State University of New York, College at Oswego ; a Master of Arts, Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma ; and, a MBA from Santa Clara University .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Watchguard |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Nacdnw |
Chairman, CEO and Board Member |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Datalogic Scanning, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Transenda |
CEO |
Former |
| WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Datalogic Scanning, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Transenda |
President |
Former |
| P.A.S.T |
Chairman |
Former |
| The University of Oklahoma |
M.A. In Public Administration |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
M.B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
B.S. in Economics |
Former |
"Elliot Sloyer has served as a director since October 2007. Mr. Sloyer is a Managing Member of WestLane Capital Management LLC, which he founded in 2005. From 1992 until 2005, Mr. Sloyer was a founder and Managing Director of Harbor Capital Management LLC, which managed convertible arbitrage portfolios. Mr. Sloyer is active in community organizations and currently serves on the investment committee of a charitable organization. Mr. Sloyer has a B.A. from New York University.
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Westlane Capital Management, LLC |
Managing Member |
Current |
| Harbor Capital Management Company, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Harbor Capital Management Company, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| New York University |
B.A. |
Former |
Dr. Jay M. Eastman has been one of our directors since October 1993. Since November 1991, Dr. Eastman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lucid, Inc., which is developing laser technology applications for medical diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Eastman has served as a director of PSCX since April 1996 and served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning from December 1995 through October 1997. Dr. Eastman is also a director of Dimension Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of 3D displays for computer and video displays, and Centennial Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of PCMCIA cards. From 1981 until January 1983, Dr. Eastman was Director of the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, where he was a member of the staff from September 1975 to 1981. Dr. Eastman holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Optics from the University of Rochester in New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lucid Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Lucid Incorporated |
President |
Current |
| Arotech Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dimension Technologies Inc. |
Director |
Current |
"Michael E. Marrus has served as a director since October 2007. Mr. Marrus is a Managing Director of C. E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment banking firm that was recently acquired by Collins Stewart plc, a London based corporate broker traded on the London Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Unterberg, Towbin in 1998, Mr. Marrus was a Principal and founding member of Fieldstone Private Capital Group, an investment banking firm specializing in corporate, project and structured finance. Previously, he was employed at Bankers Trust Company, initially in the Private Equity and Merchant Banking Groups and subsequently in BT Securities, the securities affiliate of Bankers Trust. Mr. Marrus has an A.B. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.
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"Seymour Jones was elected to the board of directors in July 2005. Professor Jones is a clinical professor of accounting at New York University Stern School of Business. Professor Jones teaches courses in auditing, tax and legal aspects of entrepreneurism. He is also the Associate Director of Ross Institute of Accounting Research at Stern School of Business. Professor Jones has been with NYU Stern for ten years. His primary research areas include audit committees, auditing, entrepreneurship, financial reporting, and fraud. Professor Jones has been principal author of numerous books including Conflict of Interest, The Cooper & Lybrand Guide to Growing Your Business, The Emerging Business and The Bankers Guide to Audit Reports and Financial Statements. Before joining NYU Stern, Professor Jones was senior partner at Coopers & Lybrand and S.D. Leidesdorf & Co. Professor Jones is a certified public accountant in New York State. Professor Jones received a B.A. in economics from City College, City University of New York, and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern.
"
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arotech Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Msgi Security Solutions, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper's Inc. |
Senior Partner |
Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
senior partner |
Former |
| New York University |
clinical professor of accounting |
Former |
| Interest.Com, Inc. |
Principal Author |
Former |
| City College Inc |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
| City University of New York |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |