WHO WE ARE | TEAM
The offshore condition has constituted a major part of his daily life during the last decade. Josef possesses an experience of 8 years in project management, inland and offshore, as well as in business development in the aquaculture market. Josef has a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from the Ruppin Academic Center in Israel and an MBA degree awarded by the Open University of Israel.
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Josef is also a skipper and a technical diver, having considerable worldwide diving experience.
Josef Melechner
CEO
Nir Gilad
Chairman
Mr. Gilad was appointed CEO of Israel Corp. in 2007 after serving as the company's Senior Vice President for Business Development and Strategy.
Prior to joining Israel Corp., Mr. Gilad was Senior Vice President of Migdal Insurance Company, CEO of Migdal Investment Management Ltd., and Chairman of Migdal Capital Markets Ltd.
As Accountant General and Deputy Head of the Budget Division of Israel's Ministry of Finance, Mr. Gilad played a role in negotiating Israel's peace accords with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. He served as CFO of Israel Aircraft Industries.
Mr. Gilad is Chairman of ICL, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services LTD, and IC Green Energy Ltd., and director of Tower Semiconductors Ltd., Qoros Ltd., and several ICL subsidiaries.
Mr. Gilad is active in Yedidei Atidim Association, a non-profit organization that integrates peripheral populations into the higher education system.
He has initiated and directed strategic programs for the Israeli government aimed at improving Israel's Negev and Galilee regions.
Mr. Gilad holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the IDF reserves.
Nir Gilad returned as chairperson to Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings Ltd.(TASE: MGDL), where he served as deputy CEO until 2021
Today, Nir is highly invested in GiliOcean Technology Ltd and its sister company GoSmart Precision Farming Ltd.
Ychiel Swimer
Director of Operation
Possessing an experience of more than 25 years in innovative companies, inclusive of companies within the Smart Milking and Dairy Industry, specializing in the installation of mega-milking facilities throughout Israel.
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Hilik studied Practical Electronic Engineering at the Technion, Israel’s leading Institute of Technology; and holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology. Hilik was employed as a Department Head at the Pollack Laboratory (in the Milking System Electronic Laboratory).
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Nitai Drimer, Naval Architect and Ocean Engineer, B.Sc. (1989), M.Sc. (1991) and D.Sc. (1994) degrees from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
A designer of boats and marine structures in NAMCO – Naval and Mechanical Engineering Company between 1989 and 2013, including concept design and analysis through all the development of SUBflex systems since 2002.
Researcher and Director of CAMERI – Coastal & Marine Engineering Research Institute between 1994 and 2012.
Associate Professor in the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Head of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Major, since October 2012. Lecturer of the courses: Dynamics of Marine Structures and Analysis of Structures at the Technion.
Nitai Drimer
CTO
Ron has joined GiliOcean after several years in previous marketing and sales positions in companies such as Sodastream and Coca-Cola.
He has a bachelor's degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
As a Kibutz member, Ron has longtime roots and experience connecting him to the field of Agriculture. He is driven by his enthusiasm to promote greener more sustainable solutions to better ensure our worlds global food security and supply.
Ron Shavit
Business Development & Marketing