Meet Afimilk:
Crafting the future of dairy farming
Meet our leadership team
Yuval uses his robust management experience to drive Afimilk's technology and direct its business to meet Afimilk's ambitious vision.
Yuval joined Afimilk in 2011. He brought with him extensive experience building fast-growing, high-tech companies in Israel and the United States, as well as his knowledge and experience in dairy farming.
Among his accomplishments, Yuval was co-founder and CEO of Riverhead Networks (sold to CISCO), and CEO of Olive Software.
As VP Business at Afimilk, Jecka is responsible developing long-term strategies, building key partnerships, and driving revenue growth. Jecka brings years of international experience in Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, Product distribution and Customer Success across multiple industries. Prior to joining Afimilk, Jecka served as Chief Commercial Officer at Kornit Digital, where she led global Go-To-Market activities. She was also the US General Manager for SodaStream, the CEO and President of Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks of North America and spent over a decade in various Sales and Operational positions in Comverse. Jecka holds an Executive MBA from Tel Aviv University and BAs in Computer Science, Economics, and Business Administration.
VP Global Operations & Customers Support
Gil Solovey
Gil makes sure our global operations, sales operations, supply chain, procurement, customer support, engineering, quality & IT are streamlined, intuitive and coordinated to support our diverse needs.
Before joining Afimilk, Gil was EVP of Global Operations at publicly traded hi-tech companies Ceragon Networks, Orbit Technologies, and HP Scitex.
Gil's years of experience in managing operations, formulating policies, and professional management in the high-tech Industry is invaluable.
VP Human Resources Itay Dromi
Itay implements and supervises strategic staffing plans to ensure Afimilk recruits and maintains the best talent.
Itay brings over 20 years of global experience in Human Resources and Organizational Development Management.
He served as VP of Human Resources at Enzymotec, which develops and manufactures nutritional ingredients and medical foods. He has also held multiple senior HR roles at Teva Pharmaceutical, Ultrashape, and Delta Galil Industries.
VP Product and Customer Success
Oren Drori
Oren steers Afimilk's product vision, from inception to development. He pursues new products that will change dairy operations, and increase farm profitability.
Before joining Afimilk, Oren served as COO & VP of Products at Cardiologic Innovations. He was also co-founder and CEO of Surgix. Both companies were involved in innovative medical technology development.
He also brings extensive experience in executive product management, marketing, and strategic planning positions at Comverse and Commtouch.
Robotics Development Leader
Niv Pinsky
Niv is currently spearheading Afimilk's robotic development group.
In the 20 years that he has been with Afimilk, he has served in key product manager and development roles.
Niv led the product development group for several of our core products, including: active tags (MEMS), milk meters (MPC), the tagging system for long-distance broadcasts, and AfiAct 2. He also kicked off our transformation to the new generation of programming for AfiFarm.
During Niv's tenure as head of Afimilk's innovation group, the company yielded four different products.
VP Research and Development
Nir Oppenheim
Nir leads forward our research and development team. Nir joined Afimilk in 2010 and led the software development in the company for ten years. During those 10 years Nir led the development of AfiFarm's new generation and established Afimilk's Cloud platform. Before joining Afimilk Nir served as a SW manager in Motorola, leading the development of various cellular products.
Chief Financial Officer
Elina Gordon
As Afimilk Chief Financial Officer, Elina is responsible for leading the company’s ongoing global financial activities and advancing sustainable growth and profitability. Elina brings years of experience as a seasoned, high energy global finance and business executive with a track record of improving operating performance, increasing value, building, and leading highly engaged cross-functional teams to deliver strong results in both public and private companies. Prior to joining Afimilk, Elina served as Head of Global Business Finance and CFO Operations of Netafim and held various executive financial management positions in leading companies.
Our Values
Creativity & Innovation
Initiative & Follow-through
Communication & Transparency
Courage & Accountability
Sustainability Goals
We believe that responsible agriculture and profitable agriculture are one and the same. We offer Farmers, managing their land, water, animals, and producing nutritious food for present and future generations, automating dairy farm solutions for smart farming. Here at Afimilk, our innovative technology helps farmers efficiently manage their farms by using fewer resources to produce the same amount of food.
Our goal is to help dairy farmers optimize their operations toward profitability and sustainability.
Our service
Our global dealers' network ensures you have excellent service and extensive knowledge
Our 250 dealers worldwide go beyond expectations to reach your farm and supply the right solution for you. They will be there when you need support. Afimilk trains and updates its dealers, nonstop, so they provide you with the best service.
We're hiring
Working for Afimilk means being part of the leading team of technology and dairy experts. If you’re passionate about bringing cutting-edge solutions to the dairy community, we want to hear from you.
1977
Foundation of Afimilk (at the time S.A.E Afikim) in Kibbuz Afikim
1979
The first electronic milk meter in the world
1981
First use of conductivity for mastitis detection
1984
First commercial heat detection pedometer
1993
First dairy farm management system
Afi History
2000
First integrated milking point controller
2008
First in-line milk analyzer
2013
First two-way wireless cow activity monitoring system
2017
Afimilk acquires Scottish company Silent Herdsman, a specialist in cow sensors technology
2020
Transforming the Future of the Dairy Farm
Innovation, dependability and cow expertise are the integral components of Afimilk DNA. From the very first electronic milk meter to today’s cloud solutions, we deliver revolutionary technology that shape great possibilities.
First ICAR milk meter
Afi Tech
Transforming the Future of the Dairy Farm
Innovation, dependability and cow expertise are the integral components of Afimilk DNA. From the very first electronic milk meter to today’s cloud solutions, we deliver revolutionary technology that shape great possibilities.
First Integrated farm management SW
Transforming the Future of the Dairy Farm
Innovation, dependability, and cow expertise have been (and continue to be) an integral part of Afimilk DNA. It all started with the development of the first electronic milk meter.
First heat detection system
Transforming the Future of the Dairy Farm
Innovation, dependability, and cow expertise have been (and continue to be) an integral part of Afimilk DNA. It all started with the development of the first electronic milk meter.
First milk analyzer
Transforming the Future of the Dairy Farm
Innovation, dependability, and cow expertise have been (and continue to be) an integral part of Afimilk DNA. It all started with the development of the first electronic milk meter.
First robot solution for intensive farming