Zagagi takes control

A Surf Communication Solutions product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 25, 2003

Eyal Zagagi is the new President and CEO of Surf Communication Solutions.

Eyal Zagagi is the new President and CEO of Surf Communication Solutions.

Hezi Lapid has been appointed as the Chairman of Surf's Board of Directors, and Surf's cofounder and exiting CEO, Dr Amnon Gavish, remains in the company as Senior Vice-President of Business Development.

"I am pleased to have such an experienced management team take the leading role within Surf.

These new appointments will enable me to focus on bringing Surf's products to the North-American market that holds Surf's largest potential customer base", said Gavish.

"The Surf Multi-access Pool (SMP) product has earned a formidable array of customers from telecom's tier-one OEMs who are integrating our product world-wide.

With Eyal and Hezi taking managerial responsibility, Surf is well-positioned to increase its share of the packet telephony market".

Zagagi's previous positions include President and CEO of Virtue3D and Managing Director of Microdent Ventures.

Earlier, he spent 10 years in various marketing and operations managerial positions with the Elbit group, including the role of Chief Operating Officer of HyNEX.

Eyal Zagagi holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and an undergraduate degree in computer science from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Lapid held several senior management positions in the telecommunications industry throughout his career.

Among these roles he headed InnoWave - ECI Wireless Systems as President and CEO and held the positions of General Manager of the Network Systems Division and Corporate Vice President at ECI.

Prior to managing InnoWave, Hezi Lapid was CEO of C Mer Industries.

Hezi Lapid holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Ben Gurion University and is a master's degree in management and information sciences from Tel Aviv University.