Stéphén Dǻrori
Financial Whiz,Social Media Marketer, Publicist, Investor,Journalist,Author
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Welcome to my Profile I am Stephen Darori and Stephen Drus on Facebook, Twitter,& many other places on the web.My previous surname was Drus ( Dziedrueszyck .in the 17th Century, Drueszkck from 1856 to 1907,Drues from 1907 to 1023 and Drus from 1923 ) It still is Drus out of Israel. The American Family branch spell their name Drues. The English Family branch Druce. I hebraized my surname on...
Experience
Investor
Mobile Digital Posters
– Present (2 years 5 months)Israel
This enterprise centers around 10.9 kg a Remarkable Digital Poster Printer with threshold digital, nanotechnology and biochemistry. The paper cartridges are liquefied and during the printing process turns to a very high quality solid state of various thickness. No trees are downed to print anything on this remarkable invention. . Any image on the internet can be printed as a poster. Obviously the higher the resolution, the better the quality of the print. The operating system also enables low resolutions images to be upgraded to higher resolutions by patented technology..
Mobile Digital Posters will print on demand
Mobile Digital Posters will print on demand
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Co-Founder , Managing Partner and Mentor
3XC Global Partners, now part of The Boston Consulting Group ( Europe)
– Present (10 years 2 months)Europe particularly London,Berlin. Geneva, Paris, Amsterdam ,and Israel
3XC Global Partners (29 Partners), now part of The Boston consulting Group ( Europe) has different Global Partnerships that provide Micro and Macro Management, Finance, Marketing, Branding, Restructuring and Strategy Consulting ( hands in always)
Areas have I been involved in:-
As a Mentor and Lead Partner to Early Stage and Seed Start Ups , we set up Start ups according to Eric Weis's Lean Start Up Philosophy and the Threshold Technology Curve Model for Start Ups and Investors ( with 12 Patents) which includes expert knowledge of Digital Marketing,Affiliate Marketing, Inbound Marketing ,Advertising ( Bid Optimization, Portfolio and Manual Management), Digital Branding, Product Development , Business Development , Financial Management and Control. 3XC Lead Partner in preparation of Marketing Plans, Competitive Analysis, R &D Project Plan, Next Stage Finance Strategy, Exit Strategy, Marking, Branding, Restructuring and Strategy Business Plan, Executive Summaries, Elevator Pitches. Documents are always prepared from the point of view of Investors, .
Position: Founder, Mentor and Lead Partner of different 3XC Global Partnerships. I am in the process of stepping down as the Managing Partner since the Group was founded. I have for the last year taken a far more central role in our Investment syndicates and especially Lecturing at Tech Colleges around the world . We have agreements with over 140 colleges world wide to provide . Lecture Series in exchange for permanent advertising on their campuses offering our services and finance .This is a wonderful arrangement and beats anything a website could do hands down.
Specialties: digital marketing, marketing strategy, social media, business development, customer relations, marketing communications, management, community development and management,
Areas have I been involved in:-
As a Mentor and Lead Partner to Early Stage and Seed Start Ups , we set up Start ups according to Eric Weis's Lean Start Up Philosophy and the Threshold Technology Curve Model for Start Ups and Investors ( with 12 Patents) which includes expert knowledge of Digital Marketing,Affiliate Marketing, Inbound Marketing ,Advertising ( Bid Optimization, Portfolio and Manual Management), Digital Branding, Product Development , Business Development , Financial Management and Control. 3XC Lead Partner in preparation of Marketing Plans, Competitive Analysis, R &D Project Plan, Next Stage Finance Strategy, Exit Strategy, Marking, Branding, Restructuring and Strategy Business Plan, Executive Summaries, Elevator Pitches. Documents are always prepared from the point of view of Investors, .
Position: Founder, Mentor and Lead Partner of different 3XC Global Partnerships. I am in the process of stepping down as the Managing Partner since the Group was founded. I have for the last year taken a far more central role in our Investment syndicates and especially Lecturing at Tech Colleges around the world . We have agreements with over 140 colleges world wide to provide . Lecture Series in exchange for permanent advertising on their campuses offering our services and finance .This is a wonderful arrangement and beats anything a website could do hands down.
Specialties: digital marketing, marketing strategy, social media, business development, customer relations, marketing communications, management, community development and management,
Chairman
Darori Foundation
– Present (28 years 2 months)Off Shore
The Darori Foundation supports Academic and Municipal Libraries and Special Collections in Israel and encourages English Literacy and has consistently been the largest private donor of books to the Tel Aviv University Library System. To date over 42,000 books have been donated since 1988 .
The Darori Foundation isa principal sponsors of the Israel Book Review and the Israel Philatelic Review.
Each year since 1995 , the Darori Foundation has sponsored 3-8 publications with a Jewish , Israeli or Zionist theme that is well research but by its would be difficult to commercialize. Past publications sponsored have included , Philatelic Research, unusual aspects of the history of Zionism and Israel and even Cooking Books ( Monographs) .Speeches of significance and collections of speeches are other examples of monographs whose entire cost has been underwritten by the Darori Foundation.
The Darori Foundation isa principal sponsors of the Israel Book Review and the Israel Philatelic Review.
Each year since 1995 , the Darori Foundation has sponsored 3-8 publications with a Jewish , Israeli or Zionist theme that is well research but by its would be difficult to commercialize. Past publications sponsored have included , Philatelic Research, unusual aspects of the history of Zionism and Israel and even Cooking Books ( Monographs) .Speeches of significance and collections of speeches are other examples of monographs whose entire cost has been underwritten by the Darori Foundation.
Investor, Past Chairman and CEO and currently consulting Director New Supplier Negotiation
The Warehouse Group - - Lets Go International
– Present (30 years 2 months)Israel
✔The Warehouse Group Clothing Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Printed T-Shirt and Caps Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Publishing Unit
✔The Warehouse Gourmet and Kitchen Gadgets and Appliances Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Electronic Gadgets Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Publicity Gimmicks Imports and Distribution Unit
✔ The Warehouse Group Accessories Imports and Distribution Unit Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Indigenous Spices and Teas Importers and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Jewelry Importers and Distribution Unit.
✔The Warehouse Group Food Importers and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Printed T-Shirt and Caps Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Publishing Unit
✔The Warehouse Gourmet and Kitchen Gadgets and Appliances Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Electronic Gadgets Imports and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Publicity Gimmicks Imports and Distribution Unit
✔ The Warehouse Group Accessories Imports and Distribution Unit Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Indigenous Spices and Teas Importers and Distribution Unit
✔The Warehouse Group Jewelry Importers and Distribution Unit.
✔The Warehouse Group Food Importers and Distribution Unit
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Managing Editor
Israel Book Review
– Present (30 years 2 months)Tel Aviv
The Israel Book Review is and always has been a hard copy publication with minimal presence on the Internet. It is now published 16 times a year. The Israel Book Review promotes English Literacy in Israel. It has been sponsored by the Rothschild, Baker, Darori, and Kesselheim Foundations since it was founded in 1986.
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Journalist in admiration of Emma Goldman,John Reed, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Rory Gilmore & Gary Webb
Ace Communication
– Present (40 years 6 months)Israel previously South Africa
Accredited Correspondent and file for numerous hard copy and on line publications including Washington Post, Barron's,Chicago Tribune,Boston Globe, Associate Press, Financial Mail ( South Africa) , Sunday Times ( South Africa) Cape Times ( South Africa) and Argus ( South Africa) and also on regular occasion for the weekend editions of the Washington Post, New York Times, Guardian , Times of London and Independent.
Particular interest are the Middle East conflicts and the Start Up Nation High Tech Industry.
Association of European Journalists AEJ 34588,South Africa SAPA 762/1975 and Association de la Presse Etrangère en Suisse et au Lichtenstein APES Association de la Presse Étrangère en Suisse et au Liechtenstein (APES) 25128
Yelp - Restaurants and Entertainment
Opentable- Restaurants
Zagat - Restaurants
Washington Post - Israel File & Research for other correspondents
NY Times - Israel Technology . Israel File Reports & Research for other correspondents
Cape Times and Cape Argus - Israel and the Middle East File Reports & Research
Chicago Tribute- Israel and the Middle East file Reports & Research
Le Nouvel Observateur- Israel and the Middle East File Reports
Village Voice - Israel File Reports
Barron's- Start Up Nation High Tech Industry File Reports & Research
Bloomberg Businessweek-StartUp Nation High Tech Industry File Reports & Research
Particular interest are the Middle East conflicts and the Start Up Nation High Tech Industry.
Association of European Journalists AEJ 34588,South Africa SAPA 762/1975 and Association de la Presse Etrangère en Suisse et au Lichtenstein APES Association de la Presse Étrangère en Suisse et au Liechtenstein (APES) 25128
Yelp - Restaurants and Entertainment
Opentable- Restaurants
Zagat - Restaurants
Washington Post - Israel File & Research for other correspondents
NY Times - Israel Technology . Israel File Reports & Research for other correspondents
Cape Times and Cape Argus - Israel and the Middle East File Reports & Research
Chicago Tribute- Israel and the Middle East file Reports & Research
Le Nouvel Observateur- Israel and the Middle East File Reports
Village Voice - Israel File Reports
Barron's- Start Up Nation High Tech Industry File Reports & Research
Bloomberg Businessweek-StartUp Nation High Tech Industry File Reports & Research
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Corporate Controller & Treasurer, Operating Manager of Multiple Divisions
European Investments
– (3 years 7 months)Europe
Commercial and Industrial Real Estate, Investments and Venture Capital
The now multi billion company was founded by Glasnost Billionaires who prefer that the company keep a low profile . The Company remains today largely a real estate company with almost no debt and a high cash flow from leasing commercial property .I filled multiple positions of increasing responsibility including Managing Director of its large High Tech Incubator ( based on principles different from those in Israel) and a High Tech Investment Manager and an Alternative Investment Manager. Some Positions were held simultaneously.
The now multi billion company was founded by Glasnost Billionaires who prefer that the company keep a low profile . The Company remains today largely a real estate company with almost no debt and a high cash flow from leasing commercial property .I filled multiple positions of increasing responsibility including Managing Director of its large High Tech Incubator ( based on principles different from those in Israel) and a High Tech Investment Manager and an Alternative Investment Manager. Some Positions were held simultaneously.
CFO ( Director of Finance , COO and Administration)
Algatechnologies
– (1 year 5 months)Kibbutz Ketura
P&L Management, Budget and Control, Business Operations, Contracts and Legal Administration, Strategic Planning, Capital Fundraising, Site Management and Human Resources. Took this 4 year old start up that was hopelessly in a insolvent position to a very healthy balance sheep one year latter by reporting all the multiple CSO gransts it had received and optioned 2 additional ones and also reporting the $3.5 million Approved Enterprise it had also received, In I n January 2013 it was valued at over $80 when part of the controlling shareholding was sold.It is today the largest biocompany producing Astaxathin from the algae strain Haematoccoccus
CFO, COO and Administration
Queenco Leisure International Ltd.
– (2 years 7 months)Israel
I was the CFO of the Rescido Group then part of Queenco listed on TASE . The Group consisted of Real Estate Redeveloper, Investments in late stage start ups and an in house gaming start up Playsis.com with both Angels and VC Partners.(STI - Benny Steinmetz) The Real Estate Redevelopment Company was purchased by interests of Milamor (delisted from TASE) which have continued renovating buildings in the CBD of Tel Aviv to this day. Playsis received a substantial exit by selling its large and high quality email membership lists to interest belonging to Teddy Sagi. The investments in late stage High Tech company were taken over by Queenco interests.
Division Cost and Management Accountant
3Com
– (3 years 7 months)
Cost and Management Accounting, with emphasis on Standard Cost Accounting, Outsourced Subcontracting, Obsolescence & Reserve Accounting. Two of my models were later incorporated into other Manufacturing Divisions of 3 Com. 3 Com is now part of HP.
I joined 3Com Israel , very much downsizing my resume & making it fit with the position of Division Cost and Management Accountant. I jointed 3Com went the Finance Department was in its infancy and a shambles after 3Com placed an incompetent member of their Corporate Audit Team in the position of CFO . Nachman Shelef one of 3 Founders &d General Manager, appointed Daniel Slutzky ( an excellent choice) & after an expected bump ( first audit) , 3Com Israel achieved full marks in both Finance, Management, Product Marketing & initially R & D . 3Com Israel hit an annual sales rate of $250 million quickly after acquisition
3Com was the very first US Corporation to buy an Israeli Technology Company.It bought NCD ( Nice Computer Division ) from Nice Com when the unit had just Beta Switches and Routers for Large Area Networking Solutions ( also Metro and Wide). The cost was $59 million.
What Bruce Chefet did when he replaced Eric Benahou when he retired is still taught as a business case in Ivy League Schools as an example of Corporate Mismanagement- "downsize people not entire divisions". The entire Israeli Division was closed as one of the very first things Chefets did when he assumed office in January 2000.It was disturbing that when I met Chefets & Benahou by chance in transit at Heathrow before he assumed office, he was already speaking openly about his plans to downsize divisions that weren't completely profitable. In hindsight he was the very worse choice to replace Eric Benahou who had led 3Coms expansion for a decade chasing Cisco all the time and nipped at the heels by late comers to this sector like Germany's Siemens.The purchase of US Robotics for $6 billion started the disaster ( Benahou didn't get kudos) .
I joined 3Com Israel , very much downsizing my resume & making it fit with the position of Division Cost and Management Accountant. I jointed 3Com went the Finance Department was in its infancy and a shambles after 3Com placed an incompetent member of their Corporate Audit Team in the position of CFO . Nachman Shelef one of 3 Founders &d General Manager, appointed Daniel Slutzky ( an excellent choice) & after an expected bump ( first audit) , 3Com Israel achieved full marks in both Finance, Management, Product Marketing & initially R & D . 3Com Israel hit an annual sales rate of $250 million quickly after acquisition
3Com was the very first US Corporation to buy an Israeli Technology Company.It bought NCD ( Nice Computer Division ) from Nice Com when the unit had just Beta Switches and Routers for Large Area Networking Solutions ( also Metro and Wide). The cost was $59 million.
What Bruce Chefet did when he replaced Eric Benahou when he retired is still taught as a business case in Ivy League Schools as an example of Corporate Mismanagement- "downsize people not entire divisions". The entire Israeli Division was closed as one of the very first things Chefets did when he assumed office in January 2000.It was disturbing that when I met Chefets & Benahou by chance in transit at Heathrow before he assumed office, he was already speaking openly about his plans to downsize divisions that weren't completely profitable. In hindsight he was the very worse choice to replace Eric Benahou who had led 3Coms expansion for a decade chasing Cisco all the time and nipped at the heels by late comers to this sector like Germany's Siemens.The purchase of US Robotics for $6 billion started the disaster ( Benahou didn't get kudos) .
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Division Finance and Costing Manager
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
– (1 year 6 months)Holon (Head Office) with factories in Dimona , Beer Sheva and Migdal Haemeck
Vishay had two distinct divisions, one manufacturing core subsidiary product lines ( Dale, Daloric, Roderstein) & the other basically every thing else.Vishay has aggressively pursued expansion by purchasing companies with product lines in play. They spun off the evolving threshold technology division, the R & D they were doing themselves .I was transitioning into the core subsidiary division.It is actually quite sad. The person I was supposed to replace knew he was terminally ill but told no one (& when you are with the company from the very first day, you can can push the transition period envelop out).My patience ran out after 18 months & he sadly died suddenly less than 2 months later .Had I known,I may have had endless patience. Nobody including myself made the observation he was ill & some worked with him from day 1.Other than obvious weight loss.
Vishay Israel is one of the most profitable companies in Israel .It was established by the late Dr Felix Landsman ( in France) a Holocaust survivor as a child ( in the partisan) a Great Zionist, Businessman.& very generous Yad Vashem supporter. It received grants to build its factories in Dimona, Migdal Haemek & Beer Sheva in a smaller magnitude as Intel. x employees should be employed by the factories & well busing 5000 employees to Dimona was logistically possible if people didn't mind been picked up at 6am to start work at 6.45am , Didn't happen so amicable trade off .Was not privy to all the details negotiated by the Treasurer & CFO but "very fair play in play" Dimona is a award winning massive glass structure designed for 5000 workers who also receive a substantial sit down lunch.
Vishay is one of the best managed Manufacturing.Companies,in Israel and on top of the logistic nightmare.All production is shipped to a distribution center overseas.
Vishay is a Fortune 500 Company. Vishay Israel produces over 120 million passive electronic components daily & employs over 8500 people on Israel.
Vishay Israel is one of the most profitable companies in Israel .It was established by the late Dr Felix Landsman ( in France) a Holocaust survivor as a child ( in the partisan) a Great Zionist, Businessman.& very generous Yad Vashem supporter. It received grants to build its factories in Dimona, Migdal Haemek & Beer Sheva in a smaller magnitude as Intel. x employees should be employed by the factories & well busing 5000 employees to Dimona was logistically possible if people didn't mind been picked up at 6am to start work at 6.45am , Didn't happen so amicable trade off .Was not privy to all the details negotiated by the Treasurer & CFO but "very fair play in play" Dimona is a award winning massive glass structure designed for 5000 workers who also receive a substantial sit down lunch.
Vishay is one of the best managed Manufacturing.Companies,in Israel and on top of the logistic nightmare.All production is shipped to a distribution center overseas.
Vishay is a Fortune 500 Company. Vishay Israel produces over 120 million passive electronic components daily & employs over 8500 people on Israel.
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CFO - Revenue and Cash Flow Sources & Special Assistant to the late Director General of Ort Israel
ORT Colleges
– (5 years)Holon Head Office
Ort Israel Head Offices ( Schools and Colleges) Originally employed as Deputy Finance and Accounting in Charge of all income sources of ORT Israel, the largest independent school network in Israel and assistant to the Director General ,the late Israel Goralnick once deputy to Yigal Allon in the Palmach ( he lost n arm in the War of Independence) liaising and regularly reporting with a major Donors who in the course of my time at Ort built and furnished Ort College Henry Braude , Karmiel ( the first accredited college in Israel to award degrees) paid for entirely by Baron Sir Gerald Ronso and with a little arm twisting and a lot of public relations he went on to build and furnish completely 6 additional Ort Schools in Ashkelon , Ashdod , Osafeia a/ Dalet Al Hakarmel and elsewhere and set up a maintenance fund for each at my suggestion.( Out of the Box thinking) I was project manage for two very expensive IT projects and computerized other aspects of my function using advanced business models . MY final task was to start raising fund for the conversion of Ort Vocational School to High Tech Schools. A task completed by 2000. Monthly T/O of Ort Israel exceeded 2.5 billion shekels during the period I worked for there. I was also the Ort Israel Liaison with the World Ort Union in London.
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IDF - Shalev Bet and then Mil'uim
IDF
– (3 months)Israel
Voluntary shortened Israel military service .In 1986 anyone who was older than 26 when they immigrated was exempted from IDF service.
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First Lieutenant=> Captain=> Major=> Commandant until 1994 (Lieutenant-Colonel)
SADF: Recce commandos, Reconnaissance Unit of 11 Commando, 3rd Infantry Battalion
– (2 years)Diskopolos, Kimberly , South Africa
Angola : My "4 Citations , 3 medals ( 2 Campaign + Another), 2 Battlefield Promotions" Period . South Africa ( Defence Force) enters Angola on the side of UNITA against the MPLA , SWAPO and 25,000 subprime Casto Cubans. This was not a helicopter gunship war . In a bombastic "Apocalypse Now" ( the movie came later) helicopter gunship formation , South Africa launched a massive attack on the MPLA . In the open 5-10 minutes 7 SADF gunships were destroyed by 9K32 “Strela-2” shoulder fired Russian Missiles. Not another SADF helicopter again entered Angola . The 75 person Recce Commando ( the elite of the elite unit ) was paradropped 8 kms north of Luanda & told to proceed eastwards pulling the substand Cuban Battalions & some MPLA away from the coast & the protection of SAM 6 missiles around Luanda. I ran (circling back at night) across Angola & exited through Zambia .Entered as 1 of 3, 2nd Lieutenants, exited as a Major with 12 including 4 walking wounded.During this endless & now embedded nightmare kept saying that if I survive my first daughter would be called after the home base of the Recce Commandos . 20 years to the date I was discharged, my daughter Kim(berly) was born. Kimberly ( Big Hole of .fame) was the home base of 11 Commando.Honest to god truth, joined the Recce Commandos, & really expected to sit on my backside , suntanning, drinking beer & reading all the English Classics.This was a character building lesson in survival. The Recce Commando like 11 Commando originated during the Anglo Boer War.The Recce Commando first saw action at Spion Kop (Anglo Boer War)on 24th January 1900. 11 Commando was created by the British to counter the very mobile (mounted) Boer Recce Commandos & went toe to toe with the later during the Guerrilla War phase of the Anglo Boer War, November 1900 to May 1902 until the Transvaal Republic surrendered at Vereeniging on 31st May 1902. The agreement was signed ,by the Generals De Wet & Kitchener.
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