Amit Ancikovsky is Vice President and General Manager Americas Airspan Networks Inc. Before joining Airspan in February 2003 Mr. Ancikovsky was President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilat Latin America Inc and served in various senior positions in Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Mr. Ancikovsky has extensive experience in the Americas telecommunications market and managed large and complex deployments of government sponsored telecommunications projects in the region. Mr. Ancikovsky holds Master of Science in accounting and finance from Tel Aviv University in Israel a law degree and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he served as an Assistant Professor. Mr. Ancikovsky was the recipient of the General Excellency Award during his military service in the Israeli Defense Forces.