Arik Malel

Arik Malel is a Program Manager at Applied Materials since August 2022, bringing extensive operations leadership experience from previous roles including Vice President of Operations and Senior Director of Operations at Resonetics. Arik participated in the Orbia Global Leadership Program at Wavin Group and Alphagary, leading significant supply chain and operational excellence projects. Arik's earlier career at Netafim involved managing complex plant operations with achievements in safety and quality process improvements, as well as a notable plant capacity expansion. Prior to that, Arik held managerial positions in production and packaging at Teva Pharmaceuticals and worked as a Planning & Control Analyst at Cellcom. Arik holds an Honors MBA in Finance and a BSc in Biotechnology Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, supplemented by a certificate from Harvard Business School Online.