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Amir Peleg, Founder and CEO

Amir Peleg founded TaKaDu in late 2008 with the vision of using advanced mathematics and software to reduce water loss. Amir is a serial high-tech entrepreneur: in 2005, he founded YaData (acquired by Microsoft in 2008); previously he co-founded Unipier (formerly Cash-U) in 2000 and EVS (NASDAQ: EVSNF) in 1991.

Amir co-founded YaData, a Behavioral Targeting company, and led its rapid growth until its acquisition by Microsoft in early 2008. During that time, YaData raised one round of financing from two leading VCs, recruited a team of top notch scientists (Math & Computer Science) and introduced its first product, generating early revenues. YaData’s solution was recognized as a breakthrough in its field.

Haggai Scolnicov, Chief Technology Officer

Haggai Scolnicov joined TaKaDu in early 2009 as Chief Technology Officer. Haggai served 13 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, at an elite technological unit in Military Intelligence. He led a large R&D group in a unique algorithmic research discipline, specifically targeting “near impossible” tasks.

Haggai managed and contributed to dozens of projects, and received several team and personal awards for excellence.

Hervé Bourgeois, Vice President Worldwide Sales

Hervé Bourgeois joined TaKaDu in early 2010 as VP Worldwide Sales. He is a veteran of the IT industry, with deep experience running sales and operations at various companies, from early stage start-ups to industry leaders such as Check Point Software Technologies.

Guy Horowitz, Vice President of Marketing

Guy Horowitz joined TaKaDu in early 2010 as Vice President of Marketing. Guy brings TaKaDu rich product management and product marketing expertise, coupled with deep Software-as-a-Service knowhow. Guy joined TaKaDu from Gemini Israel Funds, where he was responsible for investments in the software, cloud-computing, communications and consumer technologies.

Limor Bakal, Vice President Channels and Business Partners

Limor Bakal heads Channel Relationships and Business Partnerships for TaKaDu, in charge of defining and executing TaKaDu's partner strategy, leveraging her extensive experience in channel creation and management in her role as VP International Sales and Marketing in Check Point Software.

Shirley Segal, Director of Strategic Accounts

Shirley joined TaKaDu in early 2010, as Director of Strategic Accounts and Partners. Shirley is a software industry veteran with twenty years' experience in the management, analysis and delivery of complex software projects to enterprises worldwide.

Zvika Diamant, Vice President Research & Development

Zvika Diamant brings to his role as VP R&D at TaKaDu vast experience in developing and architecting complex software. Prior to joining TaKaDu in early 2010, Zvika was chief software architect and program manager at Flash Networks, a provider of a mobile Internet services gateway, where he continued to lead initiatives he had begun while at Unipier, which was acquired by Flash Networks in early 2009.

Good water leakage management will prolong the useful life of existing water resources, treatment facilities and distribution networks"

Leakage Management Technologies Report, AWWA

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TaKaDu's mission is to offer utilities Water Infrastructure Monitoring so they can reduce Non-Revenue Water, both real losses and apparent losses, and better manage their network. TaKaDu’s unmatched Software-as-a-Service solution requires no physical network changes or capital expenditures. The solution, based on patent-pending mathematical and statistical algorithms, uses existing network data (flow, pressure, quality, etc.). TaKaDu's solution also tracks water quality metrics, such as chlorine and turbidity levels. TaKaDu's solution is fully operational with utilities and partners in Europe, Australia, Latin America, Israel and the US.

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