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Ronen Sasson

Ronen Sasson

CEO, Chairman, Fund Raising, Adv. Board

Summary

36 years of engineering and management experience. Founder & CEO of CommuniTake, a leading cyber protection company for Mobile & IoT devices. Raised more than $US20M , conducted 2 turnarounds, selling LoB, strategic cooperations. Ex-Amdocs VP, founder and GM of $100M in annual revenue self-service line-of-business. Also, coaching and helping companies in all level to raise fund / M&A /Advisory.


Looking for Active Chairman or CEO roles, board member or Advisory board.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
32
32
years of post-secondary education

Work History

CEO & Chairman

CommuniTake
Yokneam, Israel
02.2009 - 09.2022
  • Founded and lead CommuniTake Technologies from Bootstrap to a leading Cyber protection company
  • Raised ~USD20M over the years from various investors including VCs, angels, strategic investors
  • Raised $US4M from the lucrative Israeli Innovation authority by leading innovative ideas
  • Established foundational processes for global business operations including subsidiaries in the US, China & Spain
  • Lead the board of the company and share holders meetings
  • Negotiate an M&A process and sold a legacy LOB of the company
  • Lead and winning a $200M contract in at&t which Increased company revenue 300% YoY to become a market leader
  • Engaged positively with staff and leadership colleagues, soliciting and encouraging feedback and collaborative spirit.
  • Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability across multiple verticals as Cyber for Government, IoT.
  • Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-driven company culture to lead industry innovations. Elected as "Most innovative CEO" by Insight Success magazine.
  • Built productive relationships with industry partners including strategic distributors , device manufacturers to support strategic business objectives.

Advisory Board Member

Sensority
Tel Aviv
10.2017 - 10.2021
  • Introduce the company to their seed round investors to raise $2M
  • Act as an personal advisor to the CEO & Co-Founder to optimize his engagement with investors, board as well as introductions to strategic partners.

Advisory Board Member

Briox
Tel Aviv
02.2010 - 10.2013
  • Researched potential investors and assisted in raising the company pre seed and seed rounds
  • Helped approaching new markets and to define the company strategy

Board Director

IMA - Israeli Mobile Association
Tel Aviv
02.2010 - 06.2013
  • Provided recommendations on board of directors on group's effectiveness, actions and future plans of IMA Labs , led to annual growth of 200%.
  • Contributed to values, goals and strategic vision of the IMA organization and use my connections and innovative thinking to reach to new customers and partners.

Ex VP, General Manager

amdocs
Tel Aviv
07.2000 - 12.2008
  • Founder and General Manager of $100M annual revenue self-service line-of-business, from scratch.
  • From startup to 350 people under management (direct, indirect)
  • 350% YoY growth
  • Part of Amdocs Key Employees program, identify the 50 most promising people in the company
  • Participation in the company quarterly and on going strategic meetings
  • Reporting to a Ex-VP, running the Global CRM division , $1B size. International leadership managment


Serial Entrepreneur, Head of Advanced Technology

amdocs US
St. Louis, MO
11.1994 - 06.2000
  • Established several "startups" utilizing the most innovative technology exist as Java, CORBA, IBM MQ, etc.
  • Creation of AdsMedia division based on this technology
  • Served as amdocs CTO for NA activity, supporting $1B business
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere with international heterogeneous team of 150 employees

Lead Developer, Technical Team Leader, Architect

DSI, IAI
Tel Aviv
11.1990 - 06.1994
  • Developed software Command and Control system for UAV system using CX/C++ Motif, XWindows Object Oriented technology
  • Maintained design and quality control military standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements, illustrations and documentation.

Technical Executive Officer

Israeli Defense Force
Tel Aviv
02.1986 - 10.1990
  • Managed the Unmanned Vehicle next Gen architecture, platform and implementation protocols.
  • Collaborated with the leading Israeli Air Industry third-party vendors to implement new UAV system.
  • Handled client inquiries with exceptional professionalism and enthusiasm.

Education

Master of Science - Image Processing

Technion
Haifa , Israel
02.1988 - 06.1990

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Technion
Haifa
02.1982 - 07.1986

Director - Accounting, Legal

The National Center For The Training of Directors
Haifa, Israel
03.2021 - 05.2021

Skills

Shareholder accountability

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Timeline

Director - Accounting, Legal

The National Center For The Training of Directors
03.2021 - 05.2021

Advisory Board Member

Sensority
10.2017 - 10.2021

Advisory Board Member

Briox
02.2010 - 10.2013

Board Director

IMA - Israeli Mobile Association
02.2010 - 06.2013

CEO & Chairman

CommuniTake
02.2009 - 09.2022

Ex VP, General Manager

amdocs
07.2000 - 12.2008

Serial Entrepreneur, Head of Advanced Technology

amdocs US
11.1994 - 06.2000

Lead Developer, Technical Team Leader, Architect

DSI, IAI
11.1990 - 06.1994

Master of Science - Image Processing

Technion
02.1988 - 06.1990

Technical Executive Officer

Israeli Defense Force
02.1986 - 10.1990

Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Technion
02.1982 - 07.1986

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