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Israel

• Direct overall operations and P&L management of the company global operations and logistics which includes: 2 factories in Israel and Serbia 2 selling unit’s operation facility, Quality department, Warehouses, inventory management, operational excellence.• Leading the company in a transition to full-scale supply chain

Israel

Founder and CEO of AkibabusAkibabus Ltd is a game publishing company with a unique and interactive gaming concept that re-defines creative craft gaming.A new gaming concept developed to take the craft and creation into the new generation using an app and classic game componentsThe operation includes: entrepreneurship, development, building a supply chain and a distribution chainAkibabus.comhttps://youtu.be/h1SnWhUpqEMBoxitale(TM) is a physical board game that uses smartphone technology and original animated stories to create a unique game experience where the kids are the heroes.the game involves varies crafty tasks that get a new meaning due to the game narrative

Israel

• Board member• Overall responsibility for sale and marketing in the Emerging markets region which includes: 4 regions, Africa, Latin America, East Europe and APAC (include Japan, HK, Australia and New Zealand)• Direct responsibility for sale and marketing in Spain and Portugal• Business development and P&L ownership for7 of the company owned selling units• Business development in more than 40 distributers• Team building, recruitment and leadershipSelected achievements• Managing a 25M$ yearly sales revenue with growth in Africa, APAC, East Europe and LatAm • Development of new distribution contribute to 6% of yearly growth• Reshaped and redefine the company business model in the emerging markets• Global launching of the company new product portfolio include trade show events and business development programs with the distribution

• Board member• Direct overall operations and P&L management of the company global operations and logistic which includes: 3 factories (17K Sqm) in Israel, 13 selling units, quality department, Warehouses, inventory management, operational excellence, Customer technical support, safety and security (I manage the purchasing few years although the unit reported to the CEO)• Full P&L responsibility on machine manufacturing Sub - company –13 employees with turnover of 10-15M Nis, which makes high tech industrial machine for the locking industry• Direct management of 350 employees globally • Full responsibility of the group stock level and MTPTSelected achievements• Redefining the group operational strategy and leading it's execution • Establishing performance indicators, operating goals, productivity improvements and cost reduction programs that is consistently improving product output, product quality and customer satisfaction • Leading 2 relocation Projects of manufacturing facilities (total of 10K Sqm) and relocation of 7 selling units globally• Vast Experience in integration of acquired businesses locally and abroad• Establishing a completely new supply chain that includes 15 new product lines in East Europe and china• Leading the Israeli manufacturing sites to be among the leaders in Lean implementation, with significant effect on the company bottom- lineSelected forums in which I have presented (links to movies will be sent on demand)• The 2014 SCM convention• 2013, Lean convention • Lean, Expert panel

• Responsibility for managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, manufacturing setting, cost reduction, pricing, marketing, technical training, product launch and after sell• Simultaneous launch of the company leading product throughout 50 distributers with increasing sells result

• Defining the Company lean implementation tactic using Lean and six sigma tools• Leading of a broad Lean implementation in the company including the facilities in Israel and the selling units abroad, with a clear target to reduce the cost base and increase the capacity by becoming more efficientRelevant diplomas• Six Sigma Green belt • DFT (demand flow solution, lean certificate)

• Managing a variety of projects in the area of operational excellence and service improvement with a clear target to improve the company's bottom- line results• Conducting full operational assessments• Leading multitask teams at the customer site during the implementation phase• Building advance models for HC management, pricing, planning• Leading process mapping "Kaizens" and improvement projects

Bsc, Industrial Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba

Global Leadership Program, Mba