Board of Directors

Eli Gelman has served as Chairman of the Board of Retalix since January 2010.  Mr. Gelman has more than 28 years of experience in the software industry, including more than 20 years with Amdocs, a NYSE-listed company.  During his tenure at Amdocs, Mr. Gelman served as Executive Vice President from 2002 until 2007 and as Amdocs’ Chief Operating Officer from October 2006 until April 2008. Prior to 2002, he was a Senior Vice President of Amdocs, heading U.S. sales and marketing operations and helped spearhead Amdocs’ entry into the customer care and billing systems market. Before that, Mr. Gelman was an account manager for Amdocs’ major European and North American installations, and has led several major software development projects.  Before joining Amdocs, Mr. Gelman was involved in the development of real-time software systems for communications networks. Since April 2007, Mr. Gelman has devoted his time to charitable matters focused on youth education. Mr. Gelman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering with specialization in Communication and Computers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Ishay Davidi has served as a director of the Company since March 2008 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors from August 2008 to January 2010. Mr. Davidi is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the FIMI Private Equity Funds. Mr. Davidi also serves as a director at Tefron Ltd., Scope Metals Group Ltd., Inrom Industries Ltd., MDT Micro Diamond Technologies Ltd, Orian S.M. Ltd., Merhav-Ceramic and Building Materials Center Ltd.,  Ophir Optronics Ltd. and Bagir Group Ltd. Mr. Davidi holds a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an M.B.A. from Bar Ilan University.

Boaz Dotan has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Dotan was a member of the team that founded Amdocs in 1982. At Amdocs he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer until 1995, at which time he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, and served in that capacity until September 1997. Mr. Dotan has been involved in software systems for over 30 years. Prior to joining Amdocs he worked for Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd., as Manager of the Information Systems Division. Mr. Dotan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Tel Aviv University, Israel.

David Kostman has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Kostman serves as a director of NICE Systems Ltd. (since July 2008, as well as from 2001 until 2007), as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nanoosh LLC, a restaurant operating company, and as a director of J Mendel, LLC and Russell Newman LLC. From 2006 until 2008, Mr. Kostman served as a Managing Director in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, heading the Global Internet Group. From April 2003 until July 2006, Mr. Kostman served as Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of Delta Galil USA, a subsidiary of Delta Galil Industries Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed apparel manufacturer, and from 2000 until 2002, he served as President of the International Division and Chief Operating Officer of VerticalNet, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed internet and software company. From 1994 until 2000, Mr. Kostman worked in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, and from 1992 to 1994, he worked in the investment banking division of NM Rothschild & Sons. Mr. Kostman holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD and Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tel Aviv University.

Nehemia Lemelbaum has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Lemelbaum has been a director of Amdocs since December 2001 and a manager of investments of EHYN Holdings Ltd., a co-owned company.  From 1985 until January 2005, he was a Senior Vice President of Amdocs Management Limited. Mr. Lemelbaum joined Amdocs in 1985, with initial responsibility for U.S. operations. Mr. Lemelbaum led Amdocs’ development of graphic products for the yellow pages industry and later led Amdocs’ development of customer care and billing systems, as well as Amdocs’ penetration into that market. Prior to joining Amdocs, he served for nine years with Contahal Ltd., a leading Israeli software company, first as a senior consultant, and later as Managing Director. From 1967 to 1976, Mr. Lemelbaum was employed by the Ministry of Communications of Israel (the organization that predated Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.), with responsibility for computer technology in the area of business data processing. Mr. Lemelbaum currently invests in various Israeli and international companies and is the co-founder and benefactor of the Ella Institute for the treatment of melanoma in the Sheba Hospital in Israel. Mr. Lemelbaum holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Gur Shomron has served as an external director since July 2009 and as chairman of the Audit Committee since August 2009. He has served as the chairman of the board of directors and been in charge of strategy and investments at Fidelis Diagnostics Inc. since 2004.  Since 2007, he has also served as a director and has been in charge of business development at Tangent Logic Inc.  From 2006 to 2007, he served as chief executive officer of Sobol Literary Enterprises, Inc.  Mr. Shomron also serves as a director of Blue Phoenix Solutions Ltd. and of Arrayed Fiberoptics Corporation.

Itschak Shrem has served as a director since January 2008.  Mr. Shrem is Chairman and founder of Shrem Fudim Group, a private banking house publicly traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.  He also serves as the Chairman of Leader Holdings and Investments Ltd., Polar Communications Ltd. and various affiliated companies.  In 1993, Mr. Shrem founded Polaris (now Pitango) venture capital fund. Prior to that, Mr. Shrem spent 15 years at Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. in various capacities, including Chief Operating Officer responsible for the group's capital markets and insurance businesses. Mr. Shrem holds a B.A. in Economics from Bar-Ilan University and an M.B.A. from Tel-Aviv University.

Gillon Beck joined the Board in March 2008. Mr. Beck is a Senior Partner at FIMI since 2003. Director of Orlite Industries (1959) Ltd. including its subsidiaries,  MDT Micro Diamond Technologies Ltd, Metro Motor Marketing Ltd, TANA Industries (1991) Ltd., Orian S.M. Ltd. (TASE), Gamatronic Electronic Industries Ltd. (TASE), Merhave-Ceramic and Building Materials Center Ltd. (TASE), and Concept Fashion Ltd. In addition, Mr. Beck is an observer in Davidoff Holding Ltd, a director in FIMI Opportunity Funds, and previously served as Chairman of the board of Medtechnica Ltd (TASE), and board member of TAT Technologies LTD (TASE, NASDAQ) including its subsidiary, both former investments of FIMI.

Robert A. Minicucci has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Minicucci serves as a director on five corporate boards, including: Alliance Data Systems, Amdocs, Global Knowledge Network Inc. and Paycom Inc., and on the board of trustees of the Domus Foundation and The Choate School. In the past, he has served on over 15 corporate boards and held the position of Chairman of the Board for six of these companies. In 1993, he became a General Partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York-based private equity firm. In 1992, Mr. Minicucci was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the First Data Corporation. In 1991, became Treasurer and Senior Vice President of The American Express Company. In 1979, Mr. Minicucci joined Lehman Brothers as an associate in the Investment Banking Department working in Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions, and in 1988 he became a Managing Director and had clients that included American Express, Automatic Data Processing, First Data Corporation and Polaroid. Mr. Minicucci holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree from Amherst College.

Avinoam Naor has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Naor was a member of the team that founded Amdocs in 1982. At Amdocs, Mr. Naor held the position of Senior Vice President until 1995, when he was appointed President and CEO and held that position until July 2002. In 1998, he led the initial public offering of Amdocs on the New York Stock Exchange and subsequently headed major acquisitions and secondary offerings. Mr. Naor currently serves as a director in a number of private companies.  Mr. Naor is closely involved in several community projects, particularly the battle against road accidents and supporting children and youth in distress. Mr. Naor is founder and current chairman of the Or Yarok Association, an association established in 1997 that leads the public agenda in Israel in all that concerns road safety. Since 2008, he has served as a member of the board of directors of the Israel Democracy Institute. Since 2004, Mr. Naor has served as a member of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel and as co-chairman of the sub-committee for young communities.  Mr. Naor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Sciences from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology.

Dr. Zvi Lieber has served as an external director and a member of the Audit Committee since October 2008. D.r Lieber has been a business and financial consultant to companies for over 30 years.  He is also a senior lecturer in the M.B.A. program at the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot, where he teaches accounting and financing. Dr. Lieber serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Ampa Capital Ltd. and of The Jewish Agency Employee Pension Fund Ltd.  From 2002 to 2006, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. From 1976 to 2002, he was a senior lecturer of business administration in the Faculty of Management of Tel Aviv University.  Dr. Lieber has also served as a director of several other companies and as a member of several public advisory committees appointed by the Government of Israel. Dr. Lieber holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.