SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2008
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
P.O.BOX 80, Gedera 70750 Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_________
TAT Technologies Ltd.
6-K Items
1. TAT Technologies Ltd. appoints new members to the Board of Directors.
ITEM 1
Reported on January 30, 2008
As a result of the change in control of TAT Technologies Ltd. (the
"Company") that took place in December 2007, the following persons have been
appointed to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual
shareholders' meeting: Giora Inbar, Mordechai Bones, Shimon Barkama, Amiram
Eliasaf, Golan Kashi, Dr. Avraham Ortal, Eran Saar and Daniela Yaron-Zoller.
Mr. Inbar will serve as the chairman of the Board of Directors. Ms.
Yaron-Zoller and Messrs. Inbar, Kashi, Saar and Dr. Ortal will serve as
directors of the Company's parent company, TAT Industries Ltd., as well. Mr.
Inbar and Dr. Ortal will also serve as directors of the Company's subsidiary,
Limco-Piedmont Inc.
The following directors will continue to serve on the Company's Board
of Directors: Dr. Meir Dvir, Michael Shevi and Rami Daniel. Messrs. Shevi and
Daniel are the Company's outside directors with terms of service that will
terminate on June 10, 2010 or until their successors are elected and qualified.
The following directors have resigned from the Company's Board of
Directors as a result of the change in control: Shlomo Ostersetzer, Dov Zeelim,
Yaacov Fish, Ishay Davidi, Gillon Beck, Yechiel Gutman and Yael Rosenberg.
Set forth below is information about each of the new directors,
including age, principal occupation, business history and other directorships
held.
Brigadier General (Res.) Giora Inbar (52) currently serves as the
chairman of the board of Ishal Amelet Investments(1995) Ltd., our controlling
shareholder and as the chief executive officer of Kaman Holdings Ltd., the
parent of Ishal Amelet. Brigadier General (Res.) Inbar served as the Division
Commander of the Northern Command of the Israeli Defense Forces from 1995
through 1998. During the 25 years of his service, he also served as a commander
of special operations units. Brigadier General (Res.) Inbar as chairman of the
board of a number of companies in the Kaman Group. Brigadier General (Res.)
Inbar holds a B.A. and an MBA from Haifa University and is also a graduate of
the US Army War College.
Mordechai Bones (65) currently serves as the president of IAII USA.
Mr. Bones holds a B.Sc. in Aeronautics and Space Engineering from the Israeli
Institute of Technology, the Technion.
Shimon Barkama (54) currently serves as joint chief executive officer
of Faragon Marketing and Systems Ltd. Mr. Barkama holds a B.Sc. in Aeronautics
and Space Engineering from the Technion.
Brigadier General (Res.) Amiram Eliasaf (58) currently serves as the
chief executive officer of ETC Gold. Brigadier General (Res.) Amiram Eliasaf
served as the Commander of two Israeli Air Force bases from January 1989 through
July 1992. During his service, he also served as a fighter pilot while holding
various command positions. Brigadier General (Res.) Eliasaf holds a B.A.
degree in History and Psychology from Bar-Ilan University and an M.A. degree in
Public Administration from Harvard University.
Golan Kashi (36) currently serves as executive vice president of Mofet
Holdings Ltd. Previously Mr. Kashi served as a legal counsel of Gmul Investments
Co. and as an associate with Rabed, Margizo, Benkel and Associates, a Tel Aviv
law firm. Mr. Kashi holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Tel Aviv University,
and L.L.B and L.L.M degrees in Law from Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Avraham Ortal (41) currently serves as the chief executive officer
of Mofet Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Kaman Holdings Ltd., our controlling
shareholder, and as the vice president of Kaman Holdings Ltd., and is
responsible for all of its international operations. Previously, Dr. Ortal was
as a partner in the law firm of Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co. of Tel Aviv, Israel.
While at Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co., Dr. Ortal specialized in international
business and finance transactions. Prior to joining the Zellermayer firm, Dr.
Ortal was employed as an associate with the New York law firm of Davis Polk &
Wardell and as an Adjunct Lecturer (Mergers & Acquisitions) at the Duke
University School of Law. Dr. Ortal holds an LL.B. degree from the College of
Management, an L.L.M. degree from Duke University School of Law and an S.J.D.
degree from Duke University.
Eran Saar (35) currently serves as chief executive officer of Isal
Amlat Investments Ltd. and as chief financial officer of Kaman Holdings Ltd.
Previously, Mr. Saar served as the deputy director of the corporate finance
department of the Israeli Securities Authority. Mr. Saar serves as a director of
seven subsidiaries of Kaman Holdings Ltd. Mr. Saar holds a B.A. degree in Law
and Accounting and an MBA degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Daniela Yaron-Zoller (42) currently serves as a director of the
strategic customer division of NESS Technologies Ltd. Ms. Yaron-Zoller serves as
a board member of Mekorot Water Company Ltd. and of several subsidiaries of
Kaman Holdings Ltd. Ms. Yaron-Zoller holds a B.A. degree in Law from the
University of Tel Aviv.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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(Registrant)
By: /s/Israel Ofen
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Israel Ofen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 30, 2008