Itzchak Gat

Brig General (Ret.) Itzchak Gat serves as Chairman of the Board of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd from June 2013 to January 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Gat served as Evp & General Manager of Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT – Elisra Ltd. from 2005 to 2013.Elisra, including its fully-owned subsidiaries Elbit Systems BMD and Land EW – Elisra Ltd. and Elbit Systems SAR and Data Links – Elisra Ltd., is a world leader of electronic warfare, intelligence and communications solutions, providing tri-service advanced technologies for air, ground and sea. In addition to his role at Elbit, Gat served at co-chairman of NaanDanJain Irrigation board of directors from 2008 to 2014.From 1999 to 2004, he served as CEO of Poalim Electronic Communication, a company of the Hapoalim Investments Group.In 1999, Mr. Gat completed a six year term as CEO of Rafael. While at Rafael, he introduced significant changes, covering its reorganization and incorporation as a limited government-owned company. During this time, export sales were doubled through international cooperation agreements.Brig. General (Ret.) Itzchak Gat served 27 years as a fighter pilot and a commander in the Israeli Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force Pilot Academy in 1967 as an outstanding student, and his military career included command of two combat squadrons, command of the Ramat David Air Force Base, Head of the Operational Requirement Department, and Head of the Logistics & Engineering Directorate (1990-92). Mr. Gat was born in Israel in 1947. He holds a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.