Directors and Management
Blue Sphere’s management team has business expertise, management, marketing and financial experience and an in-depth understanding of the renewable energy and clean-tech industries.
Eli Weinberg - Chairman
Mr. Weinberg is an expert in the cleantech sector and was Chairman of the environment desk at the Israeli Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Weinberg has managed several organizations, each a leader in its field. Previous positions include CEO of Delta Galil Europe, Managing Director of Delta Socks, CEO of Amnir Recycling Industries (the leading Israeli company in the environmental field), CEO and CFO of Tradetex International, and CFO of Scitex Europe. In 1991 Mr. Weinberg received the Outstanding Manager Award from the Israeli Ministry of Industry & Trade.
Shlomi Palas - CEO
Mr. Palas is a highly experienced entrepreneur who has held executive positions at a number of leading Israeli firms. He was a senior consultant with Mitzuv, a leading management consulting firm. For the past four years, Mr. Palas has specialized in the renewable and clean tech industries. He has gained significant experience in renewable and clean tech manufacturing, off-take contracts with leading petrol companies, legal/financial structuring, and fundraising for these industries. He has also developed a large network in private and government sectors in many cities across China.
Roy Amitzur – Executive VP
Roy Amitzur is a world-renowned expert in environmental business. He served as a former CEO and Director of a number of israeli and foreign companies. Roy has vast experience in international project execution and is bringing with him to Blue Sphere a large network of large system integrators, institutions and investors in the environmental market.
Mark Radom, Chief Carbon Project Developer
Mr. Radom has extensive experience in the carbon and renewable energy sector. He was legal counsel for a number of carbon and ecological project developers and was responsible for structuring joint ventures and advising on developing projects through the CDM/JI registration cycle and emission reduction purchase agreements. He advised aviation companies on the inclusion of aviation in the third phase of the EU ETS and was an executive of a European-based developer and integrator of carbon and ecological projects. Mr. Radom has experience in identifying and implementing promising industrial gas (N2O and SF6), methane (landfill, compost, coal mine, waste water and associated gas), fuel switch (from diesel to natural gas) and a range of renewable energy projects (wind, solar and biogas to energy).
Mr. Radom has assisted in the preparation of project design documents and has prepared complex projects for validation. Prior to this, he worked on Wall Street and in the City of London as a US securities and capital markets lawyer where he represented sovereigns, global investment banks and fortune 500 companies across a broad range of capital raising and corporate transactions. He is a graduate of Duke University and Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Radom is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and speaks fluent Russian.
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