OrboGraph Leadership Team

Expertise and Thought Leadership

The OrboGraph Leadership team is comprised of committed individuals with a passion for payments and fraud prevention, strong industry knowledge, and unmatched business and technical skills. We are a cohesive group looking to maximize the value of OrboGraph for our shareholders, drive market adoption, and deliver outstanding client satisfaction.

Barry Cohen

Chief Executive Officer

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Barry Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for defining business direction, initiating growth activities, and managing all aspects of customer engagement. He is a veteran of OrboGraph’s prior parent Company, Orbotech since 1994 and came to OrboGraph in 2007 after 5 successful years as President of Orbotech, Inc.

As CEO of OrboGraph, he is dedicated to maintaining the company's uncompromising commitment to organizational excellence and to providing customer value and meeting and exceeding partners' and customers' expectations.

Avikam Baltsan

Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, OrboGraph LTD

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As Chief Technology Officer and General Manager for OrboGraph LTD, Avikam Baltsan is one of the founding fathers of OrboGraph Ltd. Since 1996, he has lead the Company through many milestones including the architectural and algorithmic design of OrboCAR recognition engine, the development of OrboGraph’s patented Key-Pay® Technology’s Strategy and most recently the development and integration of OrboGraph’s check processing automation services.

He holds multiple degrees including: Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA program (2000) of Northwestern University and Tel-Aviv University; Master of Science in Computer Science (1985) from Tel-Aviv University; Master of Science in Operations Research (1980) from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology; and Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (1978) from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. As Co-President and CTO, he is dedicated to maintaining the Company's uncompromising commitment to product quality and performance.

Stewart H. Levine

Chief Operating Officer

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Stew Levine is the Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for providing strategic and tactical leadership to the Client Services and Operation teams by working directly with customer support, project management, and integration teams. Additional responsibilities include being part of the OrboGraph Leadership Team to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. Levine joined OrboGraph in 2008 and brought with him 20+ years of experience managing technical groups, an acute appreciation for the demands of production environments, and a great understanding of the importance of relationship building with customers, vendors and co-workers.

Joseph J. Gregory

Chief Strategy Officer

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Joe Gregory, Chief Strategy Officer, oversees the strategic direction of OrboGraph and the tactical marketing activities for OrboGraph, including the market initiatives for OrboGraph check recognition, fraud detection and healthcare payments. Joe started with OrboGraph in 1998 and has been in the check processing industry for over 25 years. In June of 2009, Joe graduated from the University of Phoenix with an MBA in Marketing.

Brad Hobdy

Chief Financial Officer

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Brad Hobdy serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for the financial growth and fiscal stability for OrboGraph, aligning financial goals with overall business objectives. Brad joined OrboGraph in 2022, and holds his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license. He also holds an MBA from Sullivan University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Morehead State University.

Yaron Katzir

Vice President of Product Management

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Yaron Katzir, Vice President of Product Management, is responsible for defining and executing the product strategy for OrboGraph. He is responsible for identifying market needs, and for the product roadmaps for the recognition and fraud detection products. With background in computer science and image processing, he has been with OrboGraph for over 20 years in leading roles in the R&D group and Product Management.

Frank DeVitta

Vice President of Client Services

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As the Vice President of Client Services, Frank DeVitta oversees the integration, implementation, and support of all OrboGraph products for our clients. Frank has been with OrboGraph since 2006, and has been developing and supporting strategic applications in the financial and healthcare industry for over 15 years. In the Vice President of Client Services role, Frank’s main focus is ensuring OrboGraph delivers cutting edge technology and industry leading support to our wide array of clients.

Frank holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University.

Adi Lamm

Vice President of IT and Information Security

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Adi Lamm, Vice President of IT and Information Security, is responsible for executing and maintaining the operations and IT infrastructure for OrboGraph, along with the responsibility of leading the operations & IT teams.

Adi has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and has been with OrboGraph since 2015.

Adi holds a bachelors of science in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Arik Elimelech

Vice President Research & Development

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Arik Elimelech, Vice President of Research & Development, is responsible for executing the Company’s development and implementation strategy. He oversees the Research and Development team as well as supports Client services with their R&D needs. He is responsible for all R&D projects including the development of future technology infrastructure and OrboGraph IT. He has been with OrboGraph since 1996, providing over 20 years experience with software, management, customer relations, product design, and architecture.

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OrboGraph Leadership Team

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Barry Cohen

Avikam Baltsan

Stewart H. Levine

Joseph J. Gregory

Brad Hobdy

Yaron Katzir

Frank DeVitta

Adi Lamm

Arik Elimelech

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