![]() Yuval Bar-GilChief Executive Officer, Co-founder ![]() Daniel AljadeffChief Technology Officer ![]() Ahikam KaufmanChief Financial Officer ![]() Janet ChaffinSenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales ![]() Gabi DanielyVice President, Marketing and Product Strategy ![]() Amit LaromVice President, Professional Services ![]() Beni TzurVice President, Operations ![]() Baruch YoeliVice President, Research & Development |
ManagementYuval Bar-Gil — Chief Executive Officer, Co-FounderMr. Bar-Gil brings a wealth of business experience to the company. Prior to co-founding AeroScout, Mr. Bar-Gil was a consultant at Bain & Company (London and San Francisco). At Bain, he advised LBO funds on investments in a variety of industries and developed business strategies for market leaders in several high technology industries. Earlier, Mr. Bar-Gil worked as part of a team at Elisra Electronic Systems that developed and marketed high-end electronic systems. Mr. Bar-Gil holds Bachelors degrees with honors in Accounting and Law. He also has an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Daniel Aljadeff — Chief Technology OfficerMr. Aljadeff joined AeroScout in 2001 and served as SVP of Research & Development from 2002 until 2007. Mr. Aljadeff brings a wealth of experience in the development of a wide variety of positioning and digital communication systems. Prior to joining AeroScout, he was co-General Manager and VP of Research & Development of WaveLinks where he oversaw the development of spread spectrum location and distance measurement technology in the ISM band. At Tadiran, Mr. Aljadeff led a large development team to implement a vehicle location system that is used extensively in multiple countries. In addition, he has completed a variety of projects in the fields of digital communication, video & signal processing and radar signal analysis. Mr. Aljadeff holds several patents and earned a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering. Ahikam Kaufman — Chief Financial OfficerMr. Kaufman has over 16 years of experience in corporate finance and business operations, including sales operations, M&A, financial reporting and financial systems. Before joining AeroScout, he was the Co-Founder and COO of Pageonce, a mobile applications company based in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Kaufman also served in an executive finance role in the sales operations organization at the headquarters of HP (NYSE: HPQ). At Mercury Interactive (NASDAQ: MERQ), Mr. Kaufman spent six years prior to the HP acquisition in various leadership positions in corporate finance. He also served as the CFO of Conduct Software, a venture-backed company that was acquired by Mercury Interactive in 1999. Mr. Kaufman is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Economics and a Masters in Law. Janet Chaffin — Senior Vice President, Worldwide SalesMs. Chaffin brings 20 years of enterprise technology sales experience to the AeroScout team, with particular strength in supply chain and manufacturing software sales. She joins AeroScout from Velosel, a leading supplier of Product Information Management solutions that serve as a foundation for consumer goods RFID tracking. Prior to Velosel, Ms. Chaffin was General Manager of the Electronics PLM Unit at Cadence Design Systems, where she was responsible for R&D, marketing, operations and business development. Prior positions include leading sales and marketing efforts for SpinCircuit (acquired by Cadence in 2002) and serving as VP of Worldwide Sales for both Vigilance (now SSA) and Domain Manufacturing Corporation (formerly BBN Software Products). Ms. Chaffin received a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with high honors from Michigan State University and a master's degree in Electrical Engineering with honors from Santa Clara University. Gabi Daniely — Vice President, Marketing and Product StrategyMr. Daniely brings extensive experience in product marketing and management to the AeroScout team, and has led the company's entry into the RFID and WLAN location product markets. Prior to joining AeroScout, he led the Product Management of Emblaze Systems, which supplies multimedia solutions to the cellular industry. He has also worked in IT Systems Management at Intel. Mr. Daniely has managed software and hardware products in a variety of fields including manufacturing, cellular and location based solutions. He has also run the implementation and rollout of large-scale international professional services projects for cellular carriers. He earned a B.S. with honors in Information Systems & Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A. Amit Larom — Vice President, Professional ServicesAmit Larom has over 10 years of experience in management roles, engineering and professional services. Prior to joining AeroScout, Mr. Larom was VP of Services & Support at Minerva, a provider of carrier-class infrastructure for the delivery of television and video services over broadband IP networks. Mr. Larom was VP of Global Technical support for Blue Pumpkin, a provider of Workforce Optimization Application Suites. While at Blue Pumpkin, he worked with over 1,000 customers and support partners worldwide. His efforts refocused the company on customer service and increased the organization's technical support efficiencies. Mr. Larom also served as Senior Director of Engineering with Blue Pumpkin. In this role, he established new processes that resulted in tighter collaboration between engineering, support and the company's customer base. Beni Tzur — Vice President, OperationsMr. Beni Tzur brings over 20 years of experience in production, operations, product management and integration environments at startups and well-established companies. Most recently, he was the VP of Operations of Power Paper, a multidisciplinary company that developed and manufactured printed flexible thin batteries that power RFID labels, cosmetics patches and Novelties. Mr. Tzur led mass production quality lines worldwide in the U.S., APAC and EMEA. Previously, Mr. Tzur was the VP of Operations and Manufacturing at Congruency, a developer of enterprise VOIP telephones, which eventually merged to form Telrad Connegy. He was also the VP of Operations at Dmatek, a leading provider of wireless monitoring systems. In addition, he managed a manufacturing plant of Madge (previously Lannet), which produced a wide range of Ethernet products, including switches, hubs and monitors. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Industry and Management. Baruch Yoeli — Vice President, Research & DevelopmentMr. Yoeli has over 13 years of experience in management of software research and development projects in various industries. Prior to joining AeroScout, he served as a VP of Research & Development for Global Digital Health. Earlier, Mr. Yoeli was VP of Software Development for Fundtech, a leading provider of software solutions and services for the banking industry. Before joining Fundtech, he worked for several software companies including Cimatron and Onyx interactive. Mr. Yoeli holds a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics (dual Magna Cum Laude) and an M.B.A. |