Evgeny Knafel Email & Phone Number

Israel

Herzlia, Il

Herzlia, Il

Deal flow sourcing, evaluation, structuring and execution. Post acquisition project management. Real estate and Venture portfolios. Invested in projects including InSoundz, Caybra (Going public on January 25) Revelator, Iron Drone (Sold to Airobotics), Ayyeka, Xperiti (Sold to Ipsos)

Moscow, Ru

• Developed and implemented methodology for management of transformation projects portfolio with OPEX impact of USD 250M and CAPEX decrease of USD 150M• Reported to the CFO, worked with the EVPs, VPs and directors and presented to the CEO• Recruited, trained, motivated and mentored a team of analysts and project managers (total of 4 people)

• Built a deal flow and sourcing process for real-estate and small cap low-tech industrial companies• Conducted due diligence, devised the investment thesis and developed the pre/post money valuation models

Us

Major cross-continental toll road project (Russia, USD 8B)o Developed a method of estimating auxiliary revenues, socio-economic impact and private vehicles traffic loado Working directly with the main investor to asses potential sources of revenuesPost-acquisition strategy for a media company (Middle East, #2 newspaper on the national market)o Working with the new top management (CEO, Chief editor, CFO, CMO) of a printed newspaper to develop short and mid-term strategy for transition to digital mediao Optimized printed advertising prices based on clients volume analysis, to increase ads revenue stream by 15%Mine construction PMO (Russia, USD 2B)o Decreased budget of energy generation facilities by 35% by working with VP Engineering and VP Procurement to optimize investments, procurement and tendering plans for the required infrastructureo Shortened construction time of energetic facilities by 20% optimizing the workforce and physical volumes on-siteo Initiated spare parts stock optimization (decrease of 50% in stock costs, resulting saving of USD 2M annually)Public transportation in Moscow (Russia)o Designed the financial, legal and financing models of the Transportation Hubs project (255 hubs, USD 3B)o Selected as an advisor to the Deputy Minister of Transportation of Moscow on the subject of Transportation Hubso Appointed to represent the Transportation Department of Moscow in the working groups of the Transportation Hubs in Moscow Metro, Russian Railroads and other 3rd partieso Approved the plans with Mayor Deputies in Transportation, Construction and Real-estate departmentsMining company restructuring (Kazakhstan, 30,000 employees)o Designed a new organizational and board of directors structure, in line with the company new strategyo Located source of processes inefficiencies due to duplicated roles in mid-management, developed reorganization plan to decrease 10% of the headcount. Approved the reorganization plan with HR director, CFO and CEO

Led the research of the Russian market of water processing automation (public and private sector) by surveying major municipal water companies (Moscow, Saint Petersburg), global partners (Siemens, WTE, etc.) and industrial companies (Toyota, Pepsi Co., etc.) Developed detailed strategy for market entry, defined goals and timeline, outlined the required investments and presented to European board Established a local subsidiary in Russia, recruited personnel and led the team of tech support, marketing and sales Achieved annual growth (2012) of 30% in revenues by leading sales managers and coordinating 5 distributors

Wilmington, De, Us

Designated by the senior management to serve on a task force to launch DuPont's first Israeli branch in March 2010 Conducted market research by surveying major market participants, stakeholders and regulators to prepare a growth plan for DuPont's business in Israel's construction industry (additional market potential of USD 20M) Developed a business plan, initiated launch activities and established partnerships with distributors, enablers and end-customers for a market entry of new construction products Advocated restructuring to direct sales route, to improve growth rate (15% to 30%) and profitability (7% to 20%), by researching logistics, market dynamics, pricing and analysing and mitigating potential risks

Petah-Tikva, Israel , Il

Generated over USD 1.5M a year in sales in Israel by establishing rapport, guiding and advising to decision makers (VP R&D, CTO, CFO and CEO level) of major telecom vendors (Cisco, Intel, TI, Marvell, Broadcom, ECI, RAD) Spearheaded new market entry to Russia by selecting a local partner, mentoring its personnel and focusing team efforts on the activities with the major cellular operators and national telco’s (sales of USD 1M in the first year) Turned around a product line by building and motivating a specialized team and changing sales strategy. Increase of over 200% in sales in the first year

Mba, Mba

B.Sc, Electrical Engineering