The team

Mr. Egert has accumulated vast executive experience in the industrial sector over the last 30 years. His past positions include having served as Chief Economist for Clal Industries, Founder and Managing Director of a Technology Entrepreneurship Center (HiTEC), Chairman and Director of several public and private companies. Prior to this career, Mr. Egert worked at the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Lichi is one of DATA Technologies’ founders. He specializes in matching products to consumer demand and is involved in the product design and development from the conceptual stage through to production. As CEO, Mr. Lichi continues to guide the direction of the company and has been involved in the development of new tools for several industries.

Mr. Shomer is the Manager of DATA Technologies R&D Department. He brings more than 15 years experience in research, development and academic positions at the Lev Institute in Jerusalem to his current responsibilities. Prior to joining the DATA team, he was responsible for developing equipment for several industries, including medical devices. Mr. Shomer’s expertise includes lasers, fiber-optics, and developing detectors.

Ari Tidhar is DATA Technologies' Project Manager. As a software engineer, he has been responsible for developing the software applications for the Diamond Count and VIBE-130 products. He has also contributed to their design, user interface, electrical and mechanical systems. A former diamantaire, Mr. Tidhar has a degree in Computer Science and has worked for major Israeli high-tech companies such as Verint (Comverse Infosys).

Mr. Shaked, DATA Technologies' Sales & Marketing Manager, brings more than 15 years experience in international marketing and sales to DATA Technologies. He is responsible for opening new markets, managing partners and communicating customer driven inputs and global trends to the development team. In the past, Mr. Shaked worked as Sales & Marketing Manager for Metzerplaz and Plassim.

Ofer Cohen has both a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. He brings more than 13 years of executive and finance experience in Kibbutz Ramat Rachel to DATA. He has been with DATA since its inception and manages all aspects of accounting, including promotion of investor relations.

Shay Popper is a computer engineer with more than two decades of experience in R&D, product development and consulting. As one of the original founders, Mr. Popper was part of the team that conceptualized the technology that motivated the establishment of DATA Technologies. Mr. Popper served as its first Chief Technical Officer and R&D manager.