Emblaze Ltd: Directorate and Management Changes.RA'ANANA, Israel -- The Board of Emblaze em·blaze 1 tr.v. em·blazed, em·blaz·ing, em·blaz·es 1. To set on fire. 2. To cause to glow; light up. Ltd. (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :BLZ BLZ Bankleitzahl (German bank code) BLZ Belize (ISO Country code) BLZ Bladzijde (Dutch: page) BLZ Bayerische Landeszentrale für Politische Bildungsarbeit ) (Emblaze or the "Group"), announces that Eli Reifman, is to move from the post of Chief Executive Officer to become Group Vice-Chairman, Guy Bernstein, the current Finance Director is promoted to become Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Mrs. Hadas Gazit Kaiser, currently the Group VP of Finance is promoted to the Board of Emblaze as the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director. Guy Bernstein was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Emblaze in April 2004. Prior to joining Emblaze, Mr. Bernstein served as chief financial and operations officer of Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MGIC MGIC Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company MGIC Montana Geographic Information Council ) ("Magic"), a position he had held since 1999. At Magic, Mr. Bernstein's responsibilities included the overseeing of all finance, operations, legal and M&A activities worldwide including budget planning, sales forecasting, board and SEC reporting and investor relations. Mr. Bernstein joined Magic from Ernst & Young Global (Kost, Forer Gabbay & Kasierer) where he acted as senior manager from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Bernstein is a Certified Licensed Public Accountant and holds a BA in Economics and Accounting. Naftali Shani, Co-Founder and Chairman of Emblaze said: "The Board would like to welcome Guy into his new position as the Group CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . His appointment reflects the new needs of the company for the next decade of growth. With the recent acquisition of Formula Systems Ltd., our group has literally doubled in activity and requires management power with stronger operational focus. "Emblaze has changed dramatically over the past few years. It has recovered from the telecom downturn of 2001 and is now on a strong path to growth and profitability. Guy has been a major part of the Emblaze turnaround and we strongly believe he is best suited to cope with the new challenges of large group operations, efficiencies, growth and future development. His several years of experience within Formula make him the perfect candidate for the management of the Group and we welcome him for the road ahead. "Mrs. Gazit has been one of our key assets in running the Group finances and one of our best executives collaborating with the various Group divisions and their Boards. She possesses commendable financial professionalism, honesty and relentless dedication. She has vast financial experience working in her past for E&Y and a NASDAQ traded telecom software vendor and the Board feels she will continue to provide the transparency and personal communication required by our shareholders." Eli Reifman, Co-Founder and current CEO of Emblaze Group commented: "Guy and I have been working side by side over the past two years and share the responsibility for the Group's achievements so far. It is time for change. The significant improvement in our results and move to profitability alongside with the acquisition of Formula put more emphasis on the operational side of the business and require a different management style. Guy is undoubtedly the best man for the driver seat for the road ahead. I hope for many more years of our mutual ride together." Hadas Gazit Kaiser has been the VP Finance of Emblaze Group and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Emblaze Mobile since 2005. In her role she oversaw all finance and budget planning, responsible for board LSE and AIM reporting and was actively involved in Group's M&A activities and fund raising. Prior to Emblaze, Mrs. Gazit was for three years with TTI TTI Texas Transportation Institute TTI Thoracic Trauma Index TTI Transmission Time Interval TTI Travel Time Index TTI Travel Technology Initiative TTI Technology Transfer Initiative TTI Traffic and Traveller Information TTI Technology Transfer Institute Team Telecom International (NASDAQ:TTIL TTIL Theater Tracked Item List ) where she came after acting as a manager at Ernst & Young Global (Kost, Forer Gabbay & Kasierer). Mrs. Gazit is a Certified Licensed Public Accountant and holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance and a BA in Economics and Accounting. |
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