Tom Wyler has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Optibase since September 2001. Through the Festin Group, of which he is owner, Mr Wyler has had substantial stakes in several public companies in Switzerland. His other areas of involvement include investments banking, foreign exchange and financial futures. In the early 1990s, Mr Wyler turned his efforts to real estate interests in the US. More recently, his attention has been directed toward the high-tech industry in Israel. Mr. Wyler holds a Masters degree in Business Economics from the University of Zurich.
Amir Philips was appointed CFO of Optibase Ltd. in May 2007. Prior to this position, Mr. Philips served as Vice President Finance of Optibase Inc. - positions he held from July 2004. From 2000 until 2004, Mr. Philips held the position of Group Controller and Financial Manager at Optibase Ltd. Before joining Optibase, Mr. Philips was an accountant and auditor at Lotker Stein Toledano and Co., currently a member of BDO Ziv Haft. Mr. Philips is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel. He holds a B.B. degree in Accounting and Business Management from the Israeli College of Management.
Yaron Yunger serves as the Vice President International Sales and Technical Support. Mr. Yunger joined Optibase in 2000 as Regional Sales Manager for Asia. In 2002 was appointed as AVP of Asia Sales, in 2004 was appointed as AVP for EMAE sales and in 2006 was appointed as Vice President of Asia sales, managing the company's sales and support offices in China and India. Prior to Optibase, Mr. Yunger served as Director of Sales at CMR Communication and at the RAD Bynet Group as a Sales Manager. Mr. Yunger holds a BA in Business Administration from Newcastle University in the UK.
Yaron Comarov has been with Optibase since 1993. Prior to his present position, Mr. Comarov was Director of Operations. Before joining Optibase, Mr. Comarov worked as an Operations and Project Manager at Israel Aircraft Industries. Mr. Comarov holds a B.Sc. degree in information systems and industrial engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. He is currently completing his MBA at Boston University in Tel Aviv.
Mr. Ardel has been with Optibase since 2000. Prior to his present position, Mr. Ardel served as a System Engineering Manager and Professional Services Manager. Before joining Optibase, Mr. Ardel held the position of System Engineer in a large military project on behalf of IAF (Israeli Air Force) and an IAF System Engineer in the military classified network system. Mr. Ardel holds BScEE (Control and Communications) from Tel-Aviv University.
Mr. Shalev joined Optibase in 2006 as Director of Product Marketing. Prior to Optibase, Mr. Shalev served as Director of Engineering at “Hot” the leading cable provider in Israel. Mr. Shalev is responsible for product definition, product marketing management and marketing communications activities. |
