MANAGEMENT

Liam Galin joined Flash Networks as CEO in 2005, bringing with him over 15 years of experience in the communications field. As CEO, Mr. Galin successfully expanded and improved Flash Networks’ market position, dramatically increasing worldwide sales and making it a leader in the mobile Internet services gateway market. Previously, Mr. Galin worked at RiT (NASDAQ: RITT) for seven years, five of which as CEO. In his position at RiT, Mr. Galin was responsible for expanding the company’s reach into new markets, personally leading several multi-million dollar deals with the world’s largest carriers. Prior to his joining RiT, Mr. Galin served in an elite technology unit of the Israel Defense Forces for nine years, holding several technical and managerial positions. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering, both from Tel Aviv University.

Ofer Gottfried joined Flash Networks in 2007 after serving as General Manager and VP of Research and Development at NeuStar NGM, (formerly Follwap), a provider of instant messaging and presence products. Previously, Ofer was VP of R&D at the internet security company V-Secure after being appointed as CTO of Excel Switching, a supplier of development platforms for telecom applications and solutions. Ofer also served as General Manager and VP of R&D at Airslide prior to its merger with Excel Switching. Previously Ofer held several senior positions at ECI Telecom and related companies managing the development of voice compression and VoIP products for the telecom market. Ofer holds a BS in Electronics Engineering from the Holon Academic Institute of Technology.

Alberto Sessa joined Flash Networks in 2009, bringing with him over 15 years of experience in financial management in both publicly-traded and privately-held companies, including extensive knowledge of the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Flash Networks, Alberto served as Vice President of Finance at Amdocs for seven years, strengthening the finance department’s support of the company’s business activities, including strategy, budget and control, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, and business development. Before joining Amdocs, Alberto held several senior financial positions in privately held holding groups. He holds an MBA and a BA in Economics and Statistics, both from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Eyal Arbabof joined Flash Networks in 2011, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the R&D field. Prior to joining Flash Networks, Eyal held several managerial positions at Comverse, most recently as Associate Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile Internet Product HUB unit where he managed the development and delivery of the company’s next generation mobile Internet product. Previously, Eyal served over 14 years in an R&D elite technology unit of the Israeli Air Force. He holds an M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering & Physics and a B.Sc. in Nuclear & Electric Engineering, both from Ben Gurion University.

Merav Bahat joined Flash Networks in 2008, bringing with her more than 12 years of marketing, product management and business development experience in the mobile industry. Prior to joining Flash Networks, Merav served as Associated Vice President of Strategic Marketing for the Value Added Services division at Comverse. She also held the position of Director of Marketing for the Voice and Video Applications business unit at Comverse. Prior to Comverse, Merav served as Director of Strategic Marketing and Head of Product Management at Schema. She has a B.Sc. in Industrial Management Engineering from the Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology and an MBA from Ben Gurion University.

Ran joined Flash Networks as Vice President of Worldwide Sales bringing with him over 12 years of experience in worldwide sales in the Telco industry. Before joining Flash Networks, Ran held several senior sales and support positions in Nokia Siemens Networks, most recently as Head of Liquid Networks Value Creation where he lead a new innovation business line. Prior to that, Ran served as Head of Global LTE Sales where he was responsible for NSN’s FDD and TDD business lines and the global sales of packet networks baring global sales responsibility for NSN’s packet core and reseller business. He holds a B.A degree in Computer Science from the Academic College of Tel Aviv Jaffa.

Ken Ruck joined Flash Networks in 2013, bringing with him over 15 years of experience with global media companies and highly successful start-ups. Most recently, Ken was President & Co-Founder of Hemisphere Interactive, building specialized multi-platform products for international clients. Previously, he worked at Turner Broadcasting as Lead Product Development Executive for origination and development of new products. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Global Digital Media & Online Advertising at HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. He has also held positions at Nickelodeon, MTV Kids & Family, and Virgin Mobile. Ken holds a master’s degree in engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Ronit Weinstein came to Flash Networks in 2007 after serving as Vice President of Human Resources both at Compugen (NASDAQ: CGEN) and TTI Telecom (NASDAQ: TTIL). Prior to that , she was Vice President of Human Resources at Enavis, a spin off of ECI, following posts as HR Manager in a division of ECI (NASDAQ: ECIL) as well as at Tadiran Communications prior to its merger with ECI. Before that, Ronit held various positions as human resources manager, organizational consultant and lecturer. She holds a BA in Sociology and Political Science from Tel Aviv University and an MA in Sociology from UCLA.