Ronit Eshel

Senior Director, Head of Climate-Tech and Innovation in Mature companies, Israel Innovation Authority

Israel

About

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, is still the secret of great creative people! (Leo Burnett) Articulates a strategic vision, seek new business incubation and identify market trends. An experienced manager in Manufacturing environment and a maximizer of people's strengths, a leader of change in organizational transitions. As Senior director, I am leading innovation in the Israeli Industry, through R&D programs, to enhance global competitiveness. Advancing product or process development in manufacturing facilities through Industry applied research, cooperation with government offices, Academia, and innovation agencies. As Lead of the Foodtech sector in Israel Innovation Authority, I am responsible for setting the strategy, identifying gaps and barriers, and formulating multidisciplinary policy recommendations. Actively engaging with the ecosystem (government offices, private sector, Academia, and companies) to promote an emerging industry of Alternative Protein. I hold a Director appointmnet in the executive board of the "National Food Institute" and "National Advanced Manufacturing institute" and I am promoting global leadership of Israel's industrial and Foodtech sector. I bring over 25 years of experience in managerial and technology roles in the industry, and continous learning experiences, including MSc in Materials science. I hold a special flare for driving, an enthusiast for Cars, experienced the “Porsche travel” and “Audi experience”. I draw inspiration from Automotive, design, physics advnaced Technologies, leading to vision of Advanced industry, Autonomous machines and Food of the Future.

Experience

  • Israel Innovation Authority רשות החדשנות (7 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Director, Head of Climate-Tech and Innovation in Mature companies
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Foodtech Sector Lead
      Apr 2023 - Feb 2024 · 11 mos

      As Lead of the Foodtech sector in Israel Innovation Authority, Ronit is responsible for setting the strategy, identifying gaps and barriers, and formulating multidisciplinary policy recommendations. Actively engaging with the ecosystem (government offices, private sector, Academia, and companies) to promote an emerging industry of Alternative Protein. Ronit is a director in the executive board of the National Food Institute and is promoting global leadership of Israel's Foodtech sector.

    • Advanced Manufacturing Director
      Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Leading innovation in Israeli Industry, through R&D programs enhancing global competitiveness. Promoting Industry applied research, cooperation with government offices and agencies, and exploring future technologies, in order to develop evolving industry sectors and new factories in Israel.

  • Intel Corporation (14 yrs)
    • Principal Engineer
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2018 · 5 yrs

      Lead Vision of Autonomous Machines, set strategic roadmap and practice proof-of-concept ideas. Design, develop and implement methods and structures for high precision maintenance.

    • HPM program & Equipment systems manager
      Oct 2008 - Jan 2014 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Management of Equipment performance through implementation of High Precision Maintenance methodologies and Equipment systems • Managing a team of Equipment readiness experts and systems engineers • Leading performance improvement in equipment maintenance through implementation of HPM (High Precision Maintenance) roadmap • Initiating and leading innovations in Equipment services, such as visual procedures; automated diagnostics • Serving as HPM content expert to Intel college of Engineering

    • Manufacturing Budget & Equipment services manager
      Jan 2005 - Oct 2008 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Overall accountability for Mfg Budget of $180M; strategic and tactical management of equipment services and performance. • Managing a team of content experts in finance and equipment systems • Initiating and implementing transition from central budget management to cost units • Managing clean-room equipment services, including interface with Purchasing, Engineering departments and with interior and exterior contractors • leading performance improvement in equipment maintenance through implementation of HPM (High Precision Maintenance) roadmap