Mr. Frenkel Joined Aqwise as CEO in August 2007, bringing vast experience in technology oriented ventures, management, global sales and operations in diverse markets and industries, as well as marketing, business development and M&A background.
Prior to Aqwise, Mr. Frenkel served as Director of Business Development at Elron Electronic Industries (NASDAQ: ELRN), a leading Israeli-based holding group and the technology investment arm of Israel’s largest conglomerate, the IDB group. During his tenure with Elron, Mr. Frenkel served on the Board of Directors of several of the group’s companies in various fields, such as medical devices, industrial applications and water technologies.
Mr. Frenkel was also one of the leaders of the group’s penetration, through several signifcant invetsments, to the clean technology arena.
Prior to his position at Elron, Mr. Frenkel served in a few Business Development, Marketing and Market Analysis positions at Paradigm B.V., a leading international software and services provider serving the Oil and Gas industry, and at Nice Systems (NASDAQ: NICE), one of Israel's largest high-tech companies, focusing on the global homeland and security markets.
Mr. Frenkel (ranked as Major in Reserves) served in the Central Military Intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Mr. Frenkel is a member of the Israeli Legal Bar Association, and graduated magna cum laude from the Tel Aviv University Law Faculty. He also holds a B.A degree in Economics from the Tel Aviv University.