Meet our team, people who enjoy bringing more freshness to the world.
Evigence Leadership
Yoav Levy
Co-Founder and CEO
Prof. Yoav Eichen
Co-Founder
Gadi Arnon
SVP R&D & Operations
Tamir Halbani
SVP Finance & Strategy
Dr. Husein Salman
CTO
Noam Machluf
VP Quality Assurance
Danny Hacohen
VP Business Development
Rony Barbi
VP HR
Dr. Elena Tenetov
Chief Chemist
Oria Malka
VP Sales
Courtney Cook
Marketing Director
Barak Alon
Product Director
Yoav Levy
Co-Founder and CEO
Yoav Levy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evigence, a food technology company providing real-time freshness data that empowers everyone who touches fresh food – from the producer to the consumer – to make better decisions to optimize food quality and reduce waste. Before co-founding Evigence, Yoav founded Peptronics and Compass (sold to Psagot) and held senior finance and management positions including CEO of investment banking firms Poalim Capital Markets and Sahar Securities. He holds a BA in Economics and an LLB from the University of Tel Aviv, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Prof. Yoav Eichen
Co-Founder
Yoav holds BA and PhD degrees in chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and currently serves as associate professor of chemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He has been involved in extensive research in the field of chemistry, and has received numerous awards for his activities. He performed his post doctoral research in France in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate in chemistry, Jean Marie Lehn. Yoav is active in the academic and professional arenas and is widely published.
Gadi Arnon
SVP R&D & Operations
Prior to joining EVIGENCE Gadi worked for Hanita Coatings, serving initially as a Sales Manager in major territories and later as a Product Manager / Key Account Manager for strategic customers. He was later promoted to Print Category Manager and played an integral role in Hanita’s management committee. Gadi has extensive experience in business development, project management, strategic planning and production processes.
Tamir Halbani
SVP Finance & Strategy
Before joining EVIGENCE SENSORS, Tamir held a senior management position in KPMG which included a two year relocation to KPMG London and in Brooks Keret where he served as a CFO for several Start-up companies. Tamir is a qualified CPA, graduated Cum Laude from the Hebrew University with a B.A in Accounting and Economics.
Dr. Husein Salman
CTO
Husein holds a B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and M.Sc.and PhD degrees in chemistry from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Husein has participated in a wide range of research projects in the field of chemistry.
Noam Machluf
VP Quality Assurance
Noam comes to EVIGENCE SENSORS with vast experience in Quality Control and Management in the food industry. Prior to EVIGENCE he spent 8 years working for Tnuva, Israel’s largest food company in various QA roles. He spent 5 years working at Gilad Dairy prior to Tnuva. Noam has a Bachelors Degree in Biotechnology Engineering from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev.
Danny Hacohen
VP Business Development
Danny is a Hi Tech veteran with experience working for multinational companies (public and privately held), in addition to providing Business Development roles to various startups. He comes to Evigence with a deep understanding of a large number of market segments including Home Security & Intrusion, Precision agriculture, Foodtech, Semiconductor, Pharma, Automotive/Energy, IoT, Production Line Quality Assurance. Danny also has vast expertise in escorting and mentoring entrepreneurs and cutting edge innovative technology startups, assisting them in developing their Vision, Strategy & Go-to-Market Plans along with Marketing Functions and and Sales Operations.
Rony Barbi
VP HR
Dr. Elena Tenetov
Chief Chemist
Oria Malka
VP Sales
Courtney Cook
Marketing Director
Barak Alon
Product Director
Barak leads the product strategy at Evigence, bringing vast expertise in product, data, and analytics. Prior to joining Evigence, he led the product and data teams at Lumen, creating a user experience that enabled millions of people to make habit changes related to their nutrition and lifestyle. Barak holds an Executive MBA degree from Tel Aviv University.