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Board of Directors Biographies
Listed below are the biographies of the Directors and Executive Officers:
Benny Hanigal, Chairman of the Board of EZchip
Benny Hanigal has been a Partner in Sequoia Capital Israel since 2001. Prior to joining Sequoia Capital he was a Partner in Star Seed, a German-Israeli venture capital fund where he led the investment activities in Israel and abroad, including an investment in EZchip. Before establishing Star Seed in 1998, Benny had founded Lannet Data Communications, a pioneering Ethernet switch vendor, in 1985, and served as its President and CEO until it merged with Madge Networks in 1995, where he continued to serve as a Senior VP for Product Development and Marketing. In 1993 Benny co-founded BreezeCOM, which was later merged to form Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR), and served as its chairman until 1999. Benny received his EE degree (Cum Laude) from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in 1971.
Eli Fruchter, Chairman of the Board of LanOptics and CEO of EZchip
Mr. Fruchter has served as President and CEO of EZchip Technologies since founding the Company in May 1999. Previously he co-founded LanOptics Ltd. where from 1990 to 1999 he served as General Manager and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Fruchter led LanOptics to a NASDAQ IPO less than three years after the company's inception. Prior to this, he was also among the founders of Adacom Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of data communications products. Mr. Fruchter holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Shai Saul
Shai Saul, 44, is Managing General Partner of Tamir Fishman Ventures, an Israeli technology-focused venture capital fund, which he co-founded in 1999. During 2001, he acted as interim CEO of CopperGate Communications. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Saul served as Executive Vice President of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALDN), a leading provider of digital rights management and security solutions. From 1993 to 1994 he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ganot Ltd. Mr. Saul also serves as Chairman of the Board of CopperGate Communications and as a director of Allot Communications. His past board positions include Native Networks and Teleknowledge. Mr. Saul holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University.
Ran Giladi
Prof. Ran Giladi has been a director of our company since December 2001. Prof. Giladi is a faculty member at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, where he founded and headed the Department of Communication Systems Engineering. He is also director of DiskSites, Inc., a venture partner at Tamir-Fishman Ventures, and was the CEO and chairman of InfoCyclone Inc., a company he co-founded. Prof. Giladi also co-founded Ramir Ltd., which was later acquired by Harris-Adacom, and served as Vice President Research & Development in both companies. Prof. Giladi taught at the Business School and at the Electrical Engineering Department of Tel-Aviv University. He founded the Israeli Consortia for research on network management systems (NMS), and served as the Chairman of the Consortia Board of Directors. His research interests include computer and communications systems performance, data networks and communications, and network management systems. Prof. Giladi received a B.A. in Physics and an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Computers and Information Systems from Tel-Aviv University.
Karen Sarid
Karen Sarid has been a director of the Company since December 2001. Ms. Sarid has served as a General Manager of Orex Computed Radiography Ltd., a Kodak Company focusing on radiography systems for the digital x-ray market. Prior to this and since September 2000, she held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Orex. From September 1999 until September 2000 she was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Forsoft Ltd., a software solutions provider and a subsidiary of the Formula Group. From 1996 until August 1999 Ms. Sarid was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of ESC Medical Systems Ltd., a medical laser manufacturer that is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market. She was Chief Financial Officer of our company from 1993 through 1996. Ms. Sarid also serves as a director of Oridion Systems Ltd. and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Ms. Sarid received a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from Haifa University, and was awarded the CFO of the Year award in 1998 by the Association of Chief Financial Officers in Israel.
David Schlachet
David Schlachet has been a director of our company since September 2005. Mr. Schlachet has served as chief executive officer of Syneron Medical Ltd. since November 2005, after having served as chief financial officer of Syneron Medical Ltd. since July 2004. From 2000 to June 2004 Mr. Schlachet served as Managing Partner of Biocom, a venture capital fund specializing in the life sciences area. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Schlachet served as a senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Strauss Elite Holdings, a packaged food group. He also served as an active Chairman of Elite Industries Ltd. From 1988 to 1995 Mr. Schlachet served first as CEO of Yeda, the Weizmann Institute technology transfer company, and later as Vice President of Finance and Administration of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Mr. Schlachet serves as a director and chair of audit committee for NASDAQ listed companies Pharmos Inc. and Compugen Ltd., and is a director of Israel Discount Bank. Mr. Schlachet holds a B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering and an M.B.A. from Tel-Aviv University.
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