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Management Team

 Robert A. Buckwald, Ph.D., CEO

Dr. Buckwald is co-founder, Board member and CEO of CI Systems Ltd. He has 30 years experience managing electro-optics instrumentation companies and products. He was a co-founder of Applied Spectral Imaging and served as its CEO until July 1999. Dr. Buckwald presently serves as Chairman of the Board of CI Technologies, Inc. and PetrometriX Ltd. Under Dr. Buckwald’s management, CI Systems went public in Tel-Aviv in 1993. Dr. Buckwald holds a PhD in Physics from Ohio State University (1969) and was a member of the Faculty of Physics at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He holds over 30 patents.

 Dario Cabib, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Cabib is a co-founder of CI Systems Ltd. and presently serves as its Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board. During the years 1995-1999, he served as Chief Scientist of Applied Spectral Imaging, Ltd. His work led to ASI’s receiving the coveted European Information Technology prize for the best new product of the year. He has 30 years of experience in managing the development of electro-optics technologies and products. Dr. Cabib is a member of the Board of Directors of CI Technologies, Inc., PetrometriX, Ltd. and Applied Spectral Imaging, Ltd. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Physics from Michigan State University in the field of semiconductor physics (1973), and was a Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Physics of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Cabib holds over 30 patents.

 Moshe Lavi, B.Sc., VP - New Product Development
Mr. Lavi joined CI Systems in 1984 and since then has served in various positions. Today, Mr. Lavi is responsible for manufacturing, logistics, service and engineering. He has 30 years experience in the field of electro-optics including positions held at El-Op and Applied Spectral Imaging, at which he was the Director of Engineering. He received a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in 1980.

 Tzvi Hardoon, C.P.A. (Israel), Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Hardoon joined the company as CFO in April 2000. Previous to his appointment at CI Systems, he served as a senior manager at Ernst & Young from 1999-2000. From 1993-1998, he was a partner in Ratzkovsky Fried.

 Efraim Tzafrir, VP - Marketing and Sales – E-O Division
Since May 1999, Mr. Tzafrir is the director of Sales and Marketing of the E-O division. Previous to this appointment, he has held various management positions of increasing responsibility at CI Systems, including manager of the Opto-Mechanical Development and manager of US operations.
Mr. Tzafrir has been involved in electo-optics since his graduation from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, as an E-O engineer. Before joining CI Systems, he worked in Fibronics, a leading company in the area of fiber optics, and in Motorola, where he worked in communications.

 Shay Tina, Director of Marketing and Sales – CI Semi
Mr. Shay Tina is responsible for the marketing and sales activity of CI Semi, the semiconductor division of CI Systems.
Mr. Tina joined CI Systems in 1998, prior to which he served in engineering and management positions for several leading defense firms. He received his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in 1988 and his M.B.A. in 1996.

 Yoram Naor, VP – CI Semi Division
Mr. Naor heads the semi division including engineering and R&D department. With over 15 years of experience as an applications engineer, product manager and as a manager of CI operations in the US, Yoram has a broad understanding of the customer’s needs and how to develop products that meet these needs.
Mr. Naor received his EE M. Sc. Degree from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in electro-optic systems.