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I founded 3G Enterprise & Investments and later on co-founded 3G Direct Pay (DPO), The Leading Payment Service Provider for the Hospitality Industry in Africa. This is currently DPO Group, Africa’s leading payment service provider and we are present in 19 countries.

- I have been the company’s leading representative which involved the presentation of the company’s aims and policies to the outside world. - I chaired general meetings and board meetings. With regard to the latter this involved: the determination of the order of the agenda; ensuring that the board received accurate, timely and clear information; keeping track of the contribution of individual directors and ensuring that they are all involved in discussions and decision-making. - I determined the composition and structure of the board. This involved regular reviews of the overall size of the board, the balance between executive and non-executive directors and the balance of age, experience and personality of the directors. - I ensured effective communication with shareholders and, where appropriate, the stakeholders.

Responsible for the airline activities around the globe, which included Israel branch, 36 online branches and 40 offline GSAs out of Israel, agents, direct and internet sales, generating revenues of around 1.8 Billion in 2014.

I led a restructuring process that included the elimination of losing activities and improvement of organizational efficiency, M&A of other travel agencies and tour operators, extensive development of computerized system and setting up a cutting-edge on-line sales system for incoming and outgoing tourism. The recovery process enabled the company to move from losses of millions of dollars in 1998/99 to profits of similar scope in 2004/5.

While serving as the CEO, the company underwent reorganization and development process resulting in five more branches, additional activities involved in incoming and outgoing tourism, the most advanced computerized system for domestic tourism, and the first online tourism reservation system in Israel. During these years, the sales turnover has doubled, and the company switched from loss to profit of millions.

During my term, the number of the company branches increased from 5 to 20, three daughter companies were established in Europe, a system of international business contacts was formed while expanding fields of activities and target audiences, and a comprehensive computerization process took place, making ISSTA the most advanced in its field. During those years, the company’s revenues increased from $9 million to $90 million and the company that was on the verge of liquidation, in 1988, became the most profitable in the industry.