About Magal

About Magal

55 Years

About Magal

For over 55 years, Magal Solutions has been a leading global integrator of large-scale, turnkey projects, providing security, safety and operational efficiency solutions to nations’ most critical and strategic assets, worldwide.
Providing complete project life-cycle services, Magal’s offering includes design, integration, project management, software development, and sensor engineering with extensive experience and a strong foundation of research and development.
Magal empowers its customers by delivering unified solutions that enhance their technological and operational capabilities, integrating in-house developed and manufactured Perimeter Intrusion Detection products (PIDS), video, CCTV and access control, fully integrated into Magal’s powerful command control platform.
Magal was acquired by Aeronautics Ltd., a subsidiary of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., in February 2021 and has since operated as the group’s HLS solutions integrator.

Markets

Magal’s End-to-End solutions are specifically tailored to the unique requirements of the
Homeland Security (HLS) industry sectors:

– National Borders
– Seaports
– Oil & Gas
– Critical Infrastructure (Airports, Govt. Buildings, Critical Infrastructure, Correctional Facilities, Stadiums and Arenas).

Our Vision

To create a safer, secure, and sustainable environment, to efficiently operate the world’s
most critical assets.

Our Mission

Fusing operational data to create unified eco-systems, empowering our customers to be proactive with actionable insights to achieve what matters most – security, safety, and efficiency.

Our Values

Creativity & Innovation

True innovation means creative thinking, constant development, and innovative solutions to best accommodate our customer’s needs.

A Trusted Partner

We believe that creating the best end-to-end solutions is based on long-term partnerships, understanding our customer’s specific needs to foresee new ones, and being there for them every step of the way

Excellence

We bring 55 years of excellence in creating end-to-end solutions, transforming uncertainty into a well-managed project.

Agility & Adaptability

We are results-driven with an unrelenting determination for the success of our clients.
Equipped with the ability to adapt, we maintain effectiveness in a continuously
changing environment. No matter the circumstances – we always find a way.

Customer Centricity

Being customer focused is deeply rooted in our mindset and DNA. We continuously seek to provide added value through tailored solutions, ongoing support, knowledge transfer and accessible data.

Executive Management

Meet Magal Solutions' Executive Management Team.

Eran Gabay

CEO and Head of Euro-Asia Business Unit
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Hai Hoze

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Matan Benayoun

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Idan Sharon-Kettler

VP, Engineering, Research & Development
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Ortal Segal

VP of Human Resources
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Miguel A. Lopez Romero

General Manager Iberia
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Hezzy Pollyack

General Manager Azerbaijan
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Neelabh Ayodhya Singh

General Manager India
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Juan José García Ruíz

Commercial and Marketing Director LATAM
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Eran Gabay

CEO and Head of Euro-Asia Business Unit

Col. Eran Gabay joined Magal in July 2021 as VP of Strategy & Business Development.

 

Prior to his role in Magal, Mr. Gabay served 27 years in command & operational positions in the IDF, mostly in the Combat Collection Corps, and was the first to be appointed as head of the border defense department in the army.

In this position, Mr. Gabay was responsible for the operational concept of Israel’s borders, building & training special units for border protection, and leading the R&D of border protection technological systems.

In his last position, Mr. Gabay was assigned as the DA & Military attaché to South America. Retired from military service in 2021 with the rank of Colonel.

 

Mr. Gabay holds a (BA) in Law from Bar Ilan University and a bachelor’s degree (BA) in Business Administration and Human Resources from Ben Gurion University.

Hai Hoze

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Mr. Hoze joined Magal in 2016.
Mr. Hoze started in Magal as a projects manager, then promoted to the Pre-Sales and Post-Sales manager and later appointed COO, in charge of Manufacturing, Service, Procurement & Operations.

Prior to Mr. Hoze’s tenure in Magal, he served in the IDF, 8200 intelligence unit, for 27 years and completed his service as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr. Hoze holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from Bar-Ilan University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the faculty of Political Sciences in Bar-Ilan University.

Matan Benayoun

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Mr. Benayoun joined Magal in December 2016.
Prior to his role as Magal’s CFO, Mr. Benayoun was Magal’s Director of Finance.
In his previous roles, Mr. Benayoun was a member of the finances team of “OPC Energy”, a supervisor in PWC Israel and Deputy Director of budget in the Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports.

Mr. Benayoun brings strong financial and operational experience in both private and public sectors, and holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Idan Sharon-Kettler

VP, Engineering, Research & Development

Mr. Sharon-Kettler joined Magal in March 2022.
Prior to his time at Magal, Mr. Sharon-Kettler was a sr. group manager for RT Embedded software systems at Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT). Mr. Sharon-Kettler’s previous roles cover several software management positions in Elbit Systems, as well as acting as a software POC for safety and cyber boards, and taking part in many business related value teams and strategic processes.

He has also held various other software and management roles in different companies.
Mr. Sharon-Kettler brings passion to innovation and R&D with many years of experience in software and R&D management along international customers management, offshore management, teams, groups, and organization growth.
Mr. Sharon-Kettler holds a B.Sc. Computer Science from the Haifa University.

Ortal Segal

VP of Human Resources

Ortal joined Magal in November 2020.
Before joining Magal, Mrs. Segal held several Placement Management and HR Business Partner positions at Danziger, Pharma Job and Orange, and specialized in all aspects of the organizational employee’s life cycle, including recruitment, global talent acquisition, welfare, compensation & benefits as well as organizational development and change management processes.

Mrs. Segal holds a BA in Social Science from The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Yaffo, and an MBA in Business Management with focus on Human Resources and Organizational Development from The College of Management.

Miguel A. Lopez Romero

General Manager Iberia

Mr. Lopez joined Magal in 2009, appointed to establish and develop the Iberian subsidiary of the group. Prior to joining Magal, Mr. Lopez served as director and partner director in several well reputed companies related to security.

Mr. Lopez holds a B.A. in Business Administration and a M.B.A. in Sales and Marketing. Mr. Lopez also holds an Advanced Degree in Security and he is Director of Security by the Ministry of Interior of Spain.

Hezzy Pollyack

General Manager Azerbaijan

Mr. Pollyack joined Magal in July 2020.

Prior to joining Magal, Mr. Pollyack served as Israel’s Commercial Attaché in Russia and Romania and as the General Director of ARI RUSSIA in Moscow.

In his current position, Mr. Pollyack is responsible for business development and sales in the CIS markets. He maintains extensive relationships with clients in the HLS sector, with an emphasis on the oil and gas industry and international borders verticals. In recent years, he has led successful sales processes, resulting in winning projects in Azerbaijan, specifically for Oil & Gas strategic facilities & infrastructure and transportation hubs & operators.

Mr. Pollyack holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Haifa.

Neelabh Ayodhya Singh

General Manager India

Mr. Neelabh joined Magal in 2012 and is heading The Indian Subsidiary

Before his role as Head in Magal India,

Mr. Neelabh Served as General Manager in various projects in India and Abroad including IGI airport, New Delhi. KPA, Mombasa, etc.

Mr. Neelabh holds a B.Tech (in Electronics and Telecommunications) from Mumbai University.

Juan José García Ruíz

Commercial and Marketing Director LATAM

Mr. García joined Magal in 2017.
He began his tenure at Magal as Regional Commercial Manager for Mexico and South America, was subsequently promoted to Commercial Manager for Latin America, and was later appointed Commercial and Marketing Director for Latin America.

Prior to joining Magal, Mr. García held senior management positions in various companies within the fields of intelligence systems, cybersecurity, technology design and implementation, and software development.

Mr. García holds a B.A. in Computer Systems from Unitec University, is certified in DSE by Universidad Pontificia Comillas, successfully completed the Executive Management Skills Development Program at ICAMI, and has undertaken various courses in the field of electronic security.