MAZOR ROBOTICS INC.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

, or cure, in Hebrew, and our number one mission is to help heal patients in need. We strive for this mission each day by leading and innovating global spine and brain surgery with The story of Mazor Robotics begins at the Robotic Laboratory of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. The company was officially founded in 2001 by Professor Moshe Shoham and Mr. Eli Zehavi, but the work began years earlier with Professor Shoham, head of the Robotics Laboratory at Technion, conducting research to develop a new and innovative platform for surgery. In 2001, Mr. Zehavi left his position as Vice President of Engineering at Elscint (an Israeli technology company that developed and manufactured medical imaging solutions) to join Professor Shoham and establish Masor Surgical Technologies. The company later changed its name to Mazor Robotics in 2010. During 2001-2002, the company was based in the Technion campus’ incubator offices, Technion Technology Transfer, used to transition innovative technology to commercialization for global markets. "Our goal is to clinically improve the outcome of spine and brain surgery to the patient’s benefit, I see our company continuously leading the development of medical devices from diagnostic to surgical procedures to post-operative verification technologies." Professor Shoham and Mr. Zehavi wanted to develop a platform that is affixed directly to the patient’s bone for maximum stability and accuracy. It was decided they would focus on an application for spine surgery because of the need for great precision with instrumentation having a close proximity to delicate organs. In early 2004, Mazor Robotics received its first CE mark for the initial product, SpineAssist®. With this important milestone for the company, SpineAssist became the first commercially available mechanical guidance system for spine surgery. The company began marketing SpineAssist in Europe, registering its first sale soon afterward. Renaissance Guidance System was commercially released in 2011 after receiving FDA-clearance and CE-marking and Mazor's next-gen product, MazorX Professor Shoham currently acts as the company’s Chief Technology Officer and continues to strive to make a major impact in the healthcare arena with what some have called “disruptive technology”. "On one hand, it is difficult because introducing new technology means we need to educate the market and ultimately make considerable changes to the current operating workflow, On the other hand, my vision is to bring real value to the patients and the company and that will take perseverance and hard work." Mazor Robotics is led by a world-renowned team of experts. Hailing from the medical, technical and business sectors, these managers are major influences on the company’s success. Read below to learn more about them. Mr. Hadomi has been serving as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and a member the Company’s Board of Directors since January 2003. Mr. Hadomi holds a B.A. in chemistry with a minor in economics, as well as a M.Sc. in industrial chemistry and business administration from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Eli Zehavi is an experienced manager, responsible for developing and integrating the various elements that comprise Mazor’s products. Mr. Zehavi is a co-founder of Mazor Robotics and led the R&D and Operations department for sixteen years. Prior to founding Mazor, Mr. Zehavi draws on an extensive background in managing multidisciplinary projects, which he gained as director of engineering at Elscint (Israel) and as R&D project department manager at Gelman Sciences (USA). CFO & Vice President, Business Operations Sharon Levita brings to Mazor extensive financial and business management experience in developing successful companies. Before joining Mazor, Sharon held several managerial positions in Lumenis, Israel and USA as VP Finance and in the Marketing Department, Director of Business Development. Prior to that she worked at KPMG, Budapest as a Senior Manager heading the Israeli Desk. CEO (Mazor Robotics,Inc. - US Subsidiary) Christopher Prentice has spent the past 20 years in healthcare management and focused on advancing new technologies in surgery. Prior to joining Mazor, he held leadership positions in sales, marketing, and finance at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson company, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and Tampa General Hospital. Mr. Prentice graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, has an MBA from Western New England University, and an MHA from the University of South Florida. Dr. Doron Dinstein has over a decade of managerial experience in development and marketing of medical devices. Dr. Dinstein was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Mazor from 2009-2012. Prior to joining Mazor Robotics, Dr. Dinstein led the marketing and commercialization of cardiovascular applications at Itamar Medical, and was CEO of Magnolia Medical Technologies Ltd. Ms. Adzic was Senior Area Sales Manager for Mazor from 2011 through 2014, where she contributed to the Company’s growth in the Asian markets. Prior to joining Mazor in 2011, she held several managerial positions in sales including positions at Mennen Medical Ltd. and Caesarea Medical Electronics. VP Global Renaissance Business Ms. Azar has over 15 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs and has previously held several positions in leading medical device companies, such as GE Healthcare and Medtronic as well as in startup companies. She holds a BSc. degree in Food and Biotechnology Engineering, MSc. In Quality Assurance and Master of Business Administration (MBA), all from the Technion. Mr. Joshua Belkar, brings a wealth of experience to Mazor with more than twenty years in senior positions in operations in the medical device industry including a long tenure at Medtronic (Given Imaging) as Director of Operations. Mr. Belkar combines rich managerial experience with hands-on experience and a comprehensive knowledge of business and technical aspects of operations including strategic planning, cost controls, and Good Manufacturing Practices.