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Oran Dror is chairman of Axilion's board of Directors and is responsible for the strategic company direction and the overall day-to-day execution.

Prior to Axilion, he spent over 10 years working for Microsoft in senior sales, marketing, and operations roles. He is a Board Member at the Azrieli Group (TLV:AZRG), Israel's largest real-estate company since 2014, and also serves on the board for public academia.

Oran is passionate about revolutionizing mobility and empowering cities to tackle today's challenges, like climate change, through innovative AI and Digital Twin Cloud technology.

Ilan Weizman founded Axilion in 2009 and is responsible for all technological innovation in the company.

Ilan has been leading R&D teams since 1995. Before founding Axilion, he served as VP of Surf Communication Solutions leading the worldwide launch of an innovative video streaming platform. He also spent 7 years with 3DV systems (later sold to Microsoft) and several years at Intel.

Ilan holds a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Israeli Technion computer sciences faculty as well as an MBA cum laude from Haifa university school of management.

Dani Daniel is responsible for heading Axilion’s Artificial Intelligence department, leading the research and development of AI-based automation of traffic signal timing, optimized traffic flow, and real-time simulation.

Dani has over 10 years of experience working in the high-tech industry. Previous to working at Axilion, he worked 5 years at Microsoft as a Software Engineering Lead managing teams of algorithm developers, as well as other management positions in the field.

Dani holds a B.Sc in Software Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Ofrit Belkind is responsible for leading Axilion’s product management and initiating and defining AI cloud services.

She has over 20 years of experience in product management and algorithm development roles in AI and computer vision domains. Before working at Axilion, she worked on multispectral sensors, AR systems, auto deep-learning, and Near-Infrared aircraft defense systems at multinational corporations and startups.

She holds a B.Sc and M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Tel Aviv University.

Dr. Orly Avner is responsible for working on Axilion's full suite of AI Cloud Services on Microsoft Azure, focusing on our Digital twin and automated planning technologies and leading members of our growing AI team.

Orly has a B.Sc, M.Sc, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, all achieved at the Technion Institute of Technology. Her Ph.D. research focused on Reinforcement Learning, applied to multi-user communication problems.

Tami Stephens is responsible for recruiting and developing top talents at Axilion, particularly in the field of AI.

Tami has over 16 years of experience in HR. Previous to working at Axilion, she worked for several industry leaders including Intel, Apple, and Lumenis.

Mo Fayez is responsible for managing Axilion day to day business and operations in the MENA region focused on UAE, Saudi Arabia, GCC, and Africa. As the GM he works closely with Microsoft, as well as building and developing partnerships with the region’s transportation authorities, public transportation operators, and city municipalities.

Before joining Axilion, Mo was the Microsoft Cloud Solution Business Development Director for Microsoft Middle East and Africa and former Microsoft Corp Global Business Group Leader for Applications and Services. He has 14 years of sales and business development experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for cloud solutions focused on Data and Artificial Intelligence.

Tamir Ben Rechav is responsible for customer success, delivery, and project management at Axilion. He works closely with the Axilion sales team and supports the pre-sales, sales, and post-sales processes.

Tamir has 20 years of experience in customer-facing project management and customer success management roles, including at managerial level. His work experience includes large corporations like Comverse Technologies and start-ups such as VATBox and Twiggle.

He holds a B.Sc and M.E both in Industrial Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology.

Amit Haim Bermano plays a central role in Axilion’s core AI development team.

Amit holds a B.Sc (summa cum laude) and M.Sc from the Technion Institute of Technology in Computer Science. As well as a D.Sc. from ETH Zurich. Additionally, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at Disney Research Zurich and Princeton University. He specializes in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Computer Graphics, as well as in Geometry Processing and Computational Fabrication.

He has been a Senior Lecturer at Tel Aviv University since 2018.

Moshe Fink (Mosh) supports all business functions in their commercial activities and has overall responsibility for Axilion’s, compliance, financial reporting, budgeting, M&A strategy, public stock exchange, and ensuring future funding requirements are met to enable our rapid company growth.

He brings over 20 years of financial management experience, most recently at Amazon, leading their transportation and logistics, financial reporting, and systems integration. Mosh started his career working at EY for 7 years, following which he held various financial management roles including at Oracle where he managed the financial controlling of their German operations from Dublin.

Didier is responsible for managing Axilion day to day business and operations in the Europe and US regions. As the GM, he works closely with Microsoft, as well as building and developing partnerships with the region’s transportation authorities, public transportation operators, and city municipalities.

Didier has more than 20 years of cross-functional leadership and management experience. Before joining Axilion, Didier was managing geographically dispersed teams and turning disruptive technology-centered companies into fully-fledged leaders. His work experience includes top-ranking global institutions like BNP Paribas, Barclays, Societe Generale, and several innovative start-ups.

He graduated from HEC Paris - Grande Ecole (M.Sc.) and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Vladimir leads and supervises all processes in Axilion’s Bulgarian office relating to payroll, staffing, legal matters, supplier and client management, and ensuring the office runs smoothly and efficiently.
 
He has over 10 years of experience as a COO, including opening and managing three different companies and hiring, developing more than 80 members of staff, and extensive budget management experience.

He is passionate about driving sustainability through innovation.

John Casesa was Group Vice President, Global Strategy at Ford Motor Company until November 2017. He oversaw the Company’s global strategy and business development activities and reported to the CEO.

From 2010 to 2015, he was Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Partners, where he led the firm’s automotive investment banking business. Before Guggenheim, he led his own firm and was an active M&A advisor and Investor.

Mark Joseph was CEO of the Americas for Transdev North America until July 2017, at which time he became the new global Chief Commercial Officer for the Transdev Group. He was a member of the Global Executive Committee.

John D. Porcari previously served for over 4 years as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. As Deputy Secretary, John served as the department’s Chief Operating Officer, with day-to-day responsibility for DOT’s 10 operating administrations, 55,000 employees worldwide, and a $70 billion operating budget.

Currently, John is President of US Advisory Services for WSP (formerly WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff), a global professional services, planning, engineering, and construction services firm. WSP Advisory Services include P3 public advisory and investor advisory services, value capture analysis, project development, asset management, policy, and research.

Danny Yamin is the former General Manager of Microsoft Israel, holding the position between 2005 - 2015. Additionally, he served as President of Microsoft Enterprise Business in Greater China between 2015 - 2018.

Arik Shteinberg is Chairman of the SoftWheel Group, an External Director in Partner Communications (one of Israel leading communications operators) and a Board Member of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. He also serves as the Director in Leumi Partners and as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees in Tel Aviv Yaffo Academic College. He is the former Advisory Board Member of Mobileye

Between 2006 and 2011, he served as the Chairman of Psagot Investment House, Israel largest Asset Management company, after leading its acquisition from Bank Leumi for York Capital and it's business strategy.

Eyal Rosner is the Chairman of the Fuel Choices & Smart Mobility Initiative under the Israel Prime Minster's Office. Eyal is also Managing Partner at IN Venture and Co-Founder of Beyond Mobility.