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Yoni Stutzen has served as our Executive Vice President, International Sales since January 2004, and served as our Vice President, International<br />

Sales from December 1998 until December 2003. He served as our Vice President, Marketing from August 1994 through December 1998. Mr. Stutzen<br />

served as a Marketing Manager for Manof Communications from January 1985 to July 1994 and as international SWIFT systems manager for Bank<br />

Hapoalim from January 1980 until December 1984. Mr. Stutzen received a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Technion, Israel<br />

Institute of Technology in 1974.<br />

Reuben Halevi has served as our Executive Vice President, Product Development since June 2005 and as a Vice President for Development since<br />

January 2005. From January to December 2004, Mr. Halevi served as a senior manager in our development group. During 2000 to 2003, Mr. Halevi served<br />

as a senior IT consultant for Supersol, the largest grocery chain in Israel. Mr. Halevi received a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from the<br />

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1983.<br />

Saul Simon has served as our Executive Vice President, Business Development and CRM Products since November 2005, as a vice president with<br />

the same responsibilities since January 2004, and as our Vice President, Business Development from November 1997 until December 2003. Mr. Simon<br />

served as Vice President, U.S. Activities for Adapt Technologies from March 1993 to June 1997. Mr. Simon received a B.Sc. in Computer Science and<br />

Mathematics from Tel Aviv University in 1982.<br />

David Bresler has served as an external director since June 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Bresler served as Chief Executive Officer of Golf & Co.<br />

From 1999 to 2002, Mr Bresler served as Chief Executive Officer of Tango Ltd. From 1997 to 1998, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Finish IL Ltd.<br />

From 1991 to1996, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Shilav Ltd., and from 1985 to 1991 as Chief Financial Officer of Shilav Ltd. Mr. Bresler served<br />

as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces, and received a B.A. in Economics and Management from the Hebrew University in 1982.<br />

Louis Berman has served as an external director since June 2006. Since August 1999, Mr. Berman has served in a senior ranked management<br />

position in the Israeli civil service. He received a B.A. in Political Sciences from the Haifa University in 2003.<br />

Sigal Hoffman has served as a director since May 2004. Ms. Hoffman has worked as an attorney in private practice since 1995. Ms. Hoffman has a<br />

B.A. degree in Social Work, an M.B.A. in Educational Consulting and an LL.B. in law from Tel-Aviv University.<br />

Brian Cooper has served as a director since August 1984. From December 1999 to June 2001, Mr. Cooper served as our Vice President, Israeli<br />

operations. Mr. Cooper also served as our Chief Financial Officer from August 1984 until December 1999. From 1979 to 1984, Mr. Cooper served as an<br />

officer in the Israeli Defense Forces as an economist and programmer. Mr. Cooper has been a director of YCD Multimedia Ltd. since June 2003.<br />

Mr. Cooper received a B.A. in Economics from Haifa University in 1977.<br />

Ian O’Reilly has served as a director since November 2000. Mr. O’Reilly serves as the Chairman of the Cambridge Building Society and as a<br />

director of Atlas Cedar Ltd. Mr. O’Reilly has served as a Group IT Manager at Tesco Stores Ltd. between 1991 and 2000. He received a British Computer<br />

Society Qualification from the Cambridge College of Arts and Technology in 1972.<br />

Amnon Lipkin-Shahak has served as a director since April 2002. Since May 2001, Mr. Lipkin-Shahak has served as the chairman of the board in the<br />

TAHAL Group, and as a director in the Kardan Group. Mr. Lipkin-Shahak also serves as a director in El-Al Airlines and Visual Defence and as the<br />

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Peres Center for Peace. Mr. Lipkin-Shahak is also a former director of Granit Hacarmel and NILIT and a<br />

former chairman of the Bountiful Israel Council. Between May 1999 and March 2001, Mr. Lipkin-Shahak served as a member of the Israeli parliament (the<br />

Knesset). During most of this period, Mr. Lipkin-Shahak served as a cabinet minister in charge of transport (between July 2000 and March 2001) and in<br />

charge of tourism (between July 1999 and July 2000). In December 1998, Mr. Lipkin-Shahak retired from his position as the Chief of Staff of the Israeli<br />

Defense Forces after thirty-six years of service.<br />

B. Compensation<br />

The aggregate accrued compensation of all the persons as a group who served in the capacity of a director or an executive officer during the year<br />

ended December 31, 2005, was approximately $2.0 million. This amount includes pension, retirement and similar benefits in the aggregate amount of<br />

$125,000. This does not include amounts expended by us for business travel, professional and business associated dues and business expense<br />

reimbursements.<br />

Under our articles of association, no director may be paid any remuneration by us for his services as director except as may be approved pursuant to<br />

the provisions of the Companies Law, which require the approval of our audit committee, followed by the approval of our board of directors and then the<br />

approval of our shareholders.<br />

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