An Interview with Eran Elizur, General Manager, Industrial Imaging Solutions, Kodak - Graphic Communications Group
Eran Elizur
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Yaron Bazaz: Hi Eran, please tell us a little about yourself
Eran Elizur: “Hi Yaron, my education is a combination of technology and business. I have a Masters degree in Physics from the Weizmann institute of Science in Israel and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. I joined Kodak (Creo Inc.) in 2000 to lead a new display & electronics initiative. My work led to a multi-million-dollar agreement - signed in 2002 - with DuPont for the development of a thermal imaging process for manufacturing LCD color filters.
Before joining Kodak, I worked as VP-Marketing for El-Mul-Technologies, an Israeli company that provides detectors to semiconductor inspection tool manufacturers, and with Nova-Measuring-Instruments, a leading provider of in-line inspection equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, where I held several positions including Operations-Manager (Asia-Pacific). I started my career at Scitex Corporation, where I worked as Senior-Physicist, developing several of the company’s products. I am married and have 3 kids, Living in Vancouver BC.”
Y.B: Congratulation on your appointment as the General Manager of the Industrial Imaging Solutions Group in Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. What exactly is the mandate of your product group and how does it co exist with other Kodak divisions?
Eran Elizur: “Thank you Yaron. The mandate of the Industrial Imaging Solutions Group is to leverage Kodak technologies in laser imaging, equipment, digital workflow and material sciences into new markets outside the traditional graphic arts market. We are mostly looking into applying Kodak technologies into the printable displays and printable electronics markets. One of our main current activities is collaboration with DuPont to develop a new method, based on printing, to manufacture LCD color filters. We offer our customers a much cheaper way to manufacture this major LCD component.
Naturally we work very closely with other Kodak development groups as we develop products based on their technologies for new markets.”
