Active Chairman of the Board
For the past two decades, Mr. Farkash served in a variety of business executive roles (including Vice President of Sales, Vice President - Business Development and GM of Nova’s Strategic Software Business) at Nova (Nasdaq:NVMI) – a leading innovator and key provider of dimensional and materials metrology solutions in semiconductor manufacturing. In his last role at Nova, Mr. Farkash served as Executive VP Strategic Development & Partnerships and was responsible for creating new markets, initiating disruptive products, forging strategic alliances and leading all OEM business-related activities, leading the company business growth. Mr. Farkash holds an MBA with honors and BSc in Computers Engineering, both from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
External Director
Ido Lapidot has served as an external director of the Company since December 2017. Mr. Lapidot is a “TRIZ- Effective Innovation” consultant for various companies, inter alia, Elbit, Verint, Coca Cola, Gilat, Tuff Merom Golan, Tama and HP. From 2009 to 2016, Mr. Lapidot served as a Strategic Technologies Planner and TRIZ Program Leader at Intel R&D and Intel Labs. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Lapidot served as an External Teacher for TRIZ and Systematic Innovation at Afeka Collage for Engineering, Israel. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Lapidot served as LEAN Manufacturing and TRIZ Program Leader at Intel Corporate Services -EMEA. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Lapidot served as Environment, Health and Safety Manager at Intel’s factories. Mr. Lapidot holds an MA in Environmental Science, a BA in Chemistry, a BA in Atmospheric Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a TRIZ L3 certification from MA-TRIZ GEN3 Partners.