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Izhak Tamir has been President and a Director of Orckit since its founding in 1990 Chairman of the Board of Corrigent Systems since 2001 and Chief Executive Officer of Corrigent Systems since May 2007. Mr. Tamir has served as a Director of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and of Scopus Video Networks since 2005. From 1987 until 1989 Mr. Tamir was employed by Comstream Inc. in San Diego California. From 1985 until 1987 he was vice president of A.T. Communication Channels Ltd. a subsidiary of Bezeq - the Israel Telecommunications Corporation Ltd. From 1978 to 1985 he was a senior engineer in the Israeli Government. Mr. Tamir holds an engineering degree from the Technion and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Tamir has been chairman of the board of directors of Tikcro since January 2000 and its chief executive officer since August 2003. | 