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Joe Bahat

Joe Bahat is Chairman & CEO of Kesher-Rent-A-Car, an international licensee for Hertz Corp. He also acted as Managing Director for Hertz Israel Ltd. – a subsidiary of Hertz Corp. Since taking leadership of Kesher-Rent-A-Car, its fleet has grown from less than 500 vehicles to more than 10,000 – with revenues exceeding $120 million.

In 1990, Joe also took the challenge to establish the sole distribution for Honda Motor Vehicles in Israel. The company began with a single showroom and service facility but grew within three years to a network of over 20 dealerships, with three wholly-owned. Within five years, Honda had secured more than 5% of passenger car sales in Israel.

Joe previously spent 20 years with Ford Motor Company. He joined Ford in the UK and served in marketing, sales and export operations. He returned to Israel to join the sole distributor for the Ford Motor Company as commercial manager, and Ford secured the number one position in Israeli passenger car sales.

Joe is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the United Mizrahi Bank. He also serves as Vice President of the Israeli Federation of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Mosdot House, and as Economic Ambassador to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, as well as being a member of the Israel British Business Council.

Edward Braniff

Mr. Braniff joined Smart Energy Solutions in May 2005 . He brings a wealth of advisory and management experience, and specific experience in consolidation, restructuring and financing.

He worked for several years in various finance positions at AT&T. He was the assistant treasurer, assistant controller, and the CFO at different times for operational and international divisions of the corporation. After AT&T, Ed consulted for major corporations and served as CFO for The Global TeleExchange and The Cedar Group.

Mr. Braniff earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from Rutgers University. He also has a J.D. from Seton Hall University.

 

Aharon Levinas

Aharon Levinas is highly talented scientist and prolific inventor, with an extensive background in software and electronics. His experience in the semiconductor industry and production of unique microchips led to the development of the Battery Brain – one of a new generation of hi-tech automotive products.

Aharon moved to the U.S. in 1991 and established Purisys, which originally developed high strength water treatment plants for food industries and water oxidation inventions for the semiconductor industry.
Prior to 1991, Aharon was Chief Engineer at the Granot Organization and then headed the development group at Lummus International in Columbus, Georgia. In Israel, he was President of Aniam Engineering and Aniam Purification.

Aharon earned his Bachelors Degree in Electronic and Mechanical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. He also holds a MA in Environmental Engineering.

Jacob Enoch

Jacob Enoch has been President of Korean Motors Israel / KIA Distributor Israel since June 2004. He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Israeli Car Importers Association since January 2004 and as a member of the Board of Directors for Alliance Tire Company in Israel since December 2003.

In 2001 and 2000, Jacob served as a member of the Board of Directors for Europcar Israel. Prior to that, he was engaged in managerial positions with various automobile rental agencies and automobile distributors over the course of more than three decades.

Jacob holds an MBA in Marketing from Jerusalem University and a Bec in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.

 

Tamir Levinas

Tamir Levinas has been head of the technical department for Internet Gold (NASDAQ: IGLD), involving direct responsibility for more than fifty technicians and engineers. He has managed all aspects of the technical department, including road map design, project management, and engineering. Tamir’s teams have included Network Engineering, Unix Systems, Data Center, Systems-NT, Help Desk, Infrastructure, NOC, and Telephony & Voice Engineering.

He initiated and lead a strategic plan to transform Internet Gold from an ISP to a full service carrier, performing numerous projects including enterprise connectivity services (MPLS VPNS), introducing and implementing QOS, and choosing and implementing a Softswitch for advanced VOIP service for international voice telephony services.

Tamir has also been responsible for technical vendor relations and procurement with companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Network Appliances. His responsibilities included annual technical department budget planning.

Tamir earned his Bachelors Degree in Business and IT Management from IDC Herzelia and also studied computer science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Guy Moshe

Guy Moshe obtained his BSC in Electrical Engineering from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. From 2004 until 2007, he served as the Executive Director of Mentor Graphics, based in Wilsonville, Oregon. Mr. Moshe also served as Executive Director for the Mentor Development Center in Israel, where he established the Mentor Design Center and managed the ESL business in the DCS division. From 2002 until 2004, he was President and CEO of Summit Design, Inc., of Burlington, MA, and General Manager of Summit Israel and Acting Vice President for World Wide Sales.

Mr. Moshe is not a director in any other reporting companies. Mr. Moshe has not been affiliated with any company that has filed for bankruptcy within the last five years. He does not have any familial relationships with any other directors or executive officers of the Company. There were no transactions since January 1, 2005, or any proposed transactions, to which the Company was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Moshe had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

Michael Ben-Ari

Michael Ben-Ari (Greenfield) holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Tel Aviv University and a BA from Brandeis University. He has over 15 years experience in the international financial services industry, and brings extensive management experience, including financing, banking and marketing skills developed in previously held positions. Mr. Ben-Ari is presently a director of Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., an SEC reporting company. In 1999, he established EGFE, Ltd., a company specializing in alternative investments for international clients, and has been its sole owner and manager since such date. Prior to founding EGFE, he held management positions in Bank Leumi, Israel's second largest bank, and in Supersol, Israel's second largest supermarket chain.

He initiated and lead a strategic plan to transform Internet Gold from an ISP to a full service carrier, performing numerous projects including enterprise connectivity services (MPLS VPNS), introducing and implementing QOS, and choosing and implementing a Softswitch for advanced VOIP service for international voice telephony services.

Mr. Ben-Ari is not a director in any other reporting companies. Mr. Ben-Ari has not been affiliated with any company that has filed for bankruptcy within the last five years. He does not have any familial relationships with any other directors or executive officers of the Company.

 

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