Board of Directors
Dov Farkash
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.
Avi Magid
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Avi Magid joined PV Nano Cell from Pointer by PowerFleet, a global leader of Internet of Things (IoT) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. Mr. Magid brings over 25 years of CEO and Executive VP positions in multi-disciplinary technology companies, including Pointer Telocation by PowerFleet, Kulicke & Soffa and Nova Measuring Instruments. Mr. Magid managed organizations in the Semiconductor, Automotive and Traditional Industries and brings extensive experience in building IoT and SaaS solutions. Mr. Magid holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona, the United States and is a Graduate of the program for the training of senior executives at Stanford University, the United States.
Ido Lapidot
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.
Gil Kerbs
Class I Director
Gil Kerbs has served as a director since December 2023. Mr. Kerbs is an entrepreneur and investor, currently heading new investments at Teuza VC fund (TSE: TUZA), where he also serves on the board of directors. Mr. Kerbs is also the founder of Newt, a digital health startup founded in 2019. Active in the healthcare world for the last 15 years, in 2018 Mr. Kerbs completed his role as the value segment business director at Medtronic China where he led a 60-person team selling to the growingly important Chinese lower tier market. Mr. Kerbs to this role, Gil took charge of creating surgical tools tailored for the emerging markets customer needs, at Medtronic. Prior to Medtronic, Mr. Kerbs worked in venture capital in Israel at the Teuza fund, focusing on healthcare, and China-Israel related activities. Mr. Kerbs holds an MBA/MA degree in international relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and BSc. degree in electrical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.
Keinan Maman
Class II Director
Keinan Maman has served as a director since March 2023. Mr. Maman is an experienced executive with proven track record in financial and business performance optimization. Since 2022, Mr. Maman has served as chief financial officer of Keshet-Teamim, an Israeli supermarket chain. Prior to this position, from 2019 to 2022, Mr. Maman is served as chief financial officer of Fibernet, an Israeli company that designs, develops and implements cybersecurity, multimedia and fiber optic-based solutions. Prior thereto, from 2014 to 2019, Mr. Maman served as General Manager of Greenland, an Israeli retail chain. Mr. Maman holds a BA degree in accounting from Haifa University and a M.B.A. degree in business administration from Tel-Aviv University.
Limor Magen-Telem
External Director
Limor Magen Telem has served as an external director of the Company (within the meaning of the Companies Law) since December 2023. Ms. Magen Telem is a lawyer and legal advisor with over twenty-five years of experience as a director in Israeli public companies. Ms. Magen Telem served as a member of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) between June 2021 and November 2022 and was a member of the Knesset’s economic affairs committee and a member of the Knesset’s internal committee for environmental quality and the constitutional and legal committee. Prior to that, Ms. Magen Telem served as legal advisor to the Migdal Ha’Emek Municipality from 2001 until 2021. Ms. Magen Telem has also served as an external director (within the meaning of the Companies Law) in several public companies, including Synel Mll Payway Ltd.; Summit Ltd., where she also served as chairperson of the audit committee; and Poalim Continental Mutual Funds Ltd., where she also served as chairperson of the investment committee. Ms. Magen Telem holds an LLB degree from the College of Management Academic Studies and an LLM degree from the University of Haifa.