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Sachi Gerlitz / Hi-Tech & Private Equity Executive

From October 2012, Sachi Gerlitz has served as the President, Sales and Marketing, of Medinol Ltd., a global manufacturer of Medical Devices in the Interventional Cardiology Space. He is also the Executive Chairman of Ness Technology Inc., a global IT service provider. From March 2007 till April 2011 Sachi Gerlitz has served as the President and CEO of Ness Technologies Inc. at that time a public company (NASDAQ:NSTC). Prior to joining Ness, Mr. Gerlitz served as acting chairman of Mobixell Networks and Chairman of the Board of the Israel Mobile Association. From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Gerlitz was a partner at Apax Partners, a large, global private equity firm managing assets of over $25 billion, where he focused on leveraged transactions and technology investments. He also served on the boards of directors of a number of public and private companies, such as Bezeq, Starhome BV, Crescendo Networks and Bitband Technologies. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Mr. Gerlitz served for 10 years at Comverse Technologies, through 2000, including as president of the Asia Pacific division, vice president of business development and marketing, chief technology officer, and executive vice president. Before joining Comverse, he served in various roles at Telrad Telecommunication Industries, Hadassah University Hospital, and the Israeli Defense Force. Mr. Gerlitz has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Tel-Aviv University, in 1978, and is a graduate of the Business Administration Program for Industry Management from Bar-Ilan University.