David Schlachet joined our board of directors as an outside director in June 2001. Since 2005 he serves as the CEO of Syneron Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: Elos). He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the following companies: Taya Investment Company Ltd., United Studios Ltd., Pharmos Ltd., Edgar Development and Investment Ltd., and LanOptics Nasdaq:LNOP. From 2000 and until 2004, he was a managing partner of BioCom Management and Investment (2002) Ltd, which serves as the managing company of BioCom venture capital fund, focused on life sciences. From 1997 to January 2000, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elite Industries Ltd. From 1996 to January 2000, Mr. Schlachet served as Vice President of the Strauss Group of companies. Mr. Schlachet holds a B.Sc. in chemical engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Mr. Schlachet serves as an outside director on our board of directors for a fixed term, which expires in June 2007. |