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Intl. Head Quarters

israel gal
Group CEO

nadav karni
Group CFO

shmuel shalem
Group CTO

menachem schorr
Vice President Sales

eyal ben gigi
Group COO

 

 


Israel Gal, Director, President and CEO

Mr. Gal has served as Espro’s president and CEO since 1997.  He has transformed the Company from an OEM manufacturer into a media & technology international company. In 2004 Mr. Gal brought Espro to the London Plus market and in 2005, he led the acquisition of its main competitor Acoustiguide Corporation, and formed the Espro Acoustiguide Group.

From 1993 to 1997, he served as CEO of a subsidiary of Koor, and before that as the manager of the Tel Aviv branch of Bank Tefahot.  From 2002 to 2004 he sat on the board of directors of Elbit Vision Systems, a public company traded on NASDAQ.

Mr. Gal has a Master’s degree in social sciences from Haifa University and a Bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from Bar-Ilan University. 

Nadav Karni, Director and CFO

Mr. Karni joined Espro in 2003. In his role as Espro's CFO, Mr. Karni led the process of bringing Espro to the London Ofex market in 2004, and subsequently, he played a key role in the acquisition process of Acoustiguide Corp. and the forming the new Espro Acoustiguide Group.

Prior to joining Espro, he worked as a senior manager at Ernst & Young for six and a half years. In his management role at E&Y, Mr. Karni was responsible for dozens of companies, some trading on Israeli and foreign markets. Mr. Karni received his Bachelor's degree in business management and accounting at the College of Management.

Shmuel Shalem, Director and CTO

Shmuel Shalem is one of the founders of Espro and is responsible for all technical functions and activities of the company from R&D, to complete design of the company’s products.

Prior to founding Espro in 1992, Mr. Shalem worked at National Semiconductors Ltd., Israel, for eight years, managing a team of chip designers and software engineers responsible for the design verification of new VLSI computer products. 

Mr. Shalem earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Santa Clara in California, specializing in computers, digital systems and microelectronics. He has a Bachelor’s degree (BSEE) from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Menachem Schorr, Vice President, Europe Sales

Mr. Schorr joined Espro in 1998. Prior to joining Espro, he served as the finance manager of an Israeli commercial company. He was also assistant manager for the Tel Aviv and Central Israel region at Bank Tefahot, a leading Israeli mortgage bank. He received a Bachelor’s degree in economics and studied business economics at Tel Aviv University. In his management role at Espro, Mr. Schorr served as Sales and Support Manager and as a Vice President.

Eyal Ben-Gigi, COO

 

Mr. Ben-Gigi joined Espro in 1994 and is responsible for the Company’s operations department and technical support. Previously, Mr. Ben-Gigi served as head of the production team at the systems division of Tadiran. Mr. Ben-Gigi received his Bachelor’s degree in management and economics at the Open Academic University, Tel Aviv.

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International Headquarters

17 Atir Yeda Street, Kfar Saba 44643
Israel

Tel.  972 9 763 4400
Fax. 972 9 763 4411
customersolutions@espro.com

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