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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Tel Aviv based CEO’ operating in the Telecommunications space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Saar Safra
CEO, Co-founder of Beewise
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About Beewise: The only comprehensive solution that completely automates Beekeeping to keep bees alive, healthy, thriving, and pollinating.
Yariv Geller
CEO and Founder of vHive
Yariv Geller, CEO and co-founder of vHive brings years of expertise in developing markets for innovative products, technology strategy and execution. Geller was previously CMO of Comverse (NASDAQ: CNSI), a large IT corporation for the telecom industry . Before that, Geller managed marketing and business development of Polychromix (acquired by Thermo-Fischer Scientific), a technology startup in the domain of advanced material sensing. Before that, he was a Team-Leader at POC Consulting, managing strategy, marketing and business development for tech startups and corporations. Geller holds degrees in Physics and Business Administration from Tel-Aviv University (TAU) and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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About vHive: vHive provides a cloud-based software platform that enables enterprises to digitize and analyze assets using autonomous drone hives.
Nir Lempert
CEO of Mer Group
Nir Lempert has more than 25 years experience in in various management roles, both in the military and in civilian organizations. Today, Nir serves as CEO of C. MER industries, focusing on the groups’ vast capabilities as a leading global communication and security systems integrator. Determined to maintain their leadership and relevance, Nir insists on remaining at the cutting edge and offering customers the very latest services, solutions and technologies, including end-to-end solutions in the areas of communication infrastructure, Homeland Security, Intelligence & cyber. Prior to the Mer Group, Nir was the CEO of Zap group for nearly a decade. He led the company’s transfer from a print oriented company to one of the prominent internet groups in Israel. Previously he served as the CEO of Channel 10 and the Executive Vice President of Yes Satellite TV. Both are leading Israeli communication institutes. Nir served 22 years in IDF, as part of Unit 8200, the Israeli Intelligence unit. Among his roles: head of planning, head of the intelligence center and deputy commander of 8200. He retired with the rank of Colonel and carries out the role of the chairman of 8200 alumni association.
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About Mer Group: Mer Group Telecom Division deliver wireless network infrastructure, consulting services, and tools in the areas of Civil Engineering.
Elan Migdal
Founder & CEO of Friendly Technologies
Ilan (Elan) Migdal brings to Friendly his extensive experience in the entrepreneurial and Hi-Tech management. Prior to founding Friendly, Migdal co-founded and managed a software startup company specializing in electronic publishing and OCR (optical character recognition) of musical notes, which was acquired by a leading foreign company in this field. Migdal also served as a marketing manager for a large Israeli software house. He has studied programming and systems analysis and has a strong technological background. Migdal studied accounting and economics and completed the Executive Management Program at Tel Aviv University.
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About Friendly Technologies: Friendly Technologies is a provider of carrier-class platforms for IoT, Smart Home, and TR-069 device management.
Oozi Cats
CEO, Founder & BoD of Telit
Mr. Cats, aged 53, has 25 years of experience in creating and leading business ventures. In 2000 Cats founded Telit, then an Israeli start-up for high level engineering and distribution in the field of wireless communications. In 2001 the machine to machine (m2m) department was born and first products have been engineered. In 2002 Cats led Telit to acquire a bankrupt GSM/GPRS handset company in Italy and restructure its human resources & strategy to become an m2m platform. In 2005 Cats took Telit Communications PLC public on LSE (AIM) raising about GBP 20M. With the funds in place Cats globalized the company by adding to its cellular GSM/GPRS core competence also CDMA, EVDO, UMTS and later also HxPA & LTE. In 2006 Cats opened the APAC market, leading Telit to acquire the Korean market leader and started Telit USA in North Carolina. In 2008 Telit acquired a short range technology developer and is currently mastering also ZigBee and Wireless Mesh technology. In 2011 Cats led Telit to a quantum leap with the acquisition of the Motorola m2m division, making Telit the largest Industrial m2m provider in the world. Later that year, Telit laid the foundation for its Platform as a Service (PaaS) division by acquiring Global Connect, then a tiny broker for connectivity services. In 2012 Telit acquired Navman Location Based Technology in California, adding another important and extremely synergetic technology to its varied portfolio. Before 2012 ended Telit acquired Chicago based CrossBridge Communications Inc., topping the already existing PaaS with additional substance. In 2013, the last piece in the PaaS puzzle was been put in place by acquiring Florida based ILS Technology, a unique Cloud based back-end service, making Telit a true Global leader in m2m One Stop One Shop. Still in 2013, Telit announced the acquisition of the ATOP business from NXP, thereby establishing its global leadership in Automotive communication enablement. In April 2007 the president of the Italian republic Giorgio Napolitano awarded Mr. Cats the decoration “Cavaliere dell’ordine della stella della solidarietà italiana”. The Stella della solidarietà italiana was originally instituted in 1947, to recognize those expatriates and foreigners who made an outstanding contribution to the reconstruction of Italy after World War II.
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About Telit: Telit (AIM:TMC) enables end-to-end IoT solutions.
Itzhak Shnaiberg
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Spacecom
Joining Spacecom in 1996, Itzhak Shnaiberg was its 3rd employee and led all financial aspects of establishing Spacecom as an international satellite service provider from its inception. Since joining the company Mr. Shnaiberg served as Spacecom’s CFO, and in 2008 he was appointed to serve as Spacecom Deputy CEO. Before joining Spacecom Itzhak was employed by IAI (Israeli Aerospace industries) in various positions, where in his last role he was part of the AMOS-1 program (Spacecom’s first satellite). Itzhak Shnaiberg holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Bar-Ilan University.
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About Spacecom: Spacecom is a global fixed satellites operator of the advanced AMOS satellite fleet.
Noam Fine
CEO of Over.ai
Noam Fine is a serial entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience leading organizations in innovation, product, and marketing. Noam is currently the CEO at over.ai, A voice AI platform built to handle the complex interactions between businesses and customers over phone lines. Before over.ai, Noam was CEO and co-founder of Widdit, a leading provider of engagement and monetization solutions for developers. Noam was responsible for securing funding from angel investors, leading Widdit™s rapid growth from a bootstrapped startup to an organization with millions of users and high profitability. Noam earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
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About BASE, Over.ai, PredictAd: Voice AI-powered agent with natural conversational abilities in multiple languages for business and call centers.
Yuval Blumental
CEO and Co-Founder of mce systems
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About mce systems: Omni-channel device lifecycle solutions boutique specializing in innovative and disruptive projects
