Successful milestones achieved in Business development, Product management, and Marketing with expertise in Cybersecurity, Automotive, Medical devices, IIoT, HLS, and Networking.​

Professional Experience

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2024-present: VP Cybersecurity, Element Security (contractor)

• Spearheading market expansion initiatives, establishing strategic partnerships, and distribution channels in the enterprise cybersecurity sector.

 

• Driving new business development efforts, resulting in increased client acquisition.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product offerings, improve customer satisfaction, and retention rates.

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2024-present: VP Cybersecurity, C2A Security

• Leading the company's commercial and professional automotive, medical devices, and IIoT cybersecurity activity, establishing brand awareness, presence in the market, and positioning as a thought leader.

• Running the business development and sales activity, extending the partner ecosystem and channels, and expanding sales directly to new customers.

• Guiding the DevSecOps product dynamic risk management, vulnerability management, compliance, etc. Steering the product roadmap, functionality, and direction with state-of-the-art innovative and creative AI concepts that differentiate the offer and create competitive advantages.

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2023-2024: VP Cybersecurity, SystemWeaver

• Directed the ISO/SAE 21434 TARA and UNR 155 compliance product marketing activities, including GTM strategy, messaging, demonstrations, POCs, presentations, collateral generation, content creation, keynote speakers at events and webinars, social media activity, etc.

• We are developing new markets, extending the partner's ecosystem, and generating new sales.

• Produced product marketing content for lead generation and nurturing of new prospects.

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2021-2023: Senior Director, Business development and Product Marketing, Cymotive Technologies

• Established the company's B2B automotive cybersecurity business and product marketing plan (DevSecOps, supply chain risk management, vulnerability management, CSMS, security testing automation, SaaS solutions, etc.) and set the product roadmap guidelines.

• Produced product marketing content for lead generations and nurturing at trade shows, conference presentations, webinars, advertising campaigns, digital media, interviews, analyst briefings, articles, blogs, and more.

• We build partnerships and challenges in a growth ecosystem of leading business partners and global channels such as industry associations.

• We have generated new revenue streams and millions of dollars in income from new customers.

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2019-2021: VP Business Development and Product Marketing, Arilou Automotive Cybersecurity

• Solidified the company's cybersecurity solutions' product management and marketing team (CANbus & Ethernet XDR—IDS/IPS, cryptography, secure boot, TARA), which includes six people.

• Managed product inbound - generated the requirements, specifications, roadmap, pricing, collateral, and documentation. Worked closely and guided the R&D group in an Agile-SCRUM environment.

• I led the product outbound—created the GTM strategy and activities, including market research, business intelligence, lead generation, analyst interaction, marcom, events, keynote speakers, roadshows, digital/social media, advertising campaigns, and newsletters, increasing brand awareness and presence in the market.

 

2017-2019: VP Product and Marketing, Radiflow

• Led the Product management team of seven people providing cybersecurity solutions for OT networks, ICS/SCADA, and IIoT critical infrastructure. We generated road maps, specifications, collateral, documentation, white papers, websites, and demo systems.

• Conducted marketing and business development activities, such as organizing trade shows and speaking opportunities, conducting analyst briefings, using digital/social media, conducting advertising campaigns, forming joint ventures with OEMs, and developing a global partner system.

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2013-2017: Director Product Management, CyberSeal (Magal Security)

• Conception, initiation, specification, development, and launching of the company's innovative cyber-security product lines.

• I conducted marketing activities, market research, business/ competitive intelligence, SWOT analysis, GTM, etc.

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2009–2013: VP Operations, IPgallery Converged Communications

• Provided telcos with IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), VoIP, UC (Unified Communication) and social media solutions.

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2007–2009: CTO, LinkU Cellular Communications

• Managed the R&D, technological and engineering aspects of a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), inter-exchange carrier and VoIP operator.

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2004–2007: VP R&D, MER Group, ManagiX Division

• Headed the homeland security development group (C4I, DVR, CCTV, etc.). In charge of the P&L and the full product life cycle.

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2000–2004: AVP Management Systems, ECI Telecom (now Ribbon)

• Managed the development of the company’s broadband access EMS/NMS system.

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1995-2000: Department Manager R&D, TTI Telecom (now TEOCO)

• Successfully delivered NMS/OSS projects to global telecom companies.

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1990-1995: Co-founder of One1, Software development and IT services

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1984-1990: Head of software department, MAMRAM-IDF (Lt. Colonel res.)

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Education​

• Computer science and physics – Bar–Ilan University (1987 – 1991)

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Languages ​

• English and Hebrew – fluent. Romanian – well. French – basic.

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Volunteering activity​

• Parents patrol team leader meeting teenagers and providing them with a safe environment

• Giving combat heritage lectures at schools, youth movements and companies

Gilad Bandel - Cybersecurity and Automotive product and marketing management