David Lorberbaum

CEO

Biography

Ofer Laufer has served as Chief Executive Officer of Extal Aluminium since January 2026. He brings over 20 years of leadership experience across robotics, wireless systems, water solutions, and additional technology-driven industries, with deep expertise in scaling operations, leading end-to-end operations and supply chains, driving product development, and implementing processes that accelerate growth and profitability.

Professional background

Ofer Laufer leads Extal Aluminium with a combination of strategic thinking, operational excellence, and a proven track record of driving growth. Throughout his career, he has held senior executive roles – including CEO, COO, and General Manager – across technology and industrial companies in Israel and international markets. His expertise spans business expansion, scaling manufacturing capacity, and improving performance across cross-functional, multi-stakeholder environments.

Key Leadership Strengths & Achievements:

Proven track record in driving strategy and growth, expanding operations and markets, and implementing work plans and budgets; operational excellence and scaling: improving efficiency, increasing output, and expanding production from development through serial manufacturing, including subcontractor management and a global supply chain; product and technology leadership: developing products and next-generation platforms, including connected solutions (App/IoT), while balancing performance, quality, and cost to meet market and customer needs; M&A and organizational integration: leading acquisitions and integration, including cross-site process implementation in Israel and abroad; people leadership and performance culture: managing, mentoring, and building cross-functional teams of hundreds of employees and managers, leading reorganizations, and strengthening cross-department collaboration to achieve business objectives.

In his previous roles, Ofer served as CEO of Orbotica, COO at Mobilicom, CEO of Blue I Water Technologies, and General Manager at Robomow (Friendly Robotics), where he delivered substantial growth in sales and production alongside expansion of R&D activity and successful post-acquisition integration initiatives.

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