Meet the Team
Gil Lavi
Founder and CEO
Gil began his career holding technical and sales management roles in the printing industry in the mid-90s, working for two printing giants, HP (Indigo) and Kodak (Scitex).
In 2006, Gil joined Objet, which merged with Stratasys in 2012 to create the company's channel network in EMEA, and later moved on to managing leading strategic accounts. Since 2015, Gil has been supporting 3D printing companies by helping establish their business strategies and expand their global business.
Yaron Lavi
Head of Channel Development
Yaron has over 23 years of professional experience in business and organizational research, digital marketing, and global channel development. He started his professional career in the printing industry as a global pre-sales manager and, in 2006, founded a successful global affiliate marketing company.
Based on his extensive research proficiency, he started supporting facility management executives of large global firms in 2015, including multi-billion Nasdaq traded global companies.
ADVISORY GROUP
Mrs. Tali Bender-Assour has over 20 years of international marketing experience in high-tech companies. From 2006 to 2015, Mrs. Bender was the director of global events and trade shows at Comverse.
Mrs. Bender-Assour is the founder & CEO of Tali Bender A, a company that provides marketing communication consultant services for high-tech companies from various industries, including budget creation, event and tradeshow planning to launch.
Tali Bender-Assour
Marcom Expert
Harel Ben-David
Strategy, BizDev and Partnerships
Harel brings over 20 years of GM, product, and technology leadership at Kornit, Stratasys, and Comverse, with a focus on driving growth and innovation in the additive manufacturing sector. Recently, as VP of Products at Kornit, he led product strategy and managed the roadmap to enhance market positioning and penetrate new markets. At Stratasys, he served as VP & GM for Engineering BU Sales in EMEA and APJ, and earlier as VP, Head of Business Unit. At Comverse, he was Head of Products, Professional Services, and the Global R&D division, overseeing multiple product units and development centers.
Prof. Chun has over 20 years of experience in management and business development in the IT sector and 3D printing industry. In 2014, he joined the leading AM industry Stratasys as a business account manager. In 2018, he Founded GTI, a high-tech scouting, and investment firm.
Prof. Chun is a distinguished member of the board of the Korean 3D printing service association and a professor at Sangmyung University with a major in smart production.
Prof. Baekmin Eric Chun
Senior Advisor - Asia Pacific
Michael Knaak R.I.P
Senior Advisor - DACH
Mr. Knaak had over 18 years of experience in direct sales and business development in leading software and hardware 3D companies. From 2002 to 2018, Mr. Knaak was a regional sales & technical/ BizDev manager at Materialise and Stratasys, working with leading resellers and customers in the DACH region. From 2018 to 2019, he was an executive partner at Additive Innovation GmbH, a reseller of leading 3D software and hardware solutions.
Michael sadly passed away at the age of 57. We shall miss him terribly.