Mr. Nachum (Homi) Shamir
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nachum (Homi) Shamir has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since April 9, 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Shamir served as Corporate Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company and as the President of Eastman Kodak’s Transaction and Industrial Solutions Group, which includes several business units, including Kodak Versamark, Inc. (whose operations were previously those of Scitex Digital Printing Inc.) of which Mr. Shamir was President and Chief Executive Officer. From June 2003 to January 2004, Mr. Shamir served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Scitex Corporation. From January 2001 to January 2004, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Scitex Digital Printing, having previously served as its Chief Operating Officer since July 2000. Prior thereto, Mr. Shamir was Managing Director and General Manager of Scitex Digital Printing (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd., from the incorporation of this Singapore-based company in 1994. From 1993 until 1994 he was with the Hong Kong based Scitex Asia Pacific (H.K.) Ltd. Before joining Scitex, Mr. Shamir held senior management positions at various international companies mainly in the Asia Pacific regions. Mr. Shamir holds a B.Sc from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an M.P.A. from Harvard University.
Mr. Israel Makov
Chairman
Israel Makov served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. from April 2002 until March 2007 and is currently serving as Advisor to the Board of Directors of Teva. Previously he served as Teva’s Chief Operating Officer from January 2001, Executive Vice President from 1999 and Vice President for Business Development from 1995 until 1999. Prior to joining Teva, Mr Makov was Chief Executive Officer of Gottex from 1993-1995, Chief Executive Officer of Yachin Hakal Ltd. from 1991–1993 and Chairman of Axiom Ltd. from 1987–1991. Mr. Makov was also a director of Bank Hapoalim Ltd. from October 2002 until February 2006, a director of Ramot at Tel Aviv University from 2001 until January 2006, and one of the founders and a director of the INNI-Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative since 2003. Mr. Makov holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture and M.Sc. in Economics from the Hebrew University Jerusalem.
Mr. James M. Cornelius
James M. Cornelius has served as a director since October, 2001. Mr. Cornelius currently serves as the non- executive Chairman of the board of directors of Guidant Corporation, a U. S. cardiac and vascular medical device company. From 1994 until 2000, Mr. Cornelius served as the Senior Executive and Chairman of Guidant Corporation. From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Cornelius was a director, a member of the Executive Committee and Chief Financial Officer of Eli Lilly and Company. From 1980 to 1982, Mr. Cornelius served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IVAC Corporation, formerly part of Eli Lilly's Medical Device and Diagnostics Division, and from 1978 to 1980, Mr. Cornelius was Director of Acquisitions for Eli Lilly's Medical Device and Diagnostics Division. Mr. Cornelius currently also serves as a director of The Chubb Corporation, Hughes Electronics, American United Mutual Insurance Holding Company and The National Bank of Indianapolis. Mr. Cornelius holds an M. B. A. and a B. A. in accounting from Michigan State University.
Mr. Michael Grobstein
Michael Grobstein has served as a director since October, 2001.Mr. Grobstein served as a director of Guidant Corporation since 1999, and was chairman of Guidant's audit committee, until the company was sold to Boston Scientific in 2006. Mr. Grobstein worked with Ernst & Young LLP from 1964 to 1998, and was admitted as a partner in 1975. At Ernst & Young, Mr. Grobstein served as a Vice Chairman- International Operations from 1993 to 1998, as Vice Chairman- Planning, Marketing and Industry Services from 1987 to 1993, and Vice Accounting and Auditing Services from 1984 to 1987. In these positions, Mr. Grobstein, among other things, oversaw the global strategic planning of the firm, was responsible for developing and implementing the firm's worldwide audit service delivery process and consulted with multinational corporations on a wide variety of financial reporting matters. Mr. Grobstein is a certified public accountant in the United States and holds a B. Sc. in accounting from the University of Illinois.
Prof. Anat Loewenstein
Prof. Anat Loewenstein has served as Director of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, since January 2000 and a Professor at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, since April 1999. In addition, since 2000 Prof. Loewenstein has been a member of the Advisory Board of Notal Vision, a medical device company in the area of ophthalmology, and from 1996 until 1997 she served as an advisor to Talia Technologies Ltd., which developed an instrument for the measurement of retinal thickness. Prof. Loewenstein holds an M.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Masters Degree in Health Administration from Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Doron Birger
Doron Birger was appointed as a director by our shareholder, RDC Rafael Development Corporation and served as our Chairman from August 2002 through June 2007. Mr. Birger has served as the President of Elron Electronic Industries since October, 2001, Corporate Secretary since 1995 and as Vice President- Finance since 1994, and is a director of RDC Rafael Development Corporation and Elbit Ltd. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Birger was Vice President- Finance at North Hills Electronics Ltd., an advanced electronics company . From 1990 to 1991, Mr. Birger served as Chief Financial Officer of Middle- East Pipes Ltd., a manufacturer in the metal industry. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Birger served as Chief Financial Officer of Maquette Ltd., a manufacturer and exporter of fashion items. From 1981 to 1988, Mr. Birger was Chief Financial Officer and director at Bateman Engineering Ltd. and I. D. C. Industrial Development Company Ltd. Mr. Birger holds a B. A. and an M. A. in economics from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Mr. Arie Mientkavich
Arie Mientkavich has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elron Electronic Industries since January 2007 and in parallel as Chairman of the Boards of Rafael Development Corporation Ltd., or RDC, and Clal Tourism Ltd. Mr. Mientkavich has also been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazit Globe (Development) Ltd. and Deputy Chairman of IDB Holding Corporation Ltd. since 2006 and Deputy Chairman of Gazit Globe Ltd. since 2005. Prior to this, from 1997 through January 2006, Mr. Mientkavich served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. and its major subsidiaries, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd. and Discount Management Provident Funds. Between 1987 and 1997, Mr. Mientkavich served as Active Chairman of the Board of the Israel Securities Authority—the Israeli equivalent of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. Prior to that, from 1979 through 1987, he was the General Counsel of the Israeli Ministry of Finance. Mr. Mientkavich holds degrees in Political Science and Law from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem and is a member of the Israeli Bar Association.
Mr. Dennert Ware
Dennert (Denny) O. Ware served as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Concepts, Inc., or KCI, from April 2000 to December 2006. Before joining KCI, he served as President and CEO of Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, a market leader in medical diagnostic equipment. He joined Boehringer in 1972 as Vice President of Technical Affairs of DePuy, the company’s Orthopedic Division. He later held senior management positions in the Diagnostic Division and became President and CEO of Boehringer Mannheim’s North American operations in 1997 a position he held until the acquisition of Boehringer Mannheim Group by Hoffman La Roche in 1998. After this acquisition, Mr. Ware continued on as President and CEO of Roche Diagnostics Corp until the end of 1999. Mr. Ware holds a BSChE degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University.