Senior Management
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Oozi CatsCEO Telit Communications PLCAn experienced CEO and entrepreneur, Oozi Cats, in 2000, was the founder of a high level communications engineering and distribution company (Dai Telecom Ltd.) in Israel.In 2002 he was the visionary who led Dai Telecom to take over Telit in Italy and turn it from a bankrupt company into a global player in the m2m market. The complex turnaround program included strategic redefinition, financial restructuring, and human resource reorganization. Headed by Mr. Cats as CEO, Telit was listed in the London Stock Exchange in April 2005. Mr. Cats was awarded with the decoration "Cavaliere dell'ordine della stella della solidarietà italiana", appointed by the president of the italian republic Giorgio Napolitano on 25 april 2007. The Stella della solidarietà italiana was originally instituted in 1947, to recognise those expatriates and foreigners who made an outstanding contribution to the reconstruction of Italy after World War II. Prior to his role in Telit, Mr. Cats was the founder and CEO of Auto Depot Ltd, an Israeli Mass Merchandising chain for vehicle supplies and services.
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Yossi MoscovitzCOO Telit Communications PLCYossi Moscovitz, is the Chief Operating Officer of Telit Communications PLC. His previous role within Telit Italy was the Head of the Data Products Business Division. Prior to working for Telit Italy, Mr. Moscovitz was responsible for the management of the Data Products activity of Dai Telecom Israel. Before joining Dai Telecom Israel he was the Chief Executive Officer of Cell Data Ltd., an Israeli company engaged in the development and sales of data products utilising CDMA technology and the CEO of Microkim, an Israeli company operating in the field of wireless communications. Mr. Moscovitz holds a B.Sc.EE from the Technion, Israel's leading technological Institute. |
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Yariv DafnaCFO Telit Communications PLCYariv Dafna has held the position of CFO of the Telit Wireless Solutions business unit (TWS) since June 2006 and was actively involved in the purchase of the m2m division of Bellwave (currently named Telit APAC) and the set up of Telit Americas. Prior to his current position, from 2003 to 2006, he was a financial manager of Dai Telecom Ltd. Yariv also took an active role in Telit's IPO on AIM in 2005. Yariv holds a BA in Business Administration and Accounting from the College of Management Academic Studies (Rishon LeZion, Israel), and is a certified Public Accountant. He originally trained as an accountant at Brightman Almagor (Deloitte's Israeli affiliate) from 1999 to 2003. |
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Michael GalaiVP Legal & General Counsel Telit Communications PLCMichael Galai joined Telit Communications PLC in 2006 as VP Legal & General Counsel. Before that he was General Counsel at Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd. (Nasdaq, TASE: LPMA) where he took an active part in a secondary offer to the public and the company's sale to VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY). Before joining Lipman, Mr. Galai was an associate with Goldfarb, Levy, Eran and Co., an Israeli general full-service business practice that serves a wide range of Israeli and foreign clients, with special emphasis on international transactions, financing, securities, mergers and acquisitions and related activities. Mr. Galai also spent six years in the Israel Securities Authority, holding a variety of positions, including spokesperson. He has an MBA (Major in Finance), and an L.L.B from the Tel Aviv University School of Law and is a member of the Israeli Bar. |
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Dominikus HierlGlobal VP Automotive & Corporate Business Development Telit Communications PLCPrior to joining the Company, Mr. Hierl was the Vice President for Business Development at SIEMENS AG, Wireless Modules, responsible for the strategy and business development of the Wireless Modules division (one of four divisions of Siemens Mobile) and a member of the management board of the division. During his six year tenure with SIEMENS, Mr. Hierl worked for SIEMENS Wireless Modules as a manager in several sales and marketing roles. Prior to working with SIEMENS, Mr. Hierl worked 4 years for Rohde & Schwarz as Sales Manager. He is a graduate of Fachhochschule München in Electrical Engineering (Emphasis on Digital Electronics) and in Industrial Engineering. |
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Felix MarchalGlobal VP Sales Telit Communications PLCFelix Marchal joined the Italian wireless expert Telit as Vice President Global Sales at the beginning of May 2006. Prior to this assignment, the 41 year old French professional worked as Indirect Channel Sales Director EMEA for WAVECOM. The newly established position of Vice President Global Sales is a key component of Telit´s global sales strategy. Based on its success in Europe, Telit aims to strengthen its m2m commitment in the US and Asia. Felix Marchal will be responsible for establishing, adapting and expanding the relevant organisational processes and structures. This staffing coup further demonstrates Telit’s growth plans as well as its role as challenger in the m2m market as Telit targets market leadership in the most important vertical m2m segments. |
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Sandro SpangheroGlobal VP R&D Telit Communications PLCSandro Spanghero joined Telit in 1997 and was responsible of the RF Project. In 2002 was appointed to lead the technical direction of R&D in Trieste driving the development of GSM oriented products. During this period he guided the conversion of R&D into the m2m Development. In 2007 Spanghero was appointed as VP Global R&D coordinating the R&D teams in Trieste, Seoul and Cagliari. Prior to Telit he spent 10 years in Educational environment. Sandro Spanghero has a degree in Electronic engineering for Telecommunications at the Trieste University. |
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Alexander BufalinoGlobal VP Marketing Telit Communications PLCAlexander Bufalino joined Telit in 2005. Previous to Telit he worked several years for SIEMENS AG and the SIEMENS AG spin off company Enocean. He held the position of Sales Director in Europe at SIEMENS wireless modules, the m2m business segment. He has been awarded for best sales achievements in the region at global level. At Enocean he held the position of International Sales Director. Enocean markets patented and unique ultra low power batteryless wireless modules and sensors. There Bufalino invented and created several innovative Marcom tools, one of them the "perpetuum" company magazine which has been awarded the IF award for outstanding design and domain corporate communication in 2005. |















