Orad Hi-Tec Systems
27 December 2007
ORAD announces the appointment of Mr. Joel Warschawski as new director
Mr. Joel Warschawski, President of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity
Management Ltd. will join Orad as member of the board of directors with
immediate effect.
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. (symbol OHT) (the Company) is announcing today that the
board of directors of Orad has appointed Mr. Warschawski as a board member.
'We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Joel Warschawski, President
of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Management Ltd. as an Orad board member.
Mr. Warschawski is a highly accomplished professional suited to the needs of a
growing company like Orad', stated Avi Sharir, Orad's CEO.
Mr. Warschawski (age 47) has been the president of the Edmond de Rothschild
Private Equity Management Ltd. since its inception in the year 2000. Edmond de
Rothschild Private Equity Management Ltd. is the private equity arm in Israel of
the prestigious LCF Rothschild Group, and manages and advises private equity
funds in excess of $350M.
Mr. Warschawski holds an engineering degree in electro-optics and a B.Sc in
Applied Physics from the Jerusalem College of Technology. Prior to joining the
LCF Rothschild Group, he served between 1984-1991 in different managerial roles
in Luz Industries Ltd. (a world leading company for Solar Power Plants). From
1991-1997 he was the Director General of Patir Research and Development Ltd. (a
four prize winner Technology Incubator) and between 1993-2000 he served as the
President of J.C. Technologies Ltd. (an early stage venture capital investment
company).
Mr. Warschawski also serves as a board member in several hi-tech and investment
companies (details below) and brings vast experience both from the managerial
side as well as from the private equity investment side.
Joel Pierre Warschawski is also a director of the following companies:
Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Management Ltd.
Edmond de Rothschild Europportunities Management Sarl
Siftology Inc.
Idioma Ltd.
Elam Electro-luminescent Industries Ltd.*
Thermal Technologies Ltd.
MMRI Ltd.
In the last five years, Joel Pierre Warschawski has also been a director of:
Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd.
Visionix Ltd.
Luneau SA
* During the reorganisation process of Elam Electro-luminescent Industries Ltd,
there were arrangements made with creditors of the company.
Save for the above there is no further information required for disclosure under
paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules, with respect to the appointment of
Joel Pierre Warschawski.
About Orad
Founded in 1993, Orad is a world leader in TV production technology and is
rapidly increasing its position in the real time three dimensional graphic
markets. Orad's product line includes virtual sets, on-air graphics systems,
channel branding, virtual advertising, sports production solutions and hardware
for the Virtual Reality industry. Orad is a publicly traded company in the Prime
Standard on Frankfurt's Wertpapierborse Prime Standard and AIM Market of the
London Stock Exchange (symbol: OHT).
www.orad.tv
For further information contact:
ORAD Hi-Tec Systems Ltd +972 9 7676 862
Ehud Ben-Yair ehudb@orad.tv
C.F.O
Shore Capital
Graham Shore, London, UK +44 20 7408 4090
Edicto Investor Relations
Dr. Sonke Knop, Frankfurt Germany +49 608494859-1
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