Alex Herman
P.O.B. ****, Hashmonaim, ISRAEL
Tel: +972-*-*******
Mobile: +972-**-*******
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Curriculum Vitae
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Memador Ltd. Jerusalem, ISRAEL
C.E.O
2007-2010
Memador was established in 2004 and is a leading provider of digital album
solutions. Memador specializes in the creation and design of classic
prestige albums utilizing its proprietary digital design and color
enhancement technologies.
Memador albums won the 1st prize for its supreme quality at the
international PMA 2008 show, managed by DIMA (Digital Imaging Marketing
Association).
www.memador.com; www.memador.co.il; www.albumella.com
In April 2010 I left the company after selling its activity to a business
partner and creating value to the share holders,
. As part of managing the company, responsible for defining Memador's
strategy, rebranding, defining marketing & sales strategy, products
identity, marketing tools, etc.
. Launching new products
. Establishing sales and support teams
. Opening a sales office in the US
. Allocating and managing distribution channels in Europe, US, Asia
. Signing a franchising agreement with a European company in order to
create a local production facility based on Memador's technology
. Working closely with current investors and shareholders
. Managing all financial aspects, including banks, raising money, funds,
accounting etc.
. Creating production facilities in Israel
. Managing patent issues
. Hiring and managing employees
. Organizing customer's events
. Day to day management
WonderNet Ltd. Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL
Vice President, Sales & Business Development
1999- 2007
WonderNet is a leading provider of digital handwritten signature solutions,
holding the largest number of signature profiles worldwide. WonderNet's
distinguished technology offers a unique product line that incorporates
biometric signature capabilities into commonly used applications, to ease
and secure document signing processes.
www.wondernet.com; www.penflow.com
Joined the company in the start-up stage and led it to become a profitable
company with over a 5M$ annual revenue and a worldwide leader in its
market. Opened a joint venture with a leading European partner which later
acquired WonderNet's technology.
Vice President, responsible for all aspects of marketing, sales & business
development, worldwide:
. Creating Marketing & Sales channels in Israel, Europe, North America,
South America and Asia.
. Establishing and managing a North American based sales team
. Establishing a daughter company in Austria, including raising money from
a strategic partner, marketing strategy, sales force, etc.
. Managing direct strategic sales
. Responsible for the definition and development of new products
. Creating business plans for marketing and sales strategies for the
current and future products
. Allocating joint ventures with strategic business partners, system
integrators, distributors, and technology partners
. Liaison with PR companies
. Director of the sales and marketing teams
International Bedding Systems Ltd. Kfar-
Sava, ISRAEL
Assistant to VP Marketing and Sales
1994-May 1999
IBS is the manufacturer and distributor of Simmons and Sealy mattresses in
Israel.
Involved in all aspects of sales & marketing:
. Brand Manager of the Youth Upholstered Furniture product line
. Planned, coordinated and supervised operation of trade shows booths
. Managed the sales force
. Managed Simmons's showrooms and factory outlets
. Involved in prospecting new clients
OTHER:
. June 2001: Invited by the European Commission to participate in a panel
meeting in Brussels as an expert in the biometric market
. November 2001-June 2002: Partner in the BEE project (Business environment
of biometrics involved in electronic commerce) financed by the European
Commission, as leader in the project, for creating the business and
marketing strategy
. Speaker at various international conferences in Europe, US, South America
and Asia
EDUCATION:
CITY OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, BARUCH COLLEGE N.Y., N.Y.
Executive MBA 1998-
1999
BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL
BA in Economics and Business Administration 1994-1997
. Graduated with honors
LANGUAGE:
. English and Hebrew fluently