Gideon Weiss

 Vice President, International Business Development, RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

October 2021, Mr. Gideon Weiss was appointed as Vice President for International Business Development, after completing over four years as Vice President for business development, marketing and strategy, at Rafael’s Air & C4ISR Systems Division (2017-2021). In this new role, Mr. Weiss is responsible for leading, directing and coordinating marketing, business development and sales activities across Rafael’s international markets, working with Rafael’s three business divisions, country managers and international representations.

Previously, Mr. Weiss served as Vice President for Business Development at RAFAEL USA, Inc., out of Bethesda MD, a US company representing Rafael in the US. Mr. Weiss joined Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. in 1993, working numerous business development, marketing and sales

Mr. Weiss graduated the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy with honors in 1985 as a fighter pilot.

Mr. Weiss studied mechanical engineering and business administration at the Tefen College, Upper Galilee.

Mr. Oren Sagi - Chamber Chairperson

 OrenSagi2023

Mr. Oren Sagi is CEO, Cisco Systems Israel

An Information Technology enthusiast, currently employed as General Manager of Cisco Israel.

Over 20 years of experience in the IT and Software Industry. 
Specialties: Business Development, Marketing and Sales of Business intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, Cloud and Data Center solutions.

Strong leadership skills. Vast multi-cultural experience. Closed deals in magnitude of Millions of dollars. Increased Sales in dozens of percent; Always surpassed sales goals, provide accurate sales forecasts.
 Hands-on leadership style. Self starter with creative planning. Excellent negotiating skills. Built teams including local sales managers, sales support and sales distributors/channels.

Effective at leading change in competitive business environments. Proven abilities in strategic planning, complex sales negotiations, financial models, recruiting and managing high performance teams.

Specialties: Enterprise Software, Business Intelligence, ERP, CRM, analytical tools, Big Data, Campaign Management, Networking, Data Center, Private Cloud.

Experience in International sales, international marketing, international business development, high-tech sales, SaaS sales, software sales, Cyber Sales, Cloud Sales, distributors and business partners search and management, channel strategy, territory development and management, handing entire sales cycle, tenders, proposals, presentation and negotiating skills, building sales channels, subsidiaries management.

 

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