Management

Igal Aisenberg - President and CEO

Igal Aisenberg, a member of Kibbutz Hatzerim, began his career at Netafim in 1989 as a salesman. Over the years, Igal has served in a variety of management and sales positions including serving as manager of Western Europe and Africa, establishing the corporate Marketing Division and serving in Netafim's first Board of Directors.

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Between 2002 and 2009 Igal served as CEO of Netafim USA (NII), Netafim's largest subsidiary. Under his leadership, NII sales had doubled, positioning it as the leading drip irrigation company in the United States. Igal also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Irrigation Association (IA).
Mr. Aisenberg holds a BA in History from Ben Gurion University, and MBA studies from the Boston University branch at Ben Gurion University.

Avi Schweitzer - VP Product Offerings

Avi Schweitzer has been with Netafim since 1972 and is currently the company's VP Product Offerings. Throughout his extensive career at Netafim, Avi has held several positions including VP R&D and Head of Research. Avi is an engineer specializing in manufacturing technologies and is a member of the IEEE (International Electrical & Electronic Engineers).

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He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, an MSc in Electrical Engineering and a BSc in Chemistry, both from Ben Gurion University.

Judy Efrimi - VP Human Resources

Judy Efrimi is VP of Human Resources at Netafim. Before joining the company, she was VP HR at Bynet Group and HR Manager at Motorola Israel. Judy holds an MA in Labor Studies from Tel Aviv University as well as a BA in Behavioral Sciences from Ben Gurion University. She is also a member of the Israeli Organization of Organizational Development (IPPA).

Eli Ben Simon - VP Business Development

Eli has been working at Netafim since 1983 and brings broad experience leading large-scale projects with complex funding structures. Between 2004 and 2007 Eli was the MD of Netafim Mexico and since then served as head of Latin America GBU. Eli is a graduate of the Ben Gurion University School of Management in Beer Sheba, Israel, where he majored in International Trade and Human Resources.

Naama Zeldis - CFO

As CFO of Netafim, Naama Zeldis is responsible for all the company’s financial and economic activities. Prior to joining Netafim, she served as CFO of EDS Israel, Radguard and Treasurer and Head of the Economic Department at RAD Data Communications. Ms. Zeldis is an external Director of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI) and Metalink Ltd. (MTLK), both traded on NASDAQ and TASE.

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Naama Zeldis holds a BA in economics, an MBA specializing in Finance from the Hebrew University (both MCL) and a BA in Accounting from Tel-Aviv University.

Rami Levy - VP, Head of Emerging Markets Division

Rami Levy has been VP, Head of Emerging Markets Division, following his position as CEO of Netafim Asia Pacific. Previously, Mr. Levy held several positions at Netafim, including VP Operations. He holds an MBA and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Ben Gurion University.

Rami Meiron - VP Global Operations

Rami Meiron is positioned as VP Global Operations at Netafim. Prior to joining the company in 2009, Rami served as COO at Ellara, a member of the Elron Group, as well as VP Operations & IT at Gilat Satellite Networks and Operations Manager at Zicon. Rami holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration as well as an MBA, both from the Open University of Israel.

Ran Tal - General Counsel

Mr. Tal has been General Counsel of Netafim since June 2007. He holds an LLB from the University of Haifa and an LLM from Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Mr. Tal was previously a partner at Herzog, Fox & Neeman and a Foreign Associate at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.