Experience

Sivan Design

• Israel
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager, CEO

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Sivan Design is a software development company specializing in Geographical Information Systems – R&D in Israel, sales world-wide to both governmental administrations and the private sector.Job Description• Managing the company in Nigeria - 35 employees; mainly Project Managers and System Administrators.• Marketing and Sales – achieving dramatic increase in turnover and profit, as well as adding products to the company’s portfolio. • Establishing and developing new markets and distribution channels for the company, through personal connections and innovative ideas.• Financial and administrative management.



Koor Metals

• CFO

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2009

  The division includes Israel's largest industrial metal plant (Vulcan Engineering Works) and the project execution arm (Koor Projects). Major projects: Jerusalem's suspending bridge, water desalination systems, power stations, oil refineries.Job Description•Financial management and preparation of strategic operational plans, including ERP implementation and reorganizing the operational structure.•Improving the reporting and budget control policies.•Preparation of the prospectus for issuance on the TASE.



Dizengoff WA (Nigeria) LTD

• Finance Director

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2005

  Dizengoff is a multidisciplinary commercial company, which represents companies such as Motorola, Nortel, Massey-Ferguson in Nigeria (Group HQ in UK). Amongst its customers are the world’s largest oil companies and cellular phone companies. Job Description•Owners' representative and co-managing the company with the CEO (~300 employees).•Defining and characterizing measurable goals for the autonomic divisions constantly measured. This increased efficiency of the control and marketing processes, and enabled reduction of expenses and focused employee motivation.•Initiating new profit centers and conducting negotiations with customers and suppliers world-wide.•Obtaining monetary resources.



Dizengoff Limited

• Finance Director

  • 2000 - 2005



Marsh Israel

• CFO

  • Feb 1999 - Jul 2000

  Marsh Israel is a group of companies specializing in insurance (brokerage and consultants). I was recruited following the take-over of Marsh Israel by Marsh Inc. USA- the world's largest insurance broker.Job Description • Setting up a reporting and procedures system within the company and it's subsidiaries in compliance with US GAAP, and the reporting pace and management strategies of Marsh Inc. USA, which is traded on the US stock exchange.• Budget supervision and obtaining monetary resources.



Xerox Israel

• CFO

  • 1994 - 1999

  Xerox Israel distributes and supports Xerox's documentation systems.Job DescriptionSetting up an accounting system.Preparing strategic plans for the marketing, administration, logistics and personnel. Acquiring favored credit conditions, thus enabling sales by methods of operational and financial leasing.Preparing the due diligence for the anticipated take-over by the international Xerox. Xerox Israel distributes and supports Xerox's documentation systems.Job DescriptionSetting up an accounting system.Preparing strategic plans for the marketing, administration, logistics and personnel. Acquiring favored credit conditions, thus enabling sales by methods of operational and financial leasing.Preparing the due diligence for the anticipated take-over by the international Xerox.



Israel Chemicals Ltd.

• Deputy Controller

  • 1990 - 1994

  Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) is one of the largest industrial companies in Israel with subsidiaries both in Israel and abroad.Job DescriptionControlling and consolidating the company's and its subsidiaries' figures.Consultant to the Board of Directors regarding the subsidiaries.Management of the subsidiaries' severance funds. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) is one of the largest industrial companies in Israel with subsidiaries both in Israel and abroad.Job DescriptionControlling and consolidating the company's and its subsidiaries' figures.Consultant to the Board of Directors regarding the subsidiaries.Management of the subsidiaries' severance funds.



KPMG, Deloitte

• Intern

  • 1988 - 1990

  Intern at Deloitte and KPMGIn the past, these firms in Israel were known as Fridman, Shapira and Somekh Chaikin. Intern at Deloitte and KPMGIn the past, these firms in Israel were known as Fridman, Shapira and Somekh Chaikin.