Benjamin Kahn
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the board since 2005, Benjamin Kahn now leads the Atlantium team as CEO. Chosen as a "Hero of the Environment" in 2007 by TIME Magazine, Benjie has been involved in improving water quality and security around the globe.

In addition to his environmental activities, he serves as president of Coral World International Ltd, an owner/operator of marine parks worldwide that specializes in creating ecologically friendly tropical life systems in symbiotic environments. It is a  world leader in underwater viewing systems, developing singular undersea observatories and boasts the world's longest underwater acrylic tunnels. During the past decade, Benjie initiated and led the innovative development of Maui Ocean Center, the world-renowned Hawaiian aquarium and Palma Aquarium, which opened in Spain in 2007 and set a new standard for aquariums in Europe.

In addition to his substantial management background in aquaculture, Benjie has an extensive portfolio of investments in technology companies in the many fields, including education, computer software, life sciences and touch screen technologies. He leads them from a sustainability perspective, and keeping a focus on the mission from startup through commercial success.

Amos Ron
Chief Financial Officer

Prior to joining Atlantium in August 2008, Amos was CFO and COO at Medical Compression Systems (D.B.N), an Israeli company traded on the TASE. He has more than 20 years experience at Israeli and multinational companies and has held CFO, COO, Site Director, Supply Chain Management and Product Marketing positions in the Medical Device, Bio-Pharm, Chemical and Textile industries.

Amos has led efforts such as a successful IPO on the TASE, ISO 9002 implementation, large scale CAPEX and IT projects, cost reduction, capacity extension through efficiency increases, lead-time reduction, quality improvement projects, and more.

Amos holds an M.Sc. (Honors) in Chemical Technology Management from Hebrew University, a B.Sc. in Business Administration, Empire State College (Jerusalem Branch) and a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Hebrew University.

Ytzhak Rozenberg
Vice President of Research and Development

One of Atlantium's veterans, Ytzhak was instrumental in moving the technology from concept to the product phase. This included recognizing the importance of providing customers with a disinfection solution that responds to their needs. Ytzhak has vast experience in leading multidisciplinary R&D teams and transforming optics-based technologies into products in the bio-medical, military and industrial consumer goods fields. Prior to joining Atlantium, he was acting VP for Research and Development at Lumenis, responsible for all medical applications and played a major role in founding and establishing the company's first spin-off, OpusDent.

Yitzhak holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel.

Uri Levy, Ph.D.
Vice President for Physics and Electro-Optics

Uri has managed the development of electro-optics products for over 20 years, from specifications and conceptual designs through market introduction. Starting his research career at Bell Labs in the US, he returned to Israel to hold executive positions at major technology companies.  As VP of the Process R&D department at Indigo, Uri headed the development of the electronic color printing process, and as VP Optical Networking at LaserComm, he directed work on integrating dispersion compensation modules into broadband fiber-optic communication networks.

Uri holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He earned his M.Sc. in Holography and Ph.D., with distinction, in Optical Fibers, both from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

Phyllis Butler Posy
Vice President for Strategic and Regulatory Affairs

Phyllis has been designing, validating and implementing user-friendly systems for several decades. In her current position, she works with strategic clients to update their UV standards and educates the market on Atlantium's technological innovations. She has served on the IUVA Board of Directors since 2006 and on committees of several other professional associations.  In Phyllis's previous positions, she obtained Chinese government approval for a new rice seed hybridization technology, produced and directed financial TV programs, designed user-centered systems for testing attack helicopters, business-to-business internet exchanges, supply chain management, and for U.S. Internal Revenue Service communications.

Phyllis holds a B.A. in pre-med from Stern College for Women and an M.Sc. in Journalism from Northwestern University.