Shai Albaranes Email & Phone Number

Boston, US

Tel Aviv, Israel, IL

London, London, GB

Tel Aviv, IL

Tel Aviv, IL

Led a team of 15 to manage Netafim's $1 Billion product portfolio: defined & executed product strategies and roadmaps, created sales and marketing collaterals, analyzed customer needs and competition, co-led new product development processes, negotiated and signed multiple strategic partnerships, and more.

Tel Aviv, IL

Led Netafim's value creation program resulting in doubling company's enterprise value; responsibilities included develop China strategy, co-create Netafim's vision & mission, develop and roll-out company's performance dashboards, create company's go-to-market methodology, monthly reporting to Management and Board

US

• Identified challenges and developed and implemented recommendations for multinational companies on a broad range of strategic, operational and organisational challenges including:
• M&A and Commercial Due Diligence:- Led the synergy analysis of three business units as part of the defence efforts in a large hostile bid in the natural resources industry; Analysis included opportunity identification.
• Strategy:- Supported a £16b global insurance company in developing its five years strategy; performed market, competitors, and growth analysis, and syndicated suggested plans with executive committee and board.
• Alternative-Energy and Cleantech: helped develop Firm knowledge on the water-energy nexus, and strategic posture of major oil companies given different future scenarios in energy mix
• Other Experience: managed cross-functional client teams, and gained solid experience in communicating with high level decision makers (CEOs and Boards)

• Venture Capital backed ($3M) start-up, targeting the enterprise software industryResponsibilities included:
• Strategic Partner Development: created and delivered company presentations to potential partners to support business development activities; these included Bank of America, Cisco & Shopping.com
• Opportunity Definition: conducted customer and specialist interviews to develop market segmentation and product strategies, leading to successful introduction of products to the financial ervices industry
• Project Management: led a team of 5 in the definition, supplier selection, and execution of a website redevelopment project. Personally managed 3 external contactors: a web development company, an IT functionality.
• Sales Stimulation: defined and implemented company scorecard to monitor the effects of sales and marketing activities on potential customers; achieved 300% increase in sales-leads over 18 months

• Provided strategic consultancy services to pre-seed ventures specializing in the IT sector
• Industry and Competitive Analysis: conducted market research and competitor analysis for a start-up in the cellular micro-payments sector; recommended go-to-market strategy focusing on alliances with strategic partners
• Commercial Due Diligence: performed a valuation of Israel's second largest entertainment web-portal as part of the formal due diligence process prior to the sale of the business

The company develops military simulation software, incorporating sophisticated algorithms and object-oriented design.• Supervising three subordinates• Coordinating with senior management and other departments• Software verification, validation and authentication (VV&A)• Presenting the products to customers, visitors and consultants • Object oriented.

• The company developed and marketed "The Game of Israel" - an adventure board-game Responsibilities included:
• Initiative: identified the business opportunity at Israel's 50th anniversary and invented the game to teach children the history of Israel
• Supplier Analysis: evaluated and selected the manufacturer on the basis of key performance indicators
• Negotiations: coordinated distributor negotiations and successfully marketed the game through major retail chains such as Office-Depot and Toys"R"Us
• Marketing Sales: established promotion channels; analyzed the effectiveness of in-store promotion

Education record

Mba, Business Management

B.A, Computer Science And Business Management

Education record