Ran Poliakine, Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board

Ran Poliakine, chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Powermat, is the driving force and visionary responsible for bringing wireless energy to the consumer marketplace. Envisioning a world where access to wireless power is the norm, Ran set out to make wireless charging a reality for the general consumer. In addition to Powermat, Ran is the founder of several start-up companies in the medical, communications, and technology industries. He sits on the Board of Directors of a number of internationally known enterprises including NanoX Technologies , Medisense, VersaTile and Wellsense Technologies. He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, USA Today and Bloomberg Businessweek, among other leading media outlets.

Daniel Schreiber, President

Daniel Schreiber is the president of Powermat and a member of the board of directors. Daniel previously served as senior vice president of corporate marketing and senior vice president and general manager of SanDisk’s (NASDAQ: SNDK) mobile network operator (MNO) division. Previously, as senior vice president and general manager of SanDisk’s audio-video business unit, Daniel oversaw the growth of SanDisk’s Sansa MP3 player to the number two position globally. Daniel joined SanDisk in 2006, through the company’s acquisition of M-Systems, the company that invented the USB flash drive, where he served as vice president of marketing and business development. Prior to his tenure at M-Systems, Daniel co-founded and served as CEO of Alchemedia Inc., a security-software company. Daniel began his career as an attorney specializing in corporate and commercial law. He graduated with First Class Honors in law from Kings College, London.

David Aber, CFO

David Aber is the Chief Financial Officer of Powermat. Prior to joining Powermat, he served as CFO at RRSat (NASDAQ: RRST), a leading provider of comprehensive content production, management and transmission services for more than 630 television, radio and data channels worldwide. David has previously served as CFO for several early stage and publicly traded companies within the technology and communications industries. As CFO of DSP Communications, David oversaw financial operations culminating in the company’s acquisition by Intel for $1.6 billion. As the CFO of Zen Research plc, he managed Zen’s $100 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange. David holds a B.A. in accounting and economics from Tel-Aviv University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Ariel Katz, COO

Ariel Katz began at Powermat as vice president of business development and was then promoted to chief operations officer (COO), where his responsibilities include planning, engineering, quality control, project management, and the establishment and oversight of Powermat’s supply chain in Asia. Prior to joining Powermat, Ariel served as executive vice president of sales for Pontis, a developer of marketing automation solutions for communication service providers, as well as in several high-profile positions at Comverse (NSDQ: CMVT), a world-leader in value-added services and billing solutions for communication service providers. Ariel graduated Summa Cum Laude with an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv International School of Management with a specialization in finance, and holds a B.A. degree in marketing from New York Institute of Technology, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Dr. Amir Ben Shalom, Chief Scientist

Dr. Amir Ben-Shalom is a scientist, engineer, author and teacher. He is a recognized expert in many scientific areas, including: vacuum arc deposition, vacuum systems, high power and analog circuits and electro-optics. In addition to his role at Powermat, he is a CTO and advisor to several companies developing cutting-edge technologies. He is also head of the exhibits department and principal curator at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem. Dr. Ben-Shalom holds a B.Sc. in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, M.Sc. and Ph.D. (with distinction) in electrical engineering from Tel-Aviv University, and a Certificate Studies in Museology. He has published three books, over 70 articles in professional and popular magazines, and holds over 30 patents (approved and pending).

Yoel Raab, CTO

Yoel Raab was the driving force behind the innovative products that have delighted millions of Powermat customers. Prior to joining Powermat, he served as vice president of research and development for Magink Digital Display, a developer of large scale reflective LC displays for outdoor advertising. Prior to that, he worked at Phone-Or, developing silicon membrane for an optical based microphone. He has served as a consultant to Orbotech on a concept and feasibility project, which proved that localized laser crystallization on amorphous silicon is feasible for the flat panel devices industry. In addition, Yoel also managed the gamma detectors department at Orbotech Medical. Previously, Yoel worked in a variety of key executive and engineering positions at Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), including as a process engineer. He received both his BSc. and MSc. degrees in applied physics and microelectronics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Moshe Raines, Chief Business Development Officer

As chief business development officer at Powermat, Moshe is responsible for developing strategic technology partnerships and alliances. He is also responsible for pioneering Powermat’s entry into new markets, through the development of partnerships, programs, strategic equity investments, and new products and services. Previously, he worked at SanDisk in a variety of business positions, most recently as vice president business development. Previously, Moshe was a vice president of business development at M-Systems. Prior to this, Moshe was the CEO of Seaside software, which was acquired by M-Systems in 2004. Moshe holds a M.Sc. in management engineering from the University of Bridgeport.

Lenny Engelhardt, Vice President, OEM

Lenny Engelhardt serves as the vice president and general manager of the OEM division at Powermat. Prior to joining Powermat, he served as the vice president of business development at N-trig. Throughout his eight year tenure with N-Trig, he was responsible for introducing multiple commercial products into the marketplace utilizing N-trig’s touch screens, together with partners such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, and HTC, among other tier-one global OEMs. Prior to N-trig, Lenny served VP sales and marketing for MagInk Display technologies, where he spearheaded a strategic agreement with Mitsubishi Electronics. Throughout his 23 year career in the high tech industry, Lenny has held various sales, marketing and business development positions with e-SIM (Amex exchange), Indigo (a wholly-owned subsidiary of HP) and Orbotech (ORBK).

Ezra Katzen, General Counsel

Ezra Katzen serves as general counsel of Powermat. He brings with him more than 30 years of business experience in the high tech industry as an executive, lawyer and manager for some of the most successful Israeli technology companies, most recently at Shopping.com, which, following its successful NASDAQ public offering, was acquired by Ebay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). He has also been a partner at top law firms in Tel Aviv and New York. Ezra holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School, and a BA with high honors from the University of Cincinnati, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Revital Lavie Cohen, VP of Human Resources

Revital Lavie Cohen serves as Powermat’s vice president of human resources. Revital brings with her a comprehensive understanding in a wide range of business-related HR activities resulting from more than 12 years of HR experience. Prior to joining Powermat, Revital was the director of human resources at ClearForest, which later was acquired by Thomson- Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. In her roles in both ClearForest and Thomson Reuters, she was responsible for global organizational processes, including M&As, career development, compensation & benefits, structuring, and additional worldwide HR activities. Prior to her work at Thomson Reuters, Revital was the human resources business partner at Optibase (NASDAQ:OBAS), a company that specializes in the field of Digital Video Technology. Revital holds an MBA in business management with a focus on organizational consultancy and a BA in management with a focus on human Resources and marketing from Manchester University.

Dov Hershberg, Co-Founder and IP Manager

Dov Hershberg is a co-founder of Powermat, and currently serves as IP manager. Prior to this, Dov managed the Binational US Israel R&D (BIRD) Foundation from 1997 until mid-2006. He served as chairman of the board of Compugen Ltd. from February 2009 to March 2010 and remains a director of the company. Dov also co-founded Molecular Applications Group and served as its CEO. Previously, he held senior management positions in development, marketing and sales during his 11-year tenure at Digital Equipment Corporation, in the US and Israel. He also worked as a mathematician at Israel Aerospace Industries. Dov holds graduate degrees in mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in applied mathematics and operations research from Columbia University.

Rachel BenHanoch, VP Project Management

Rachel BenHanoch serves as Powermat’s VP Project Management. She brings with her over 15 years of comprehensive experience in a variety of executive positions in product and project management, software development and operations. Prior to joining Powermat, Rachel served as director of project management at Telmap (acquired by Intel) where she transformed the development organization by introducing and implementing Agile development practices. Prior to this, Rachel was R&D and site manager of U3, a Sandisk company, where she managed the development and QA teams, and led the development of the U3 platform for USB devices. She was also one of the founders of the enterprise division at M-Systems (acquired by Sandisk) where she held several executive positions including product management, project management and operations. Prior to that Rachel was VP R&D at Selis Networks, a startup company. Rachel holds a B.Sc. in computer science and an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Kevin Xu, General Manager, Powermat China

Kevin serves as General Manager of Powermat China, managing all activities in the Greater China Region. Prior to joining Powermat, Kevin served as the VP of product marketing and business development at Apacewave Technologies, a 4G communication chipset company, where he was also responsible for product strategy and positioning. Prior to Apacewave, Kevin served in business and marketing roles at Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), where he oversaw the WiMAX ODM program. Kevin holds a PhD from UCLA, and BSc from Beijing University.