HCL CLEANTECH - KEY PERSONNEL

Philippe Lavielle – President & CEO:

Former EVP of Genencor, with over 20 years of senior management experience in bio-technology

Eran Baniel – VP of Business Development & GM of Israel:

Former CEO of LifeWave, Desk-Trainer & U.L.A. (lighting)

Brian Kinard – VP of Corporate Development & General Counsel :

Former CFO and General Counsel for cleantech companies; former CEO of cleantech battery company

Professor Aharon Eyal - Founder:

Prof. of Applied Chemistry at Hebrew Univ., ~190 inventions, senior advisor to global industrial firms, intensive activity in renewable energy

Prof. Eyal has 80 scientific publications, more than 110 independent patents/applications and about 140 unpublished industrial invention disclosures. Rights to most of the inventions are acquired by industrial firms. Prof. Eyal’s activities past and present include among others, services as Senior Scientific Advisor, in R&D management, consulting and industrial collaborations with about 50 firms in the USA, Europe, Scandinavia and Israel – including large and well established firms, startups and venture funds.

Robert Jansen (EU) – CTO:

33 years of experience in the corn/wheat/sugar processing & fermentation at Tate & Lyle, vast experience & achievements in improving energy efficiency

Noa Lapidot, Ph.D – Executive Vice President, R&D :

19 years of R&D managerial positions in technology start up companies (CollPlant, Intec Pharma, Sol-Gel Technologies, Electric Fuel)