OUR STAFF

The CityBook staff is comprised of over 200 highly motivated and experienced employees with specialties in a wide range of key business functions. All of our employees are computer-savvy, native English speakers who have demonstrated the ability to meet the most diverse client needs with skill, creativity and dedication.

CityBook invests significant resources on continuing education and on-site training to ensure that our employees achieve equal or higher levels of proficiency than their most sought-after American counter-parts – all at very competitive rates. Our goal is to provide you with a professional and high-functioning back office that fully supports your company, allowing you to focus exclusively on building your business.

BIOS

Eli Kazhdan is CEO of CityBook Services, Ltd. He earned his BA with Honors from Harvard University in Government and International Relations, and his LLB from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prior to his current position, Mr. Kazhdan was the CEO of StartUp Jerusalem, an economic development corporation focused on attracting investments to Jerusalem and creating employment opportunities in Israel’s capital. From 1996-2002, Mr. Kazhdan served in senior economic positions in the Israeli Government. He was the Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Industry & Trade, and then the Chief of Staff in the Ministry of Interior – and was intimately involved with the policy development of these two ministries.

Andy Behr is COO of CityBook Services, Ltd. She earned her undergraduate BS and post graduate in computer science at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to her current position, Ms. Behr served as the Senior Financial Analyst at IDT Global Services in Israel, with overall responsibility for financial analysis and business modeling and directing the call center as it grew from 80 to over 1,000 employees. From 1996-2001, she commenced her career as a business and financial analyst with Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN), the second largest cellular telephony network in South Africa. There, in addition to her financial role, she played a leading part in launching new technologies, forging strategic alliances and facilitating the growth of the company from 100 to over 2,000 employees.

Deena Porat has been Director of Human Resources for CityBook Services Ltd. since 2006. She is a cum laude graduate of Queens College, City University of New York, with a degree in Psychology. Ms. Porat has over 20 years of professional experience in Israel including with the World Zionist Organization and with JDC-Israel. She moved into the business world as Human Resources Manager of Visionix Ltd., and then as Director of Human Resources at IDT Ltd., growing the company from 250 to 650 employee – the largest outsourcing company in Israel at the time. Ms. Porat has deep experience in the full spectrum of Human Resources activities, including recruitment, employee rights, legal issues and employee welfare and benefits.

Arnon Wiener, Esq. is Chief Legal Officer of Citybook Services Ltd. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999, where he was a recipient of the Nordlinger Behrend Scholarship Award for academic achievement. In 1999, Mr. Wiener was admitted to the Maryland State Bar, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Maryland Bar. He also served as a judicial law clerk for the 5th District, Circuit Court of Maryland. After clerking, Mr. Wiener worked as an attorney at the law firms Venable, LLP, and Blades and Rosenfeld, P.A. His areas of practice included complex construction, real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Wiener has represented large real estate developers, as well as both shopping center owners and tenants, in various aspects of negotiating commercial leases and otherwise resolving commercial lease disputes through the judicial system.

Menashe Aaron is Chief Technology Officer for CityBook Services Ltd. In 1998, he obtained his Microsoft Certified Professional Diploma, and was certified as a Web Master in 2000 by the John Bryce Training Center.  Mr. Aaron worked as a Web Developer, Webmaster and IT administrator at two hi-tech start-ups, Portal-Match and Business Layers.  His areas of expertise include the Microsoft Windows environment, servers and applications, LAN and WAN setup, management, security, hardware and software, as well as IT department management.