Gabi Sharon — Corporate Vice President of Operations at Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.

Mr. Gabi Sharon has been Corporate Vice President of Operations at Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. since September 2006. Mr. Sharon served in several key positions in Nova Measuring Instruments as Global Customer Support Manager from September 1995 to September 2004. From September 2004 until September 2006 Mr. Sharon managed the Product Development Division and spearheaded the NovaScan 3090 product line and its successful market launch. For a period of two years, from 2004 to 2006, he also served as the Product Marketing Manager and led the initial penetration of the Copper CMP market. Prior to joining Nova Mr. Sharon served as Project Manager in ECI Israel. Mr. Sharon holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and a M.Sc. in Technology Management from Polytechnic University, New York.