The board of directors of Elta Systems Ltd., headed by Yitzhak Nissen, the chairman of the board and CEO of the Aerospace Industry (TAI), has chosen Bensim Hadas for the position of CEO of Elta Systems, the subsidiary company of the TAI, in place of Israel Livnet.
Upon the selection, Yitzhak Nissan, CEO of the Israel Defense Forces, said: "Nissim Hadas combines professional-technological knowledge with operational experience over many years of supplying advanced weapon systems to the IDF and foreign customers. During his 23 years of work at Alta, Nissim Hadas was an active partner in building the technological infrastructure and the product portfolio, which enabled growth and business resilience of Alta. I have no doubt that under Nissim's leadership Elta will continue to grow, achieve new technological achievements and continue to be one of the most valued and leading companies in its field in Israel and abroad."
Nissim Hadas, born in 1953, began his work in the aerospace industry in 1983, after military service as an electronics officer in the Air Force. He was the head of the project to develop an advanced fire control radar for fighter planes, which was installed in a variety of types of planes and is still used today as a lever for the aircraft improvement industry, in the scope of billions of dollars. This project won an excellence award to mark a jubilee for the State of Israel. As deputy head of the radar administration from 1994, Nissim Hadas developed a unique radar technology for maritime patrol that was operationally applied in the operation to capture the terrorist ship Karin A and established a field for imaging radars for fighter planes, helicopters, and drones. Starting in 1996, as head of the radar administration, Mr. Hadas led unique developments that positioned Elta as the national radar house in Israel, and one of the leaders in the world.
As the director of the Mizm plant in Alta from 2002, Nissim Hadas expanded the plant's capabilities from dealing with sensors to systemic capabilities, and led the Mizm plant to win the Unified Intelligence Decoding Center (MID) project for the IDF.
Nissim Hadas graduated with honors from two degrees at the Technion in Haifa (1974) - a certificate of science in electrical engineering and a certificate of science in physics, and a master's degree in electrical engineering (1984), also from the Technion in Haifa.
Mr. Hadas has won dozens of certificates of appreciation and awards over the years for his work, among them the Alta Division Cup for Enterprise Enterprise for excellence (2003), and the IAA CEO's Award for a special contribution to the advancement of the company (1991). Mr. Hadas is a world-renowned expert in radar systems and is frequently invited to lecture at professional conferences around the world.
The appointment of Nissim Hadas as CEO of Elta is subject to the approval of the Committee for Reviewing Appointments in Government Companies, and the approval of the Ministers of Defense and Finance.
Elta Systems Ltd., a division and subsidiary of the Aerospace Industry (IAI) designs, develops, manufactures and sells to its customers a variety of systems and products from the field of military electronics. The division operates as a home for military systems based on electromagnetic sensors (radar, electronic warfare, communications) and information technologies. The division's products are designed and suitable for all branches of the military (air, sea and land) and especially for intelligence, reconnaissance and observation, early warning and control, protection and defense, target acquisition and fire control needs.
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