Untitled Document

Mr. Ovadia Harari/Chairman: Mr. Harari’s career spans more than three decades at Israel Aircraft Industries where he recently retired after nearly 10 years as the company’s Executive VP and COO. Mr. Harari began his career at IAI as a preliminary design engineer and subsequently fulfilled numerous roles at the company including Director of Aeronautical Sciences and Preliminary Design, Chief Engineer and Project Manager for the LAVI fighter aircraft and Corporate VP and General Manager of the military aircraft group. Mr. Harari is a two time recipient of the Israel Defense Prize and laureate of the Israel Prize for Engineering and Technology. Mr. Harari has a B Sc. and M Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technion in Haifa, Israel.

Dr. Nino Levy/Director: Dr. Nino S. Levy began his professional career as an R&D engineer specializing in Radar and EW at ELTA Electronic Industries - a subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries. Dr. Levy held the positions of Chief Engineer and Deputy Managing Director at ELTA and eventually became its Managing Director. In 1990, Dr. Levy became the President of IAI Europe. During his tenure, IAI Europe’s annual trade figures grew from $50 million to $300 million. Since his retirement from IAI in 1997, Dr. Levy has devoted himself to private business and is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Tel Aviv University. His book, “Managing High-Technology and Innovation”, is considered a basic textbook in its field.

Dr. Rafi Yoeli/Director: (see key personnel)

Maj. Gen. (ret.) David Ivry/Observer: Formerly Commander of the Israeli Air Force and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. Mr. Ivry went on to serve as Principal Assistant Minister of Defense for Strategic Affairs and Director-General of the Ministry of Defense as well as Israel’s National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council. He has recently returned to Israel after serving as its Ambassador to the United States.

Lt. Col. (Res.) Eran Ron/Director: From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Ron served as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force. From 1991 to 1994 he served as a diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Ministry. His last posting was as deputy director of the Israeli consulate-general in Istanbul-Turkey. Since 1995 he has been a CEO and manager in several companies and currently owns and manages Ish-Or Management Ltd. He is also a founding partner in Eshkol, Gaberman, Ron, a mediation and dispute arbitration firm.

Mr. Roger Abravanel – Director: Mr. Abravanel joined McKinsey & Co. in 1972 and has enjoyed a distinguished career there for more than 30 years. He initially joined the Paris office and, after stints in Mexico and Tokyo, joined the Italian office where he remains a member of the leadership group overseeing the Mediterranean Practice. He became a Prinicpal in 1979 and a Director in 1984. During his tenure at McKinsey Mr. Abravanel has advised the top management of more than 100 global, private and listed corporations. Currently, Mr. Abravanel is also an advisor to VC and buyout funds including Markstone and Wanaka and sits on the boards of a number of major corporations in both Italy and Israel, including Teva, Luxottica, Marazzi and BNP-BNL. Mr. Abravanel holds a BSc in chemical engineering from Milan’s Politecnic University and an MBA from INSEAD in Paris.