Beresheet2 Management & Engineering Team

The Management Team

Management

Brigadier General (Res.) Shimon Sarid

CEO

Shimon recently joined SpaceIL, in order to lead the Beresheet 2 Project. He served in the Israel Air Force for 28 years in development, engineering, management and command positions. Between 2000-2003, he served as the Head of Materiel Command, responsible for the IAF’s entire technical system. In 2005, he joined Elbit Systems as CEO of its subsidiary – Silver Arrow; and for 15 years, he was engaged in the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, including the Hermes 900 system that has been greatly successful in Israel and worldwide. Shimon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in management sciences from Boston University and Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He was awarded the Israel Security Prize for 1998 for his personal contribution to the development of a groundbreaking system in this field.

Oren Alkaslasy

CFO

Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Oren Alkaslasy joined SpaceIL following 18 years of service in the Israel Air Force. During this period, he accrued vast experience in managing the budgets of complex systems on an extensive scale, transaction realization using advanced contractual methods and outsourcing of finance divisions.
Oren was a co-founder of Plus sa. Ltd. – a company engaged in financial management and business development. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in economics and management and an MBA in business administration from Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

Engineering Team

Alexander Friedman

VP Engineering