Dr. Shimon Eckhouse
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Shimon Eckhouse is a co-founder of Syneron and a co-developer of the proprietary elos technology on which Syneron’s aesthetic medical devices are based. Dr. Eckhouse was also the inventor and developer of IPL technology, another fundamental cornerstone of non-invasive aesthetic medical devices. In addition to serving as active chairman at Syneron, Dr. Eckhouse is also the chairman and co-founder of CardioDex Ltd., NanoCyte Ltd., Navotek Ltd., Tulip Ltd., Rapid Medical Ltd., Opticul Diagnostic Ltd., RealView Ltd. and the Chairman of Orsense Ltd. Dr. Eckhouse was a co-founder of ColorChip and has served as its chairman and CEO from 2001 to 2003. He was a co-founder of Ventor Medical Technologies Ltd. and served as its Chairman until it was acquired by Medtronic in February 2009. Dr. Eckhouse was the chairman and CEO of ESC Medical Systems from its inception in 1992 until 1999. He also previously worked at Rafael, Armament Development Authority of Israel as a scientist, team leader and head of department and was active in various areas of R&D including lasers and electro-optics. Dr. Eckhouse holds a B.Sc. in physics from the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California at Irvine. He has more than 20 registered patents and published more than 50 papers in leading reference journals and conferences. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Technion Israeli Institute of Technology.
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Louis P. Scafuri
CEO
Louis Scafuri was appointed CEO of Syneron in February 2009, bringing with him a proven track record of managerial experience and experience in the medical aesthetic market. Among many executive positions, Mr. Scafuri was the COO and President of GE Marquette Medical Systems, where he led a corporate-wide strategic planning and restructuring efforts to improve global operational efficiencies. Mr. Scafuri worked at Marquette for sixteen years and played a key role in the acquisition of Marquette by GE Medical Systems. In April 1999, Mr. Scafuri was recruited to the COO position in ESC Medical, where he was in charge of the worldwide sales, R&D and operations of the company. Mr. Scafuri led the acquisition and integration of Coherent by ESC that created the world's largest medical laser company with annual revenues of $400 million. From 2002, Mr. Scafuri acted as an entrepreneur and angel investor in medical device and medical aesthetic companies in the U.S. Mr. Scafuri holds a B.Sc. degree in biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY in 1975.
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Asaf Alperovitz
CFO
Asaf Alperovitz was appointed CFO of Syneron in September 2010. Prior to joining Syneron, Mr. Alperovitz was Chief Financial Officer of OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, a NASDAQ-listed company until it was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in December 2008. The last position Mr. Alperovitz held at OMRIX, which currently operates as a stand-alone entity reporting through Johnson & Johnson’s ETHICON, Inc. division, was the position of the Israeli Site Manager. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Alperovitz was Chief Financial Officer of Tefron LTD, which was listed on the New York and Tel-Aviv Stock Exchanges. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Alperovitz was Chief Financial Officer of Corigin Ltd. Mr. Alperovitz is a Certified Public Accountant and previously held several management positions with Ernst & Young in Israel and the United States. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Economics and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Tel-Aviv University.
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Dr. Opher Shapira
Vice President R&D
Dr. Opher Shapira joined the Syneron leadership team as Global Vice President of Research and Development in May 2011, bringing with him exceptional leadership skills and a track record of success in many senior management roles with a strong R&D foundation. Before joining Syneron, he served as CEO of Nanergy Alternative Energy and prior to that, as Founder, President and CEO of BioView LTD, which he also took public on TASE. Dr. Shapira holds a BSc in Physics and Computer Sciences from Tel Aviv University and a PhD in Physics from Yale University.
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