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Board of Directors

Mr. Aviram Wertheim, Chairman of The Board
Mr. Aviram Wertheim, Chairman of The Board
Mr. Aviram Wertheim serves as chairman of the board of directors of Rabintex Industries Ltd. Mr. Wertheim is the CEO and major shareholder of Inspire Investment Ltd. - the company's main shareholder.

Mr. Wertheim possesses a vast amount of wide-ranging experience that includes senior management positions such as: Chairman of the board of Alony-Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd. (a publicly traded property and investments company specializing in international real estate), Chairman of the board of United Mizrahi Bank Ltd. (the fourth largest bank in Israel) and CPA and partner in one of the largest accounting firms in Israel.

Mr. Wertheim is also chairman of the board of directors of DPL Disposable Hygienic Products Ltd., and a Director in Tadirgan (Precision Products) 1983 Ltd., Ortal Die Casting Ltd., Rimoni Industries Ltd., Plastopil – Hazorea Ltd. and Kapro industries Ltd.

                              Dr. Ehud (Udi) Ganani, President

                              Mr. Shimon Shacham, Director

                              Mr. Shahar Figless, Director
                              Mr. Uri Chen, Director

                              Ms. Yael Schnitzer, Director

                              Mr. Zvi Linkovski, Director

                              Mr. Hanan Waksman, Independent Director

                              Mr. Adiv Baruch, Independent Director


Senior Executives

Dr. Ehud (Udi) Ganani, President & CEO
Dr. Ehud (Udi) Ganani, President & CEO
Dr. Ganani joined Rabintex Industries Ltd. as its President and CEO in January 2008.

Prior to joining Rabintex,between 2005-2008, Dr. Ganani was the Chairman and CEO of TraceGuard Technologies Inc. (TCGD.OB), which developed next-generation automated systems to enable the improved detection of explosives and other hazardous materials, with applications in aviation security and homeland defense markets worldwide.

Before joining TraceGuard, Dr. Ganani served as CEO of Israel Military Industries (IMI), Israel's third largest defense contractor.

Prior to this, Dr. Ganani served for 27 years at RAFAEL, the principal armament development authority for the Israel Defense Forces. During his tenure of Vice President of Marketing & Business Development, RAFAEL won a series of successful tenders with customers worldwide. Mr. Ganani also served as RAFAEL's representative in Washington DC between 1991 and 1996 and from 1974 to 1990, Dr. Ganani was in charge of the development of rocket motors and explosive charges for many of RAFAEL's missile systems.

Dr. Ganani currently has several activities in addition to Rabintex. He is a board member in Gilat Satellite Networks Inc. (GILT) and Chairman to the Advisory Board for Bird Aerosystems Ltd.,a supplier of protection systems for helicopters and airborne platforms. Dr. Ganani is also the Chairman of the Public Management Board of Aerospace, Defense & Homeland Security Committee in the Israeli Export Institute.

Dr. Ganani holds a B.Sc cum laude in Chemical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.


Mr. Daniel Sztern, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Daniel Sztern, Chief Financial Officer
Mr.Sztern joined Rabintex Industries Ltd. as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in April 2008. Mr. Sztern has over 15 years of experience in financial and operational roles in Israel, as well as the U.S.

Mr. Sztern comes to Rabintex from Identify Software Ltd, subsequently acquired by BMC Software, where he served as the CFO for 6 years and as VP of Operations for the last 4. Prior to that, Mr. Sztern worked at Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ-NM Symbol TCNO) in the U.S. for more than 6 years. His two main roles during that time included over 3 years in each, serving as the Corporate Controller and Director of Finance US.

Mr. Sztern is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics, as well as an MBA from the Hebrew University.



Mr. Eli Assa, VP Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Eli Assa, VP Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Assa has been with Rabintex Industries Ltd since 1983 performing several engineering and management tasks, including VP Special Projects. He was assigned the position Rabintex Industries Ltd. VP - Chief Technology Officer in 2008.

In the past, Mr. Assa owned and managed a textile company specializing in knitted products and a medical textile company. He also managed an engineering and technology consultancy firm for industrial plants, especially from the clothing and textile industry.

Mr. Assa served as an officer for 5 years in the Israeli defense Forces (IDF), in various technical and command posts. He was released from his military service ranked as a Major.

Mr. Assa holds a B.Sc in Industrial and Management Engineering from Shenkar College of Engineering & Design and an M.B.A in Business Management from Bar Ilan University. For 22 years Mr Assa was held the position of an Industrial Management and Technologies senior lecturer at the Shenkar College of Engineering & Design.


Mr. Ronen Berger, VP Personal Armor Systems
Mr. Ronen Berger, VP Personal Armor Systems
Mr. Berger has been with Rabintex Industries Ltd since 2004 as the Beit Shean Plant Manager. Previously, Mr. Berger was the Planning Manager for Tefron, a global leader in seamless and engineered apparel.

Prior to that, Mr. Berger spent 3 years as Head of the Major Items Department at Elscint Industrial Solutions Ltd's Purchasing & Logistics Group.

Mr. Berger holds a B.A. in Business Management from The Open University and an MBA from Haifa University.


Mr. Gregory (Grisha) Gorodetsky, Quality Manager
Mr. Gregory (Grisha) Gorodetsky, Quality Manager
Mr. Gorodetsky came to Rabintex in 2008 with 35 years of diverse experience in mechanical and quality engineering.

Before joining Rabintex, Mr. Gorodetsky worked as a Quality Manager for Soda-Club from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that he served as a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Arad group from 1996 through 2000, and then was promoted to the position of the Quality Manager which he held until 2006. His technical background also includes eight years as a Mechanical Engineer at Tadiran (Carrier Group).

Mr. Gorodetsky holds an M.A. in Mechanical Engineering from the State Technical University in Russia. He has also been certified as a Quality and Reliability Engineer from the American Society for Quality. In addition, he has published numerous articles in Israel Quality Magazine and delivered various presentations at national and international quality conferences.


Mr. Shlomo Lev, R&D Director
Mr. Shlomo Lev, R&D Director
Mr. Lev joined Rabintex Industries Ltd as its R&D Director in the early months of 2007.

Mr. Lev has over 25 years of experience in the Chemical Industry and accumulative technological experience in lasers, electronics and micromechanics. In the past 15 years he has been part of teams that co-founded and managed Joint Ventures and Start-ups in Israel and abroad.

Prior to his present position, Mr. Lev served as the CEO of Arie Industries Ltd's six subsidiary companies and managed over 150 people.

Mr. Lev has five patents registered under his name in various countries, in the areas of general technology, medical and military, some of which are in commercial use.

Mr. Lev holds a B.Sc in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University and in addition to his current position in Raintex Industries, he provides Chemical Consultancy services to the Paint and Chemical Industries locally and overseas.



Mr. Moshe Adato, Purchasing Director
Mr. Moshe Adato, Purchasing Director
Mr. Adato joined Rabintex in 2008 with 30 years experience in purchasing. Before joining Rabintex, Mr. Adato worked for Tadiran Carrier (part of UTC, a 70 Billion Global Corporation) between 2003 and 2008. Before that he worked in Delta Galil as the Corporate Purchasing Manager, along with his responsibilities as Division Purchasing Manager and Division Engineer, between the years 1994 and 2003.

He started his career as a mechanical engineer and specialized in metal machining and sheet forming for five years and then joined Meron Metal Industries, a South African company in 1979 as the Company Engineer. He established the company's Purchasing Department and thus his purchasing career begun. After working for four years in Israel, Mr. Adato continued working for the same company in South Africa for an additional six years and acquired international experience.

Mr. Adato has extensive technical mechanical knowledge that is essential for better understanding and in fulfilling his duties as the purchasing manager of the company.

Mr. Adato has studied Mechanical Engineering in the Technion in Haifa as well as Computer Science and Economy in the Open University.


Ms. Rotem Hadad, Human Resources Manager
Ms. Rotem Hadad, Human Resources Manager
Ms. Hadad joined Rabintex Industries in June 2004. Ms. Hadad is responsible for human resources and community relations. Ms. Hadad brings with her 9 years of experience in human resources, sales, customer support and community relations. Prior to joining Rabintex, Ms Hadad served as Customer Support Manager and Sales Team Manager for Cellcom, one of Israel's largest cellular operators.

In her position at Rabintex, Ms. Hadad is responsible for all human resources aspects, welfare and community relationships. She insures that the high quality of human resources at Rabintex and the constant care for all employees is part of who we are.

Ms. Hadad holds a B.A in Education from Ben Gurion University and a M.B.A in Public Management from the Ben Gurion University.


Mr. Oren Agmon, Production & Operation Manager
Mr. Oren Agmon, Production & Operation Manager
Mr. Agmon joined Rabintex Industries Ltd. as Production & Operation Manager in January 2009. Mr. Agmon has over 7 years of experience in plant management, including all aspects of technology, engineering, development, HR, purchasing QA and safety.

Mr. Agmon comes to Rabintex from Nogalight where he spent 2 years (years 2007-2008). Nogalight is an electro-optic company with 60 employees with 70% export and NIS100 million in turnover. Prior to that, for 5 years (years 2002-2007), he was the Plant Manager for Sunfrost, one of Israel's leading companies in frozen vegetables manufacturing. Additionally, Mr. Agmon worked for Mei-Eden as the Production & Operations Manager as well as for Hightex (a Tefron Company) and Gibor Sport.

In his current position at Rabintex, Mr. Agmon is responsible for the manufacturing and day-to-day operations of the factory, making sure all products are completed in and on time.

Mr. Agmon holds a B.A. in Industrial Engineering from Ort Braude College and Certification Studies in Information Systems Analysis and Engineering from the Technion in Haifa.



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