Management Team
 

Avi Huppert
President and CEO

Mr. Huppert joined UltraShape on January 2009, having an extensive experience in multi-national business environments as well as a track record of establishing and managing high level R&D organizations. Prior to joining Ultrashape, Mr. Huppert served as CEO at Mempile, an Israeli startup that has developed a unique technology for terabyte memory. Preceding that he served as CTO and Executive VP at Scitex corporation, GM at Aprion, a spin-off of Scitex and GM of Scitex Output Division. For more than 15 years prior to that, Mr. Huppert worked as GM at Electro Optical Industry Ltd.{El-Op},Israel) and led the development of innovative defense projects. Mr. Huppert holds a B.Sc degree in Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

Zvi Ben David, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ben David joined UltraShape as CFO in 2005. Mr. Ben David has over 20 years' experience in corporate and international financial management. Prior to joining UltraShape Mr. Ben David served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Given Imaging (NASDAQ:GIVN), and was a director in the company for two years. Before joining Given Imaging in 2000, Mr. Ben David was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rafael Development Corporation (RDC). Previously, Mr. Ben David has held senior positions at Electrochemical Industries (Frutarom) Ltd., an Israeli company that produces petrochemical products. Mr. Ben David is a certified public accountant in Israel and holds a B.A. in economics and accounting from the University of Haifa.

Robert E. Gerberich
President of UltraShape NA, Inc. and Global Sales

With over 20 years of successful sales and marketing experience in launching new aesthetic medical and surgical devices, creating new markets and developing and leading high performance sales organizations, Mr. Gerberich leads UltraShape’s North America subsidiary and Global Sales.  He is responsible for launching the UltraShape non-invasive fat reduction and body sculpting technology in North America and building the business around the world.  Prior to joining UltraShape, Mr. Gerberich served as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Vice President of Sales at Thermage Inc. (now Solta Medical). He was responsible for launching a non-invasive tissue tightening technology and led the effort in building sales from zero to $50 million. Prior to Thermage, he led the sales force at INAMED Aesthetics (acquired by Allergan Medical) to achieve market leadership position in the distribution of specialty aesthetic products to plastic surgeons, dermatologists, and other physician specializing in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.  Before INAMED, he was part of a core management team responsible for launching LySonix Inc. (now Mentor Worldwide LLC) and its unique technology for ultrasonic assisted liposuction. Mr. Gerberich holds a B.S. in Marketing from Illinois State University.