Zohar Loshitzer is CEO of Presbia, Inc., an ophthalmic-device firm. As a principal in Los Angeles-based private equity firm Orchard Capital, he has held leadership positions in several of its portfolio companies, including Presbia.
Previously, Mr. Loshitzer served as the president, CEO and founder of Universal Telecom Services (UTS), which provides high-quality, competitively priced voice and data telecommunications solutions to emerging markets. Mr. Loshitzer oversaw the company’s operations and its critical relationships with key foreign entities, mainly in the Indochina region.
He is one of the founders of J2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM), and a co-founder and former managing director of Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc., currently serves as a managing director of Orchard Telecom, Inc., and currently serve as a board member of Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. Environmental Solutions Worldwide (ESW) is a publicly traded company (OTCBB: ESWW) engaged through its wholly owned subsidiaries in the design and development. The ESW Group of Companies currently manufactures and markets a diverse line of proprietary catalytic emission conversion, control and support products and technologies for the International Transportation, Construction and Utility markets. and has served as a board member to MAI Systems Corporation, an AMEX-listed company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Loshitzer worked in the aerospace industry at the R&D lab of Precision Instruments, a division of IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries).
Mr. Loshitzer’s focuses on helping grow companies from startups to global enterprises. Under his leadership, company infrastructures have been dramatically scaled and offerings broadened while maintaining a strong culture of innovation. Mr. Loshitzer holds a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Ort Syngalowski College in Israel.
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