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Israel : Alvarion Appoints Hezi Lapid to Replace Eran Gorev as CEO
Publish Date : 21-Apr-2012
Alvarion Ltd., a provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, today announced that Hezi Lapid will become CEO of Alvarion, effective May 6, 2012. He replaces Eran Gorev who decided to leave the company to pursue other interests, having completed the initial phases of a strategic transformation of the company.
\"Hezi\'s industry experience and proven execution capabilities will be focused on creating value as the immediate goal,\" said Amnon Yacoby, Chairman of Alvarion. \"The board of directors has a great deal of confidence in Hezi\'s ability to accomplish a rapid turnaround in performance. We pledge him our support and wish the entire team great success under his leadership.\"
\"During Eran\'s tenure, Alvarion has been transformed from a single-technology company into a provider of multi-technology solutions to various types of wireless broadband networks,\" continued Mr. Yacoby. \"In addition to placing more focus on select vertical markets, while serving our traditional BWA customers, the company is poised to capitalize on new, rapidly-growing markets for carrier-grade Wi-Fi solutions via the acquisition of Wavion Inc. The board is most grateful to Eran for his dedication, leadership, and tremendous contribution to the company\'s progress, and we wish him success in his future endeavors.\"
Hezi Lapid\'s Background and Experience A seasoned telecom industry CEO, Mr. Lapid most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Axerra Networks, a provider of carrier network equipment. Prior to joining Axerra, he headed multiple business units as an executive of ECI Telecom Ltd. from 1995 until 2003. He also served as CEO of C. Mer Industries, a global system integrator delivering turn-key solutions for wireless networks.
Mr. Lapid holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University and a M.Sc. in Management and Information Sciences from Tel Aviv University.
About Alvarion - Alvarion Ltd. provides optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of telecom operators, smart cities, security, and enterprise customers. Our innovative solutions are based on multiple technologies across licensed and unlicensed spectrums.
