Mr. Said was appointed Galil Software's Chief Executive Officer in December 2007. He previously held several managerial positions at Nokia from 1995 to 2001, first in Germany and then in the United States. He then joined Stratus Technologies in Boston as a senior R&D manager, before returning to Israel and joining ECI Telecom's Broadband Access Division in 2006. Mr. Said brings a wealth of R&D experience in the area of networking, including SONET/SDH, ATM, and IP. In his last position at ECI, Mr. Said was responsible for sales activities in German-speaking countries.

Mr. Said holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from TU Branuschweig in Germany and is a graduate of the Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA Program a joint degree from the Faculty of Management of Tel-Aviv University and Northwestern University, Chicago.

Mr. Ashkar is a program director at Galil Software. He has over 24 years of experience in IT and related high-tech fields. Prior to joining Galil Software, Mr. Ashkar held a variety of managerial positions in major corporations such as Bestfoods, Unilever, Tower Semiconductor and Hewlett Packard. He started as a programmer, and has served as a systems analyst, projects manager, and an infrastructure and IT manager.

Mr. Ashkar brings a wealth of management experience in information technology. In his last position at HP, he was responsible for the business of Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) activities.

Mr. Ashkar has a long and successful track record in the IT world. He has driven successful ERP and infrastructure projects for organizations with thousands of employees and he has substantial experience in leading corporate-wide, cross-national technological changes.

Mr. Ashkar holds a BA from Bar-Ilan University. He is certified for information systems analysis from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and holds a MBA from Derby University, with distinction in high-tech marketing.

Mr. Khoury joined Galil Software as a program director in March 2008. He has more than 15 years of experience working for leading international IT companies. He started his career at IBM in 1995 and in 2000 he was recruited by Intel England where he held different management positions. His last position at Intel was managing the Professional Services Group. Bassel returned to Israel in 2004 and joined the Dalet Israeli R&D branch (Gefen Dekel), one of the leading companies in the MAM and broadcast world. He managed the Project Management and Professional Services Group. Mr. Khoury was responsible for account management and presale activities in Europe and Africa.

Mr. Khoury holds an Engineering degree in computers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

Mr. Karaman spent 22 years in California (1977-1998) working for major corporations such as Ingram Micro, Vitek Systems Distribution, Montgomery Ward, Weiser Lock and others. A goal-oriented manager in distribution and manufacturing environments, Mr. Karaman has years of experience as an Operations and Logistics Manager in world-class companies. Mr. Karaman has handled consulting and business development projects in bio-tech and high-tech industries since 1998 in Israel and the Middle East. His varied experience, strong organizational skills and proven ability to implement improvements will be critical in supporting the startup and growth of Galil Software.

Mr. Karaman holds an B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A from California State University – Long Beach.