Mrs. Dita Bronicki is the co-founder, together with her husband, Mr. Lucien Y. Bronicki, of the Ormat Group of Companies (1965 – Present) and has worked in the power industry since 1965. Mrs. Bronicki is a member of the Board of Directors and the CEO of Ormat Technologies, Inc., and various of its subsidiaries. Ormat Technologies, Inc., a NYSE listed company (symbol ORA), its parent, engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power business. Ormat designs, develops, builds, owns and operates geothermal and recovered energy power plants using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology and manufactures the power generating equipment for these power plants. Ormat is a pioneer and a leader in the manufacture of ORC power equipment. Ormat currently operates the following geothermal power plants: in the United States - Brady, Heber, Mammoth, Ormesa, Puna and Steamboat; in Guatemala – Zunil and Amatitlan; in Kenya - Olkaria; and in Nicaragua - Momotombo. In the U.S., Ormat owns and operates four OREG1 Recovered Energy Generation plants. In addition to serving on the Board of the Ormat Group of Companies, Mrs. Bronicki was a director of Bet Shemesh Engines, a manufacturer of jet engines. In addition, Mrs.Bronicki was a member of the Board of Directors of OPTI Canada Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange), and is a member of the Board of Orbotech Ltd., a NASDAQ-listed manufacturer of equipment for inspecting and imaging circuit boards and display panels. From 1994 to 2001, Mrs. Bronicki was on the Advisory Board of the Bank of Israel Mrs.Bronicki’s energy, enterprise and talent have helped make the Ormat Group a leader in the field of renewable energy production, in line with the most advanced and largest energy companies in the world. Mrs. Bronicki earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and Public Administration from Hebrew University in 1965 and advanced studies in the field of management, finance and marketing. |
