Senior Management
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Oozi CatsCEO Telit Communications PLCAn experienced CEO and entrepreneur, Oozi Cats, in 2000, was the founder of a high level communications engineering and distribution company (Dai Telecom Ltd) in Israel. In 2002 he was the visionary who led Dai Telecom to take over Telit in Italy and turn it from a bankrupt company into a global player in the m2m market. The complex turnaround program included strategic redefinition, financial restructuring, and human resource reorganization. Headed by Mr. Cats as CEO, Telit was listed in the London Stock Exchange in April 2005. Prior to his roll in Telit, Mr. Cats was the founder and CEO of Auto Depot Ltd, an Israeli Mass Merchandising chain for vehicle supplies and services. |
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Yossi MoscovitzCOO Telit Communications PLCYossi Moscovitz, is the Chief Operating Officer of Telit Communications PLC. His previous role within Telit Italy was the Head of the Data Products Business Division. Prior to working for Telit Italy, Mr. Moscovitz was responsible for the management of the Data Products activity of Dai Telecom Israel. Before joining Dai Telecom Israel he was the Chief Executive Officer of Cell Data Ltd., an Israeli company engaged in the development and sales of data products utilising CDMA technology and the CEO of Microkim, an Israeli company operating in the field of wireless communications. Mr. Moscovitz holds a B.Sc.EE from the Technion, Israel's leading technological Institute. |
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Dominikus HierlCMO Telit Communications PLCDominikus Hierl, has been General Manager of the Data Products Division since September 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hierl was the Vice President for Business Development at SIEMENS AG, Wireless Modules, responsible for the strategy and business development of the Wireless Modules division (one of four divisions of Siemens Mobile) and a member of the management board of the division. During his six year tenure with SIEMENS, Mr. Hierl worked for SIEMENS Wireless Modules as a manager in several sales and marketing roles. Prior to working with SIEMENS, Mr. Hierl worked 4 years for Rohde & Schwarz as Sales Manager. He is a graduate of Fachhochschule München in Electrical Engineering (Emphasis on Digital Electronics) and in Industrial Engineering. |
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Yariv DafnaCFO Telit Communications PLCYariv Dafna has held the position of CFO of the Telit Wireless Solutions business unit (TWS) since June 2006 and was actively involved in the purchase of the m2m division of Bellwave (currently named Telit APAC) and the set up of Telit Americas. Prior to his current position, from 2003 to 2006, he was a financial manager of Dai Telecom Ltd. Yariv also took an active role in Telit's IPO on AIM in 2005. Yariv holds a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from the College of Management Academic Studies (Rishon LeZion, Israel), and is a certified Public Accountant. He originally trained as an accountant at Brightman Almagor (Deloitte's Israeli affiliate) from 1999 to 2003. |
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Michael GalaiFinance Director & General Counsel Telit Communications PLCMichael Galai joined Telit Communications PLC in 2006 as VP Legal & General Counsel. Before that he was General Counsel at Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. (Nasdaq, TASE: LPMA) where he took an active part in a secondary offer to the public and the company's sale to VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY). Before joining Lipman, Mr. Galai was an associate with Goldfarb, Levy, Eran and Co., an Israeli general full-service business practice that serves a wide range of Israeli and foreign clients, with special emphasis on international transactions, financing, securities, mergers and acquisitions and related activities. Mr. Galai also spent six year in the Israel Securities Authority, holding a variety of positions, including spokesperson. He has an MBA (Major in Finance), and an L.L.B from the Tel Aviv University School of Law and is a member of the Israeli Bar. |
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Maya LustigVP Investor Relations Telit Communications PLCFor the last five years, Maya Lustig has served as the IR and PR manager of Lipman Electronic Engineering (NASDAQ, TASE: LPMA), providing a proactive, carefully planned and well-executed investor relations program which enabled the company to achieve a fair value in the US and the Israeli capital markets. Maya was personally involved in Lipman's Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ in 2004. Lipman was recently acquired by VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) for more than $1Billion. Prior to her position in Lipman, Maya served for three years as the Director of Investor Relations of the Koteret Group providing public companies traded in Israel and the US proactive relationship with the Israeli and the foreign financial community, analysts, institutional investors, portfolio managers, brokers, individuals and journalists to ensure they will be accurately valued and well known in the marketplace. Maya offers strategic consulting to the management. Her role is twofold. Firstly, she provides investors with a complete company overview so that the company can be well understood and fairly valued. Secondly, she communicates to management relevant information and opinions held by investors, analysts and other major players in the capital market which help the company focus on improving its value. Maya holds a BA in Economy and Business Administration from The Open University of Tel-Aviv. |
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Alexander BufalinoGlobal VP Marketing Telit Communications PLCAlexander Bufalino joined Telit in 2005. Previous to Telit he worked several years for Siemens AG and a Siemens AG spin off company, Enocean. He held the position of Sales Director in Europe at Siemens wireless modules, the m2m business segment. He has been awarded for best sales achievements in the region at global level. At Enocean he held the position of International Sales Director, Enocean markets patented and unique ultra low power batteryless wireless modules and sensors. There he invented and created several innovative Marcom tools, one of them the "perpetuum" company magazine which has been awarded the IF award for outstanding design and domain corporate communication, 2005. |
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Mathi GurusamyGlobal VP Operations Telit Communications PLCMathi Gurusamy joined Telit in June 2008 to head up the company's Global Operations. Originally from Singapore, he has lived and worked in numerous countries, namely USA, Hungary, Poland, China and Hong Kong. Mathi's experience involves holding various roles within the Electronics Manufacturing Services and Consumer Electronics industries. The last 3 years, he worked in GN Netcom/Jabra within Global Procurement, managing their supply base and outsourcing activities. Prior to that, he spent 7 years with Jabil Circuit in various operational roles in both existing and newly acquired factories. Mathi received his undergraduate degree with Magna Cum Laude in Operations Management, Logistics Management and Marketing from Central Michigan University. He is currently pursuing his Executive MBA program at University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business. |
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Massimiliano LonzarGlobal VP Application Engineering Telit Communications PLCBorn in Trieste, Italy, Massimiliano Lonzar (or Max as he is
best known to the many customers, partners, and associates whom he has helped
over the years) is one of the most accomplished professionals in the vastly
complex field of cellular communication integration and troubleshooting. Since joining Telit in 1997, Max has held
many technical positions in the functional areas of Test Engineering, R&D,
and Operations. In 2003 he was one of the first technical professional involved
in the newly created and fast growing M2M business unit at Telit and has since
then worked to build up the Technical
Support Team in Trieste. |
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Felix MarchalGlobal VP Sales Telit Communications PLCFelix Marchal joined the Italian wireless expert Telit as Vice President Global Sales at the beginning of May 2006. Prior to this assignment, the 41 year old French professional worked as Indirect Channel Sales Director EMEA for Wavecom. The newly established position of Vice President Global Sales is a key component of Telit’s new global sales strategy. Based on its success in Europe, Telit aims to strengthen its m2m commitment in the US and Asia. Felix Marchal will be responsible for establishing, adapting and expanding the relevant organisational processes and structures. This staffing coup further demonstrates Telit’s growth plans as well as its role as challenger in the m2m market as Telit targets market leadership in the most important vertical m2 segments. |
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Sandro SpangheroGlobal VP R&D Telit Communications PLCSandro Spanghero joined Telit in 1997 and was responsible of the RF Project. In 2002 was appointed to lead the technical direction of R&D in Trieste driving the development of GSM oriented products. During this period he guided the conversion of R&D into the m2m Development. In 2007 was appointed as VP Global R&D coordinating the R&D teams in Trieste, Seoul and Cagliari. Prior to Telit he spent 10 years in Educational environment. Sandro Spanghero has a degree in Electronic engineering for Telecommunications at the Trieste University. |
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Tony SpizzichinoGlobal VP Technology Telit Communications PLCTony Spizzichino joined Telit in 1999 to develop the Satellite division which contributed $70M in business. In 2001, he pioneered Telit's involvement in m2m as a founding member of the m2m Business Unit. During his tenure with the company, Tony has served as Telit's System Engineering Director, M&S Director, VP of Product Management, and most recently Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Telit, he held Product Management positions in Wind and Elsag as well as Project Management and technical positions within the R&D departments of Alenia, Space Engineering and Italspazio. Tony earned an Electrical Engineering (MSEE) degree in 1990 from 'La Sapienza' University of Rome. |
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Brian TuckerGlobal VP Product Management Telit Communications PLCBrian Tucker is a highly experienced leader in the emerging markets of m2m communications and automotive business development. His ability to interact across multiple disciplines such as marketing, sales, business development and engineering as well as his background in design, development, tradeoff analysis, testing and production of complex automotive systems make him a valuable part of the Telit team. He earned his Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California. |
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Roger DeweyPresident Telit AmericasBefore arriving at Telit, Roger Dewey served as Vice President of Product and Business Strategy in the m2m Com Business Unit (BU) of Sony Ericsson. Prior to that, Dewey held the post of Vice President, The Americas, M2M Com for Sony Ericsson where he built and led the m2m Com BU's Americas Regional Operations, ultimately leading it to regional market leadership.In 2004, Dewey was named an industry pioneer by M2M Magazine and during 2005, was honored with the prestigious Telematics Leadership Award presented by Telematics Update Magazine.Previous to his roles at Sony Ericsson, Dewey was located in Stockholm Sweden, holding the position of Vice President & General Manager, Marketing & Sales, for Ericsson's Mobile Internet Applications Business Unit. |
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Sun Gyu KangPresident Telit APACSun Gyu Kang is a veteran of Asia IT industry with 25 years of experience in wireless communication and computer industry, primarily focusing in marketing and sales area . Prior to joining Telit group, he held senior management posts in major players which include Executive VP for Global Marketing and Sales at Pantech group, Head of Marketing and Sales for Motorola Korea, and Head of International Business at TriGem Computer. Mr. Kang has studied at the Seoul national University majoring Sociology and took Communication Policy course at graduate school of Public Administration at Seoul National University. |
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Giuseppe SuracePresident Telit EMEABorn in Venezia, Italy in 1963, Giuseppe has a strong technical and managerial background.He joined Telit in 1997 and since then he went through several important technical/managerial position.As last duty he served as R&D departments manager where he was able to put in place all the policies and road map strategies needed in order to have the product required by the marketing division on time and in line with the budget.Prior to join Telit spent several years on basic science (HEP).Giuseppe held senior positions at EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute) in Cambridge UK and at the National Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory of DOE in Texas, USA. Giuseppe holds a BSc and a MSc in Computer Science and an Italian Laurea degree in Information Technology. |




















