Company Profile
Company Personnel

Mr. Marc Belzberg - Chairman
After receiving his MBA from New York University in 1979, Mr. Belzberg gained extensive business experience in finance while working on Wall Street for Salomon Brother's Mergers and Acquisitions Department and then as Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Oppenheimer & Co.
Mr. Belzberg then opened the office of the Belzberg family interests in New York in 1983, becoming the first President of First City Capital Corporation.
While at First City Capital, Mr. Belzberg managed the risk arbitrage department, the Japanese arbitrage department, the foreign currency hedging and trading units and the undervalued stock investment group, generating profits of over $500mm for the group over a 5 year period
In 1984, Mr. Belzberg won the first national license to provide cellular telephone service in Canada before any US licenses had been granted. The Belzberg family of Canada owned 40% of the consortium together with Rogers Cable Systems of Canada and Telemedia. Later, Ameritech invested $20mm in the company in exchange for a 20% interest.
In 1990, the Belzberg family sold their stake in the company for $230mm.
Mr. Belzberg moved to Israel in 1992 and became very active in the local business community as well. He has since invested in some of Israel's most promising companies, marketing technologically innovative products worldwide.
Mr. Belzberg is the Chairman of Wave Group and as well as the Chairman CEO of e-SIM.
Mr. Belzberg is a partner in the Venture Capital firm of Meditech Advisors, which invests in Medical Devices.
In addition to Mr. Belzberg's many and varied investments in multiple industries in Israel and abroad, Mr. Belzberg is also deeply committed to philanthropy in Israel and abroad. Among the projects Mr. Belzberg has built and guided is OneFamily, an organisation established by Mr. Belzberg to provide assistance to terror victims and their families in Israel. OneFamily has provided over $13mm of financial and emotional support to over 2,500 victims of terror and their families for their immediate and long-term needs.
Mr. Belzberg also serves as the Chairman of the Board of World Bnei Akiva, the largest Jewish youth movement in the world, with 50,000 young members in 35 countries and he is also the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Jewish Renaissance, an organisation dedicated to raising Jewish identity in Israel and all Jewish communities around the world. Today, over 250,000 children in over 19 countries participate on a weekly basis in the programs of the Foundation for Jewish Renaissance.
Mr. Belzberg sits on the Board of Directors of the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance with branches in Los Angeles, New York, France and Jerusalem. Mr. Belzberg also sits on the board of the Jerusalem Post.
The Belzberg family's tradition of world-renowned business success and philanthropy are well known.

Colonel (ret.). Ehud Gal - CEO
Mr. Ehud Gal established O.D.F. Optronics after serving for more than 20 years in a variety of positions in the Israeli Military R&D units, during which he led activities in the area of Image Processing, Computer Vision and Expert Support Systems. These resulted in the deployment of systems, which are now running successfully in the Israeli Defense Force. His service included positions as Project Officer, R&D Division of the Israel Air Force, where he was in charge of cutting edge technologies in the electro-optics field, often applying creative and unorthodox methodology. He reached the senior position of Scientific Deputy to the Head of DDR&D (defense Directorate for R&D) where his responsibilities included the analysis of current and future requirements of the defense arena with an emphasis on identifying technological gaps, forecasting technological trends and negotiating and processing contractual agreements for Defense R&D with local and foreign industries. He holds the rank of Col. (res.) and enjoys close relations with many sectors of the Israeli R&D establishment. He holds a B.Sc. from Technion in Industrial Management and an M.A. from the National Security College in national security and defense industries.

Maj Gen. (ret.) Amos Malka
Amos Malka is shareholder & president of AM-DASC LTD. A privately owned defense & security consulting firm, providing professional consultancy to various customers in the defense and security segments. Areas of activities include large project planning & implementation (risk assessment, concept & detailed design, project management). The company supports "young" technologies requiring support in maneuvering in the business sector (strategy, business development, teaming with American players, marketing).
Amos Malka is the chairman of the board of Albar Ltd. (www.albar.co.il) one of the largest car leasing companies in Israel; a board member in IDB Development Corporation Ltd. (http://www.idbd.co.il/) one of the largest business enterprises in the private sector of the Israeli economy, and in Plasan Sasa, (http://www.plasansasa.com/) an add-on armor solutions company.
Malka Retired from the IDF in 2002 at the rank of Maj. Gen.; he commenced his service in the Armored Corps and moved up in commanding positions in combat units. From 1992 to 1996, as Brig. Gen., commanded two armored divisions; From 1996 to 2002 as Maj. Gen., served as head of the IDF Ground Forces Command, and later as Director of Defense Intelligence, a post he held until his retirement in 2002.
In his position of Ground Forces Commander, in addition to command and operational missions, was responsible for doctrine, training, weapon systems (R&D & procurement), budget & planning and was heavily involved in Israeli defense and security technologies, and American defense & security technologies.
In the position of Director of Defense Intelligence, was responsible for "National Assessment" and was a member of the prime minister's and minister of defense cabinets and IDF Joint Staff, where he was heavily involved in national strategic decision making and in unique technology (R&D, procurement, implementation).
In 2001, he was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit by the U.S. President, "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service." In 1998, the German President Roman Herzog awarded him the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit "in recognition for his outstanding services to the Federal Republic of Germany."
Malka has a B.A. in history from Tel Aviv University (1987), graduated from the IDF Staff & Command College (1979-80) and it's National Defense Academy (1986-87). He is currently working on an M.A. in political science at Haifa University and on an Executive M.B.A. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Mr. Daniel Hai Brenner
Mr. Daniel Hai Brenner is the chairman, CEO and the majority shares holder of Kamor Group Ltd. traded at Tel-Aviv stock exchange. Kamor Group Ltd. is active, directly and through its subsidiaries, in development of yielding real estate in Israel and abroad, import and distribution of BMW vehicles in Israel and Bulgaria, shipping, capital markets, tiers distribution and hi-tech.
Before inaugurating Kamor, Mr. Brenner was chief economist at Atlantic Fishing and Shipping Ltd., Vice President at Rasco Construction and Investments Ltd. (one of Israel's major construction companies) and Founding Partner and Chairman at Ras-Car Ltd. (BMW importer).
Mr. Brenner is member of the board in public corporations like Kamor Ltd., and Agri Invest Ltd., Kamor Motors Ltd., and private corporations like Kamor Vehicles Ltd. Kamor Auto (BMW), Kamor Finance (1991) Ltd., Kamor Traffic Accessories (tiers), Sahar Finance (capital markets) Seastar (shipping).
Mr. Brenner has a distinguished swimming career, 1974 champion of Asia and champion of Israel between 1973 to 1976, Member of Olympic team, Sportsman of the Year, two times.
On top of his business activity Mr. Brenner invest a significant part of his time in charities and philanthropy among which he established BMW fund named after Mila Brenner that supports underprivileged.
Mr. Brenner holds a B.A. in Economics from Haifa University, Israel and MBA from London University, UK

Malcolm I. Hoenlein
Malcolm Hoenlein is the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the coordinating body on international Jewish concerns for 52 national Jewish organizations, since the year 1986. Previously, he served as the founding Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, the central coordinating agency for Jewish organizations in the metropolitan New York area. Prior to that, he was the founding Executive Director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. Malcolm Hoenlein received his B.A. in Political Science from Temple University and his Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Department of International Relations, where he completed his doctoral course work. A National Defense Fellow in the University's Near East Center, Mr. Hoenlein taught International Relations in the Political Science Department and served as a Middle East specialist at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. In addition, he served on the editorial staff of ORBIS, the Journal of International Affairs. Mr. Hoenlein has been the recipient of many awards and tributes. Among recent honors, he was conferred a Doctorate of Humane Letters Honoria Causa by Yeshiva University in 2002, and was honored by, among others, State of Israel Bonds for his "valiant and extraordinary service to Israel and the Jewish people," the Private Sector Initiative Award from President Ronald Reagan, American ORT honored him with a special "Man of the Millennium" Tribute, the first Quittman Award for Jewish Professional Excellence, the Defender of Jerusalem Award, Millender Fellow at Brandeis University, Fellow of the Jerusalem College of Technology, the Jack D. Weiler Award for Jewish Communal Service, and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations National Service Award. Mr. Hoenlein played a key role in organizing the massive National Solidarity Rally for Israel in Washington, DC on April 15, 2002. The Forward listed him as the most influential Jewish leader. Mr. Hoenlein is associated with and serves on the boards of many communal, educational and civic organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations, and America-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He is Chairman of America's Voices in Israel, Co-Chair of SCAN, and Co-Chair of Sharing for Life. He serves on the Board of Directors or Advisory Board of several companies, including Bank Leumi USA, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mr. Eitan Metuki
Mr. Eitan Metuki is the CEO of Spark Enterprise L.P, a venture capital running 22 M$ pre-seed and seed funds, including investor drafts & entrepreneur screening over 1600 projects and companies. Spark invested in 19 companies in a variety of fields-intelligence, security, optics, bio-technology and others. Prior to Spark Enterprise, Mr. Metuki was the CFO of C. Mer Industries Ltd, traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, holding more then 20 communication and infrastructure companies. C. Mer deals with various aspects of product management, infrastructure and communication companies; among them is a company which traded in NASDAQ, with turnover of over $100M. The group employs over 1200 employees in Israel and around the world. While serving as C. Mer's CFO Mr. Metuki was responsible for managing the finance, operations and human resources as well as served as the company's internal controller and a director of most of its subsidiaries. Along the years, his job included raising funds from various sources, including bonds and I.P.O's in Israel and U.S.A. Mr. Metuki holds a M. Sc. in Economics & Work Studies from Tel Aviv University and brings with him 30 years of management and operations experience of some of the leading technology groups in Israel.

Mr. Danny Edgar

Mr. Shaul Kobrinsky

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