HCL CLEANTECH - KEY PERSONNEL

Eran Baniel – Founder and CEO:

Mr. Baniel has managed a number of successful startups among those: U.L.A. (Urban Lighting Architecture), LifeWave (medical device), and Desk-Trainer (Web 2.0 interactive exercise programs)

Professor Avraham Baniel - Founder and Co-inventor:

69 years in Industrial Chemical Research and its implementation in operating plants. Professor Baniel has 20 years experience as R&D and Managing director of Israel Mining Institute for R&D; managing director of the Center for Industrial research at the Haifa Technion; Consultant to major Companies in USA and Europe and Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  From 1986 to present Prof. Baniel (emeritus) is active as a consultant to  major chemical corporations and high-tech startups in the USA and Europe.   Prof. Baniel holds over 60 patents and has works published in 31 academic publications.

Professor Aharon (Ari) M. Eyal - Founder, CTO and Co-inventor:

Professor of Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

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 Eyal has 80 scientific publications, more than 110 independent patents/applications and about 140 unpublished industrial invention disclosures.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) – Head of engineering:

33 years of experience in the corn/wheat/sugar processing & fermentation at Tate & Lyle, former Board member , with remarkable experience & achievements in improving energy efficiency

Paul McWilliams (USA) – US Engineering:

31 years at Cargill working on wet milling plants, Renessen since 1999

Michael Zviely, Ph.D. – Vice President R&D:

24 years of industrial R&D experience
(Israel Chemicals R&D Center, Frutarom Israel, and OL Industries, China)