Tal Laufer
Chief Executive Officer - Airtouch Solar Ltd. (ARTS:TASE) at Airtouch Solar- Claim this Profile
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Lara Kauchak
Tal is a talented CEO / General Manager with a strong understanding of business as well as great team-building and employee relations. During my time with Tal, he entered as a new CEO of an acquisition. He built a strong management team, fully integrated the business into a global organization (ops, finance, marketing, HR, etc), and has transformed the culture into a growing, high-performing one. Tal is great at identifying new opportunities and loves to see where new technology offers strategic options. He is very direct in his approach and is a pleasure to work with!
Lara Kauchak
Tal is a talented CEO / General Manager with a strong understanding of business as well as great team-building and employee relations. During my time with Tal, he entered as a new CEO of an acquisition. He built a strong management team, fully integrated the business into a global organization (ops, finance, marketing, HR, etc), and has transformed the culture into a growing, high-performing one. Tal is great at identifying new opportunities and loves to see where new technology offers strategic options. He is very direct in his approach and is a pleasure to work with!
Lara Kauchak
Tal is a talented CEO / General Manager with a strong understanding of business as well as great team-building and employee relations. During my time with Tal, he entered as a new CEO of an acquisition. He built a strong management team, fully integrated the business into a global organization (ops, finance, marketing, HR, etc), and has transformed the culture into a growing, high-performing one. Tal is great at identifying new opportunities and loves to see where new technology offers strategic options. He is very direct in his approach and is a pleasure to work with!
Lara Kauchak
Tal is a talented CEO / General Manager with a strong understanding of business as well as great team-building and employee relations. During my time with Tal, he entered as a new CEO of an acquisition. He built a strong management team, fully integrated the business into a global organization (ops, finance, marketing, HR, etc), and has transformed the culture into a growing, high-performing one. Tal is great at identifying new opportunities and loves to see where new technology offers strategic options. He is very direct in his approach and is a pleasure to work with!
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Airtouch Solar
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Israel
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer - Airtouch Solar Ltd. (ARTS:TASE)
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Jun 2022 - Present
Airtouch Solar Ltd (ARTS: TASE). headquartered in Central, Israel is a Global High-Tech public company, It designs, develops, manufactures, installs, and provides services and maintenance for PVs panels cleaning using autonomous water-free robotics technology. Airtouch Solar Ltd (ARTS: TASE). headquartered in Central, Israel is a Global High-Tech public company, It designs, develops, manufactures, installs, and provides services and maintenance for PVs panels cleaning using autonomous water-free robotics technology.
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Chief Executive Officer - Spectronix Emerson
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Sep 2015 - Jul 2022
• Managing the Company's activities and processes end-to-end: o Leading the Company's vision, mission, and Strategy, creating long and short terms goals. o Leading and managing the Company's merger and integration with Emerson. o Setting short and long terms plans, presenting to the international board of directors. o Managing the Company's P&L, on-going budget management and control. o Improving Company's revenues and Operating profit. • Sales & Marketing o Re-branding of Company's products in consistency with Emerson's standards and policies. o Managing dual-branding strategy to maximize reach. o Retaining customers from a variety of sectors through the merger process. o Building strong relations with key partners and stakeholders, expanding channel partners, and adding OEM partners. o Launching social media – setting the strategy and analyzing results. • Finance o Establishing FP&A group improving business decision process based on analytics. o Taking high-quality investing decisions to advance the business and increase profits. o Monitoring and controlling budget. o Applying for grants such as chief scientist. • R&D o Setting the development roadmap, the Company's future, and next generation products. o Seeking for cutting edge technologies in order to improve the products and develop new products. o Implementing automated processes, tools (ATE) in order to increase efficiency, quality and volume. • Organization and Human Resource o Re-organizing the Company in order to adapt to the U.S. policies and methodologies. o Building strong management to support the Company's future and innovative strategy. o Setting mentoring process in order to support and develop the employees. • Operation and I.T. o Initiating cost reduction plan, re-negotiating contracts. o Implementing best practices and new methodologies such as LEAN, KPI process for suppliers, and order management. Show less
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Emerson Process Management
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China
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Operations
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Jan 2014 - Sep 2015
Leading the merger and integration of APM into Emerson. Leading the merger and integration of APM into Emerson.
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APM Automation Solutions
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Industrial Automation
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Operations & Co-Founder
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Aug 2006 - Jan 2014
Acquired by Emerson in 2013– a start-up company manufacturing volume and level measurement instrumentation. • Co-founder and acting COO, responsible for establishing and directly managing all aspects of company operations and related budgets (Supply Chain, I.T., Engineering, QA, H.R. and administrative departments). • Applying for grants such as: Israeli innovation authority, accelerators and receiving grants from the Israeli chief scientist. • Reducing manufacturing cost by 40%-60%, by improving methodologies and technology by outsourcing facilities to the Far East and reducing RMA BY 80% through the entire product lifecycle. • Meeting with investors: V.C., banks and angels and raising capital for the Company. • Led the integration process of local operations with corporate's global operations while meeting deadlines and KPI's above expectations. • Initiating and driving the selection and implementation of full turnkey projects from sourcing sub-contractors through risk management plans to drafting & signing manufacturing & procurement agreements. • Facilitating business collaborations with distributors and vendors worldwide. • Managing contracts, negotiating, finalizing, and implementing Company's commercial agreements and NDAs: turnkey, sub-contractors and external vendors (leasing, I.T.), inventory, real-estate, consultants, and more. Show less
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Office of the Prime Minister of Israel
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Israel
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Team Leader
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Nov 1999 - Dec 2006
• Various roles in Israel and in Israel's diplomatic missions abroad • Various roles in Israel and in Israel's diplomatic missions abroad
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Legal Intern
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2005 - 2006
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Education
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Tel Aviv University
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Commercial Law -
The Interdisciplinary Center
Bachelor's Degree, Government, Diplomacy and Strategy -
The Interdisciplinary Center
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law -
Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management
Digital Marketing for Managers -Lahav Executive Education at Recanati Business School -
Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management
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Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management
Supply Chain Management - Lahav Executive Education at Recanati Business School