Hemy Tzubary - Co-Founder, CEO
Mr. Hemy Tzubary is Co-Founder and Chief Executive of
One Smart Star. Prior to that, Mr. Tzubary
served as CFO and COO of ART – Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc, voice and
handwriting recognition software company, where he oversaw the company’s daily
operations, leading ART, to two private placements, as well as its later merger
with ScanSoft Inc, a US NASDAQ listed company. Prior to that, he was controller
at Global Trade Center, one of Eastern Europe’s largest real-estate developers.
Mr. Tzubary has a BA in Business Administration from the Tel Aviv College of
Management, and is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel.
David Sussan - Co-Founder, President
Mr. Sussan is Co-Founder and President of
One Smart Star. Prior to that he was the
owner and CEO of Kesem Real Estate and Development Company. Established in
1989, Kesem provides planning and development services to a large range of
commercial and governmental projects. Kesem also builds water storage
facilities, and automated firefighting systems. Mr. Sussan studied electrical
engineering and worked in the field several years prior to establishing Kesem
Real Estate and Development.
Mr. Yakov Shulman - VP Sales
Yakov Shulman previously served as VP Sales of TransChip a
developer and supplier of CMOS cameras for cellular handsets, VP Sales and CEO
of ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., a licensor of advanced voice
recognition software to cellular handset manufacturers, designers and
operators. At ART, Yakov established a worldwide sales and marketing
department, generating sales with leading handset manufacturers such as Nokia,
LG, Motorola, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, Panasonic, BenQ, Logitech, Siemens,
Hitachi and Compal. He brought the company to profitability, before the merger
of ART with Scansoft US. Prior to ART, Yakov spent eighteen years at Tadiran,
holding various positions including deputy VP Sales & Marketing, where he
directed activities in Asia Pacific, Australia, Africa and South America. Mr.
Shulman holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the Technion – Israel's prestigious
Institute of Technology, Haifa, as well as having successfully completed the
Institute's Industrial Management cours
Nathan Berkovitch – CTO
Nathan Berkovitch worked for many years as R&D manager in Tadiran Telecom, Comverse Technology and ECI. In his last R&D position in ECI as AVP he managed large groups of engineers and was responsible for the development of advanced communication systems. In the last 10 years Nathan worked in sales and business development mainly in Europe and the Far East. Nathan holds a B.Sc in Electronics and MBA with honors both from Tel Aviv University
Mr. Tzvika Friedman - Advisory Board Member
Tzvika Friedman is currently CEO of Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR), a
position he has held since October 2005. Prior to that Mr. Friedman served for
five years as Alvarion’s President and Chief Operating Officer, assuming
responsibility for the myriad facets of the company's day-to-day management
including R&D, operations, sales, and marketing and customer service.
Before that Mr. Friedman was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of
the Next Generation Telephony and DCME division of ECI Telecom, and Vice
President of Marketing and Sales of ECI Telecom's SDH division. Mr. Friedman
holds a masters degree in electrical engineering (M.Sc.E.E.) from Tel Aviv
University and a Sloan Program Masters degree in management (M.Sc.M.) from the
London Business School.