As the Founder and CEO of Micon, Tal provides substantial expertise and experience in sales, marketing and business development, as well as extensive multi-cultural interpersonal skills. Tal has a proven track record of design wins and of building successful partnerships with tier-one semiconductor companies as well as with the world’s leading technology companies. Prior to founding Micon, Tal was a co-founder and Vice President of Sales and Marketing of M-Systems Asia, a subsidiary of M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers. Tal holds a degree in Law (LL.B.) from the Law School of the College of Management in Israel and an MBA from Kellogg Recanati, the International Executive MBA program of Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University.

Alex has more than 25 years of experience in the Semiconductors industry, having covered roles in R&D, Product Engineering and Account Management. Alex is promoting Micon’s partners’ products and services in Europe, developing and managing business relationships as local point of contact.
Prior to Micon, Alex served as Account Director at SMIC, supporting major European corporations as key account, as well as growing SMIC’s foundry business in Israel and UK. Previously, he acted as Product Department Manager in SMIC Shanghai Fab, responsible for Yield enhancement, product and technology debug; he also worked at ST Microelectronics, as a member of ST’s R&D Center Device Engineering and Process Industrialization organization as well as in Product Engineering department of ST’s Automotive Division.
Alex has Master in Physics from the University of Turin, Italy.

With almost 30 years of experience in Sales and Business Development, Moty brings to Micon a breadth of experience in selling EDA, IP, embedded SW as well as various semiconductor and system related services.

Moty is responsible for strengthening Micon’s leading position in Israel as well as introducing new technologies to the vibrant Israeli hi-tech scene.
Prior to Micon, Moty was the Founder of TBS Tech, an Israeli rep company where he was responsible for introducing and increasing the market-share of several leading global companies.

Prior to that Moty established the offices of Virage Logic and Magma DA in Israel, opened the LSI Logic distribution business at Eastronics and was an account manager at Motorola Semiconductor.

Moty has a BSc in Electronics Engineering and an MBA both from Tel Aviv University.

Mrs. Simonstein is the Vice President of Finance at micon. Her expertise and experience in finance, projects management, and operations provide a solid basis for Micon's client services. 

Prior to joining micon, Mrs. Simonstein was a co-founder of M-Systems Asia, a subsidiary of M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers, where she served as a Director of Finance. During the time Mrs. Simonstein was stationed in Taiwan, she set the foundation for the company's financial systems and managed the finance as well as the operations of the Asian subsidiary. Through her experience in Asia Mrs. Simonstein became familiar with Asian business customs as well as with the local accounting and legal systems. 

Mrs. Liora Simonstein holds a Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Economics and Accounting and BA (Cum Laude) in Sociology and Anthropology from the Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

After graduating in 1984 with a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Derek began his career in Silicon Glen with NEC and National Semiconductor before spending 12 years with Compaq Computer Manufacturing through the heart of the PC boom. Derek then spent 17 years as CEO of NMI, the UK Electronics Industry Association before leaving to accept a position as VP Marketing EMEA in a high-tech start up in the energy sector. Derek began working with the University of Strathclyde in 2019, firstly establishing the Scotland 5G Centre then joining the Advanced Communications Team in the university responsible for developing strategic partnerships and programs. Derek joined the Micon-Global team in Feb 2021.
Derek completed a Master of Business Administration in 1994, has a Stage II Certificate in British Sign Language and Masters in Management

Jack has over 30 years of experience in the electronics and semiconductor industries and acts as a VP of Business Development in Micon Taiwan. He was the senior Taiwan sales manager of M-Systems (acquired by SanDisk in 2006) and later a Regional Manager of Taiwan / China in Anobit (acquired by Apple in 2012).
Prior to joining Micon Jack served as a Vice President of Sales and a Special Assistant to the CEO for several Taiwanese companies, playing a major role in establishing their leading position in the Embedded and Mobile industries.
Jack holds a Bachelor degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Tamkang University.

Chida has over 35 years of sales and business development experience in Japan, predominantly working for tier-one international companies.

Having graduated from the Engineering department of Tokai University in 1986, Chida began his career working for AMD Japan and later SMsC (Standard Micro Systems).
In 2000 Chida joined the Israeli start-up M-Systems as sales and business development manager. As part of the founding team of M-Systems Japan; Chida was tasked with the development and cooperation with key Japanese accounts, covering IP, embedded products as well as retail market cooperation. He remained in this role following the acquisition of M-Systems by SanDisk in 2007, succeeding in growing SanDisk’s sales and exceeding targets continually year upon year, until 2019.

After leaving SanDisk, Chida was the first employee and the Japan Country Manager of the Israeli Emza Visual Sense which designs ultra-low powered AI visual sensors, and of the US based Pactron which is a provider of Board level solutions to the semiconductor industry.

Throughout the years Chida has played a key role in the establishment and growth of international companies in Japan, - he has successfully set up teams, built partnerships and created engagements with numerous large semiconductor and technology firms including Renesas, Toshiba, Sony and others.

Yuichi Otsuka has 30+ years’ experience in various positions in semiconductor and high-tech sectors. Served as country manager for Israel and Austrian high-tech companies. Throughout his tenure, he revitalized the organization, developed new business through top management sales, established R&D center, etc. He holds MBA/MIM dual degree with honors from Arizona State University and Thunderbird School.

Brian brings 40 years of experience in the software, semiconductor and telecoms industries. After his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, he worked as a software engineer at companies such as Magnavox, US Naval Research Laboratory, Siemens and Rohde & Schwarz, primarily in the embedded systems/real-time product development domain.

An MBA from EDHEC, Nice, France, led to a move to a more commercially focused role as a Product Manager, Marketing Director, VP Marketing and VP Sales and Marketing with companies large and small – Lucent Microelectronics (Germany), Philips Semiconductors (France), MCCI (US) and CommAgility (UK). Much of his work at these companies focused on licensing in IP (Philips) or licensing out IP to customers such as Samsung, Infineon and Ericsson.

Now based in Sophia Antipolis, France, Europe’s largest high tech park, he has been independently providing sales, marketing and business development services to clients around the world.

Gary has 25+ years of experience in the global Electronics Industry where his career has spanned various senior leadership roles in Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Sales and Account Management at Flex, a global EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) solution provider.

Prior to joining Micon, Gary was responsible for the global sales strategy for a semiconductor repair and component recovery business focused in High Reliability Electronics sectors including Aerospace & Defense.

Shane is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in semiconductor sales, high-tech distribution, and financial technology. His expertise encompasses market expansion, business development, and multinational corporate integration.

In recent years, Shane played a pivotal role in restructuring the sales division of a high-tech industrial cable company, achieving significant improvements within six months. Before that, he co-founded a fintech startup in 2018, focusing on retail distribution, real estate finance, and electronic payments, where he was instrumental in fundraising and shaping the business strategy.

From 2011 to 2017, Shane served as the General Manager for Taiwan at Altair Semiconductor. He was a driving force behind the establishment of an APAC AE center in Taiwan, personally leading talent acquisition efforts. His contributions significantly advanced the company's market expansion and were crucial to its acquisition by Sony Semiconductor.

Before joining Altair, Shane spent nearly a decade at Galaxy Far East Corporation, where he progressed from a sales representative to a product manager and assistant to the general manager. He managed sales for Altera FPGA & CPLD (part of Intel), broadband communication chips, and IoT wireless solutions while also introducing international product lines to the Taiwan and China markets.

Shane began his career as an engineer at CMC Magnetics Corporation, where he gained valuable expertise in manufacturing automation.

He holds EMBA degrees from National Taiwan University (Taipei, Taiwan) and Fudan University (Shanghai, China), and earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering Management (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Evansville (Indiana, USA), along with pursuing graduate studies at Santa Clara University (California, USA).

Peter has 30+ years in the semicon industry employed at STMicroelectronics, Numonyx and Micron.
Numonyx was a joint venture startup by STM and Intel for NOR flash memories, later acquired by Micron Technology.

His experience covers fab construction, process engineering, wafer testing and operations management.
The wafer technologies he managed include: discrete, linear bipolar, mixed signal BiCMOS and Flash memory with research and development activity in phase change memory and spin torque transfer.

In the last few years, he worked independently as a financial/technology consultant for the semicon industry and as an external research collaborator for various Singapore Institutions (Singapore Data Storage Institute/Manufacturing Technology, Singapore University of Technology & Design, Temasek Polytechnic & Institute of Technical Education.

Mohammed Tmimi, Ph.D., based in Paris, France, is a former US & EMEA Corporate Development and Investment Analyst at AAC Technologies (Listed in Hong Kong). He was involved in analyzing opportunities for inorganic growth through M&A and partnerships and participated in pre-DD and DD processes. He focused on identifying and evaluating companies in the deep tech, semiconductor, RF, imaging, haptics, and acoustics sectors worldwide, where he assessed their potential for integration with internal technology platforms, while also creating and overseeing collaborative technology development programs with third parties globally.

In previous roles, Mohammed provided strategic insights into the RF semiconductor industry as a technology and market analyst at Yole Intelligence. While at Yole, he authored and co-authored several detailed semiconductor market reports and conducted custom projects for top semiconductor clients.

During his Ph.D. at STMicroelectronics, he gained hands-on experience in advanced semiconductor design for high-frequency applications, where he designed several prototype chips, holds a patent, and published papers on his work. Mohammed additionally holds a Master of Science (MSc) and an engineering degree. He also had brief experiences at Orange Labs, Renault-Nissan, and Huawei.

CE Lee is a result-oriented and accomplished professional leader with 30 years of experience of Marketing and Sales positions in Electronic and Semiconductor Industry across Mobile, Consumers, Automotives, Storage and AIOT as well as Industrials.

CE has a broad scope of Marketing, Sales, Business Development as well as People Managements and made some world-wide 1st design wins such as eSSD/eMMC/eMCP on mobile phones, TV sets and Automotives of the top global manufacturers.

Prior to joining Micon Global, CE has served as a marketing director of Standard Discrete Product and Memory Product group of STMicroelectronics for over 10 years and the regional manager of SanDisk Korea for 8 years and then a couple of years for Avnet APJ as the head of Memory/embedded/CPU BU covering whole Asia including Japan. During those periods, CE had developed strong relationships with global top customers and successful business growth.

CE has some certifications of facilitator such as EPS (Effective Presentation Skill), Negotiation and Communication Skill.

Moshe has over 30 years of Sales experience in Semiconductors and acts as a Director of IP Business Development in Micon. Prior to joining Micon, Moshe founded Amos technologies, an Israeli IP rep company, representing Aragio, Dolphin Technology, FlexLogix, Rambus, Secure IC, True Circuits and Wipro. Moshe holds a Bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University.

Hokamaeda is an experienced Senior FAE with over 25 years of experience in the hardware industry, known for innovation and QA improvements. Hokamaeda specializes in business development, technical support, and hardware design.
Most recently at Elematec Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), led a new semiconductor, hardware and software business venture, design wins for leading companies such as CASIO and SONY for cutting-edge products, and is currently working on the launch of an AI accelerator chip manufacturer in the US, At Sharp Electronics (Vietnam), Hokamaeda managed operations for Apple and facilitated new product development, process optimization and bilingual communication.
As a senior FAE at XYRATEX JAPAN, Hokamaeda enhanced customer support operations, reducing QA issues, and implementing solutions to improve efficiency; at STEC, provided technical support for SSD solutions and led the introduction of new storage technologies.
Throughout career, Hokamaeda has contributed to new product launches for a variety of major companies including Nintendo, Apple, and SONY. With a proven track record of driving business growth and collaboration, Hokamaeda excels in roles requiring technical acumen and strategic leadership.

Stephen has more than 20 years of experience in the Semiconductor industry, having covered various roles such as Test & Product Engineering, Key account management and Business development.
Prior to Micon, Stephen served as Business Development Manager at Micross UK and USA, supporting major Aerospace and Defense ASIC manufacturers as key account, as well as growing Micross's business in EMEA. Previously, he acted as Business Unit Manager in SERMA GROUP, France, responsible for ASIC in High Reliability Applications;
he also worked at NXP as Industrial Manager for numerous divisions managing Teams and projects in Europe and oversea locations.
Stephen is a business advisor supporting Micon’s partners’ products and services in Europe.
Stephen has Master degree in Microelectronics from the University of bordeaux, France and a Master of Business Administration from IAE, Caen.

Shai is a 25 years’ veteran of the Israeli MedTech sector. A serial entrepreneur who has established and managed five start-up companies, four of which in the medical device arena (Cardiac Monitoring, Emergency Medicine, Prostatic Stents, and Orthopedic Implants) as well as recently co-founded an online B2B sales barter platform. Prior to joining Micon Global he served as the Business Development Director of a few prominent Israeli vendors of Medical Devices R&D and Regulations and he brings to Micon Global his expertise in marketing, global business development and sales.
Shai has a BA in Economics from Tel-Aviv University.

David has worked in the Semiconductor industry for over 39 years starting in 1984 at Marconi Electronic Devices in Test & Product Engineering from Engineer to BU Engineering Manager on rad hard Space Memories, ASICs and Processors. Moving to Texas Instruments Italy, David managed a satellite design centre designing a full custom OTP RISC Processor to then move from Italy to France to work for Amkor Technology. With 26 years in OSAT David spent the majority of his time as a Global Key Account Director managing and growing the business and relationships of two key IDM accounts. This involved working with key mobile and automotive end applications and customers. Latterly David spent the last 8 years at Amkor as Business Development Director for Europe and Israel using his commercial and technical knowledge to grow the customer base and create a new major key account.
David has a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, UK.
David will advise companies who collaborate with Micon Global on the most appropriate choice of Silicon design-Package combination in the customer’s targeted application as well as assistance in post development yield issues.

Zaccaria has years of experience in IT assistance and electronics and acts as a Business Development manager in Micon Europe. He has a degree in Computer Science and Bachelor in Ancient History. Prior to Micon he has been working as a Commercial Technical Office as a freelance, cooperating with end customers R&D teams to provide technical insight for installation solutions in their projects and assisting purchasing department in managing solutions with suppliers.

Davide is a skilled sales manager, with years of experience in B2B distribution of electronics components and subsystems.

His experience in Technical Sales and Customer Service is characterized by a constant communication with Technical and R&D departments, making him a strong and reliable asset capable of providing jointly customer oriented service, technical direction and delivery.

Davide holds a Master degree in Natural Sciences and he's driven towards learning and innovation.

Talia brings years of experience in the hospitality sector, with expertise in both finance and operations. As Micon Global's Operations Manager, she is eager to apply her strong background in team management, data analysis, and customer relations. Holding a degree in Economics & Management, Talia is passionate about leveraging her skills to drive operational efficiency and contribute to the company's growth.

Raffaele Dondo is a talented technician with a strong passion for semiconductors and innovation.

During his professional journey, Raffaele has gained significant skills in the production and wiring of electronic systems and assemblies. He worked as a Harness Manager, leading teams and improved business processes for the customers satisfaction. His experience also includes assembling, wiring, and testing of avionic systems.

Raffaele is known for his excellent time management and teamwork skills, as well as his dedication and enthusiasm in the field of semiconductor engineering. His determination and commitment make him a valuable member of the Micon Global team, where he contributes to assisting our equipment clients on the technical topics and post-sales service.

Rani acts as a Director of Marketing and Legal Advisor at Micon Global. Rani has many years of experience in various business ventures in the Israeli local market and European markets.
Rani holds a Bachelor degree and a Masters in degree Law from Haifa University as well as various computer and Web related credentials and experience.

Umberto has more than 50 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, having joined SGS-Fairchild (which subsequently became ST Microelectronics) in 1967.
In ST Microelectronics, Umberto held management positions with Central Manufacturing group. He was in charge of standardizing manufacturing parameters, and he started several STM front-end plants in the world (Europe, Asia and US), working for 8 years in ST Singapore , for 2 years in STM USA-Canada, and extensively working in all ST Microelectronics European plants in France and Italy.
In 2002 Umberto joined Smic, where in 2003 he has incorporated SMIC Europe, and led SMIC expansion in Europe.
In 2013 Umberto left Smicto work as an independent advisor to leading microelectronics companies, capitalizing on his extensive industry experience.
Umberto has also prepared and delivered several "train the trainer" sessions on several microelectronics topics, in Europe, US, Singapore and China.