Efraim Wachtel

Efraim Wachtel was born in Israel in 1945. He graduated from the Technion, the IsraelInstitute of Technology, in 1970 with a B.Sc. in electrical engineering. He studied businessadministration at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and also holds a Mastersdegree in computer science.Mr. Wachtel worked in the Weizmann Institute of Science, Tadiran and Telrad as an R&Dengineer. He later spent six years in the United States. While pursuing his graduateeducation, he also worked at Lear Siegler Avionics.Mr. Wachtel joined RAD Data Communications in 1984, establishing RAD’s Americansubsidiary in New Jersey. He returned to Israel in 1985 to head the InternationalMarketing Department, and served successively as Director and then Vice President ofMarketing and Sales. He was named President and CEO in 1997.Mr. Wachtel is married and is the father of three sons.