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Arnold J. Goldman
Chairman & Founder |
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Arnold J. Goldman is the Chairman and Founder of both BrightSource Energy Inc. and LUZ II, Ltd. He holds a BS in Engineering from UCLA and a MSEE from the University of Southern California. Mr. Goldman was the founder of Luz International, Ltd. and served as its CEO. Luz International, Ltd designed, constructed, financed, and operated the world's nine largest Solar Electric Generating Systems (SEGS) which, at the time, generated 90 percent of the world's solar electricity. Mr. Goldman also co-founded Electric Fuel Ltd, an electric battery/fuel cell company listed today as Aerotech on the NASDAQ. He was the VP of Engineering and co-founder of Lexitron, the first word processing company in the US. Lexitron was bought by Raytheon in 1977. Mr. Goldman is the recipient of two international awards for his contribution to solar energy development. He holds numerous patents for his inventions and innovations. |
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Israel Kroizer
President |
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Israel Kroizer is the President of LUZ II, Ltd. He holds a B.Sc and an M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in energy, from the Technion in Haifa, Israel. As the Senior VP of Luz International Ltd and the President and CEO of Luz Industries Israel, he was responsible for the original Luz International thermal design and for the management of more than 500 R&D staff. Between 1994 and 2006, he was the owner of Israel Kroizer Ltd, which developed energy and water projects for municipalities, major industrial clients and banks. Mr. Kroizer is a world renowned expert in power generation technology. |
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Patrick Francois
Project Developmentand Finance |
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Patrick Francois is responsible for Project Development and Finance. He holds a Certificate of Propedeutique Maths-Physics-Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of Paris-Orsay. Mr Francois was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the original Luz Company. He has also served as the VP of Project Finance for Ormat Industries, Ltd, VP of Structured Products for the Edmond de Rothschild Investment Services Ltd. and VP of Finance for Advanced Medical Diagnostics Holding SA. |
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Yoel Gilon
Senior VP |
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Yoel Gilon is the Senior VP in charge of solar central receiver tower R&D and performance models. He has a B.Sc in Mathematics and Physics and an M.Sc in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also has a BA in Fine Arts from the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. He served as the Vice President of System Engineering Development for the original Luz Company.
Mr. Gilon was also the former Project Development Manager at Ormat Industries, Ltd, a VP at Electric Fuel Corp, and a consultant for companies such as Solel, Flagsol and Ormat. |
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Shmuel Huss
VP, Design and Production Engineering |
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Shmuel Huss is the VP in charge of Design and Production Engineering. He received his B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York. He was the Deputy Vice President for the Mechanical Engineering and Production Division for the original Luz Company, managing 165 employees from R&D to production. Since then, he established and managed two hi-tech start-up companies. Mazrek Ltd. was formed to develop an electronic fuel injection system. Identa Ltd. develops drug detection field kits. Mr. Huss has received awards for his work in the solar energy industry. |
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