Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Raanan Cohen |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Rani Cohen |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Yoav Harel |
President, Europe |
| Abraham Gross |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
| Amichai Steinberg |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Avi Gross |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
| Shimon Ullman |
Chief Scientist |
| Yacov Bar Haim |
Corporate Vice President for Information Technologies & Chief Information Officer |
| Asher Levy |
Executive Vice President, Business and Strategy |
| Shimshon Sayag |
Executive Vice President for Human Resources |
| Adrian Auman |
Corporate Vice President for Finance and Investor Relations |
| Arnon Tuval |
Vice President Sales |
| Avi Elazar |
Vice President Sales & Marketing |
| Eitan Oppenhaim |
Vice President of Business at Orbotech Display Asi |
| Eyal Harel |
Vice President & General Manager |
| Gil Oron |
Vice President, Customers & Products |
| Hanan Gino |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Pcb Division |
| Ken Maylor |
Vice President Sales |
| Koby Rosenthal |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Fpd Division |
| Lior Depicciotto |
Corporate Vice President for Business Development |
| Mannie Dorfan |
Corporate Vice President, Special Assignments |
| Martin Yang |
Vice President Sales |
| Michelle Harnish |
Corporate Vice President of, Marketing Communications Manager |
| Moshe Ashkenazi |
Vice President Business Manager, Display Asia Pacific |
| Peter Alliston |
Vice President Sales Assembly Europe |
| Reuven Losh |
Corporate Vice President, Customer Support and Co-President Operations |
| Ronen Loewinger |
Corporate Vice President for R |
| Ronny Shalev |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Electronics Assembly |
| Zvika Segal |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Electronics Assembly Division |
| Richard Klapholz |
President |
| Yehudit Bronicki |
Managing Director of Ormat Industries Ltd. |
| Amnon Landmann |
Customer Support Director |
| Andrew Hsieh |
Assembly Business Director |
| Arik Gordon |
Representative Director |
| Becky Henrion |
Director of Human Resources |
| Benny Solomon |
Director of Marketing |
| Christine Check |
Director of Human Resources |
| David Del Bourgo |
Director of Bd & Marketing |
| Eliezer Tokman |
Company Director and Consultant |
| Eric Bert |
Director of Marketing and Global Account Manager |
| Guy Alon |
Director of Marketing |
| Peter Shen |
Customer Support Director |
| Yaron Bartal |
Dap Customer Support, Operations Director |
| Alan Yip |
Manager, Sales |
| Angela Chen |
Manager, HR |
| Ann Michael |
Marcom Manager |
| Jason Chang |
Marketing Manager |
| Jeffrey Song |
Accounting Manager |
| Jerry Lee |
Accounting Manager |
| John Ho |
Manager, Sales |
| Kathy Hui |
Manager, HR |
| Kris Tung |
Customer Support Manager |
| Merav Sheffer |
Marcom Manager |
| Michael Goren |
Customer Support Operational Manager |
| Mike Lim |
Manager, Application |
| Piere Weng |
Manager, Sales |
| Ray Tsao |
Business Manager |
| Stanley Choe |
Business Manager |
| Willy Chiang |
Manager, Application |
| Danny Albeck |
Physicist |
| Michael Havin |
Corporate Secretary |
| Shuky Bronfeld |
|
| Yuval Spector |
|
| Uzia Galil |
Director |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Koor Industries Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Telrad Networks Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ECtel Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Scailex Corporation Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Scailex Corporation Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| The Strategy Company |
Co-President |
Former |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Product Line Manager |
Former |
| Telrad Networks Ltd. |
Programmer |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Associate |
Former |
| S. Horowitz & Co. |
Attorney |
Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
MBA |
Former |
| Tel Aviv University |
Bachelors Degrees In Law |
Former |
Raanan Cohen has been the Chief Executive Officer since May 2006. From November 2002 to May 2006 he was Co-President for Business and Strategy of the Company, and from January 2000 to November 2002 he served as Executive Vice President and President of the Printed Circuit Board Division. From September 1997 to January 2000 he was the president and chief executive officer of Orbotech, Inc. From January 1994 to September 1997 he was the Vice President for the PCB-AOI Product Line and, from 1991 to January 1994, was the PCB product line manager of Orbot and, after consummation of the Merger, of the Company. He joined Orbot in 1984, where he held various programming and product and project management positions until 1991. Prior to joining Orbot he held positions as a programmer at Telrad Networks Ltd. He received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Hebrew University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
President, Europe |
Current |
Dr. Abraham Gross has been Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since May 2006, prior
to which he had, from 2000 to May 2006, served as Chief Scientist of the Company. From 1998 to 2000, during a
leave of absence from Orbotech, he served as the chief engineer of Microvision, Inc., a Seattle-based developer
of high-resolution, scanned beam display and imaging systems. Prior to 1998, and since joining the Company in
1985, Dr. Gross held various managerial and research positions, in the course of which he has been involved in
the research and development of optical techniques for testing and inspection of electronic materials, laser plotter
technologies and laser matter interaction. Dr. Gross has authored numerous scientific publications in the field of
electro-optics and optical engineering. He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from the
Technion, and holds a doctorate in physics and atmospheric sciences from Drexel University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President for Information Technologies & Chief Information Officer |
Current |
Asher Levy has been Executive Vice President for Business and Strategy since July 2006, prior to which he had, from November 2002 to July 2006, served as Corporate Vice President and President of the Printed Circuit Board Division. From November 2000 to October 2002 he served as the managing director of Orbotech Technology Ventures, the wholly-owned venture capital fund of the Company, and from June 1997 to July 2000 he served as the President of Orbotech Pacific Ltd. He joined Orbot in 1990, and between that time and 1997 held various managerial and marketing positions with Orbot and, following the Merger, with the Company, including vice president for sales and marketing at Orbotech, Inc. Prior to joining Orbot, Mr. Levy worked for Apple Computer, Inc. and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Levy holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management from Ben-Gurion University and a master’s degree in business administration from Tel Aviv University. He is a graduate of the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Executive Vice President, Business and Strategy |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Executive Vice President for Human Resources |
Current |
Adrian Auman has been Corporate Vice President for Finance and Investor Relations since May 2006, prior to which he had served, since January 2000, as Director of Finance and Investor Relations and, from July 1997 to January 2000, as Director of Finance. He was financial controller of the Company from October 1992 to July 1997 and was the financial controller of Orbot from 1988 until the Merger. Prior to joining Orbot, he was an audit supervisor at Kesselman & Kesselman (“Kesselman”), independent registered public accountants in Israel, from 1986 to 1988 and a tax manager at Goldstein, Golub, Kessler & Co., certified public accountants, from 1979 to 1985. He is a certified public accountant both in Israel and the United States and has a master’s of science degree from Pace University in New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President for Finance and Investor Relations |
Current |
| Goldstein Golub Kessler Llp |
Manager |
Former |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Financial Controller |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President of Business at Orbotech Display Asi |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President & General Manager |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Co-President-Products-Technology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President, Customers & Products |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Pcb Division |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
President of the Pcb Division |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Fpd Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President for Business Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President, Special Assignments |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President of, Marketing Communications Manager |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Marketing Executive |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Business Manager, Display Asia Pacific |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President Sales Assembly Europe |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President, Customer Support and Co-President Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President for R |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Electronics Assembly |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Vice President and President of the Electronics Assembly Division |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
President of the Electronics Assembly Division |
Former |
Yehudit Bronicki has, since 1991, been the Managing Director of Ormat Industries Ltd. (“Ormat”), an
Israeli manufacturer and developer of renewable energy power plants, the predecessor of which, Ormat Turbines
Ltd., she co-founded in 1965. Mrs. Bronicki is the president and chief executive officer, and a member of the
boards of directors, of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (“Ormat Technologies”), a subsidiary of Ormat and a Delaware
company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its subsidiaries. She served as a member of the Advisory
Board of the Bank of Israel between 1994 and 2001. Mrs. Bronicki received her bachelor’s degree in social
sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the “Hebrew University”), followed by advanced studies in
management, finance and marketing.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Managing Director of Ormat Industries Ltd. |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Customer Support Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Assembly Business Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Representative Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Bd & Marketing |
Current |
Eliezer Tokman currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately-held companies, most
of which are engaged in medical imaging, including Paieon Inc., Surgix Ltd. and Arineta Ltd. (of which he is the
chairman). From 2001 to 2002 he served as senior vice president at Philips Medical Systems responsible for
business integration, and from 1998 to 2001 was employed by Marconi Medical Systems in the positions of
senior vice president for product strategies and director of global computed tomography (CT) engineering. From
1977 to 1998 Mr. Tokman was employed within the Elscint group of companies in a variety of managerial roles,
including as president of Elscint America and general manager of the CT division. Mr. Tokman holds abachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Technion.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Marketing and Global Account Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Customer Support Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Dap Customer Support, Operations Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Marcom Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Accounting Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Accounting Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Customer Support Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Marcom Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Customer Support Operational Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Manager, Application |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Business Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Business Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Manager, Application |
Current |
Dr. Albeck joined CogniTens in 1996, and has served as Vice President responsible for R&D and Operations. Dr. Albeck was appointed as COO in early 2006 and oversees the Company's global operations. His former positions include Senior Physicist at Orbotech (NASDAQ: ORBK), a leading manufacturer of industrial machine vision systems, and R&D Director of Medisel, a manufacturer of medical diagnostics machine vision systems. Danny is the originator of several issued and pending patents. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Bar-Ilan University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cognitens, Ltd. |
Chief Operations Officer |
Current |
| Cognitens, Ltd. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Physicist |
Current |
| Cognitens, Ltd. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Co-Operations Inc |
Vice President |
Former |
| Bar-Ilan University |
Ph.D. In Physics |
Former |
Michael Havin has been Corporate Secretary since August 1996. Prior to joining the Company he practiced
as a commercial attorney in Jerusalem from 1991 to 1995 and in Melbourne, Australia, from 1983 to 1989. He is
qualified to practice law both in Israel and in Australia and holds bachelor of laws and bachelor of arts degrees
from Monash University in Melbourne.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Corporate Secretary |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Monash University |
Bachelor of Laws |
Former |
| Monash University |
Degrees |
Former |
Mr. Bronfeld joined CogniTens in late 2004 with extensive experience as a seasoned executive in a number of successful hi-tech companies and today serves as the company's VP for R&D operations. Before joining CogniTens, Shuky served as VP R&D and division management member of the PCB Division at Orbotech (NASDAQ: ORBK), a leading manufacturer of industrial machine vision systems. Prior to that, Shuky founded a start-up in the hi-tech field under the umbrella of the Israeli Chief Scientist Office. Shuky began his managerial career at Scitex Inc., where he served in his last position as Department Head for the DFE (Digital Front End) Product Unit as his last position. Mr. Bronfeld holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tel-Aviv University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cognitens, Ltd. |
Vice President Research & Development |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
|
Current |
| Tel Aviv University |
Bachelor of Science - Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Soligence Corporation |
Vice President of Strategic Planning |
Current |
| Soligence Corporation |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
|
Current |
| Soligence Corporation |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Weizmann Institute of Science |
M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.Sc. |
Former |
Yochai Richter has been the Active Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 8, 2006, and was the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 2002 to May 8, 2006. He was the President and Chief
Executive Officer from November 1994 to November 2002 and was a joint Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer from October 1992 to November 1994. Mr. Richter was among the founders of Orbot and
served as a member of the board of directors and as a managing director of that company from its organization in
1983 until the Merger. He received his degree in mathematics from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
(the “Technion”) in Haifa in 1972.
Aaron (Roni) Ferber has served on the boards of directors and the audit committees of a number of Nasdaq
and London Stock Exchange-listed companies, including Attunity, Dmatek and Nur Macroprinters Ltd.
Mr. Ferber was among the founders of Nikuv Computers (Israel) Ltd., which was engaged in the provision of
software solutions and with which he was employed from 1967 until 1992, serving in the positions of financial
controller, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Ferber holds a bachelor’s degree in
economics from the Hebrew University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Semitic languages from Tel Aviv
University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medinol Ltd |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Medinol Ltd |
Founder |
Current |
| Medinol Ltd |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director of Marketing |
Former |
| Israeli Air Force |
Head of Research and Development |
Former |
| Medinol Ltd |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Tel Aviv University |
Doctorate In Brain Research |
Former |
Dr. Michael Anghel is a member of the boards of directors of Partner Communications Company Ltd., a cellular telephone company, Syneron Medical Ltd., which designs, develops and markets aesthetic medical products and Scopus Video Networks Ltd., which develops, markets and supports digital video networking products, all of which are Israeli Nasdaq-listed companies. In addition, he serves as the chairman of Gravity Visual Effects Inc., a post-production media company, and as a director of the Strauss-Group Ltd., an international food and beverage company, and Analyst Provident Funds Ltd. From 2004 to 2005 he served as the president and chief executive officer of Discount Capital Markets Ltd., the investment banking arm of IDB. In 1999, he founded CAP Ventures Ltd., an Israeli company operating and investing in the area of Israeli advanced technology ventures, and served as its managing director from 1999 to 2004. From 1977 to May 1999, he served as director and senior manager of Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. ( DIC ), an Israeli corporation, and as managing director of DIC Communication and Technology Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of DIC. Dr. Anghel has been instrumental in founding several major Israeli communications operating companies including the principal Israeli cable television company (Tevel Israel International Communications Ltd.) and the Israeli cellular telephone company Cellcom Israel Ltd., as well as a variety of other advanced technology ventures. Dr. Anghel was formerly a full-time member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration of Tel Aviv University and currently serves as chairman of its Executive Program. Dr. Anghel received his bachelor s degree in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (the Hebrew University ) and his master s degree in business administration and a doctorate in finance and business from Columbia University.
Rafi Yizhar serves as a member of the board of directors of Negevtech, an Israeli company engaged in wafer inspection and yield control solutions for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Yizhar held the position of division manager in the PDC product business group of Applied during 1997 and 1998, and from 1990 to 1997 served as president and chief executive officer of Opal, Inc. (“Opal”), which was engaged in wafer metrology and process diagnostics solutions for the semiconductor industry. Prior to that, from 1988 to 1990, he was employed as manager of operations at Opal. He was among the founders of the Company, with which he was employed as manager of operations and product manager from 1981 to 1988. Before joining the Company, from 1974 to 1981, he held various product and project management positions at El-Op Ltd., an Israeli manufacturer of electrooptical systems for military and commercial applications. Mr. Yizhar holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from the Hebrew University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Uzia Galil has been a Board member of the USISTF since its inception by President B. Clinton and Prime Minister Y. Rabin. A graduate of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (BSc -1947) and Purdue University in the USA (MScEE -1953), he was the founder of Elron Electronic Industries Ltd., and served as Chief Executive Officer of the company from1962-1999. In 1999, Uzia Galil founded Uzia Initiatives and Management Ltd. and is presently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company, with the mission of helping regional innovations to become a global success by leveraging the experience and the global network of its management team and its partners worldwide. He continues to serve as Chairman of Zoran Corp., Director in Partner Communications Ltd., Orbotech Ltd. and NetManage Inc. Uzia is also the founder of the Galil Center for Telemedicine and Medical Informatics, at the Technion's Bruce Rapaport Faculty of Medicine in Haifa Uzia Galil has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (1977), The Weizman Institute of Science (1991), Polytechnic University New York (1995), Ben Gurion University (1999) and the Solomon Bublick Prize Laureate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2003) and Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award by the Purdue University, USA (2006). In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for his contribution to the development of the Israel hi-tech industry.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Telemedicine Ltd |
Founder |
Current |
| Zoran Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Orbotech Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Zoran Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Librados, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| NetManage, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Usistf |
Board Member |
Current |
| Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Usistf |
Sima President & CEO |
Former |
| Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. |
Founder |
Former |
| Purdue University |
M.S. |
Former |
| Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
B.S. |
Former |