Dany Kleiman is IAI Corporate Vice President & General Manager BEDEK Aviation Group, effective August 2006.

Prior to that, he functioned from 2003 as the Production Division General Manager of the IAI Commercial Aircraft Group.

In 1999, he founded the Business Jets Programs organization within the Commercial Aircraft Group where he served as its G.M. The Business Jets Programs organization managed the Galaxy and Astra Programs, Special Mission Aircraft Programs, Product Support for IAI business aircraft products, and the Gulfstream 150 Development Program, generating hundreds of millions of US$ in revenues.

He rejoined the Israel Aircraft Industries-Commercial Aircraft Group in 1997 entering the Galaxy Program Office, to be appointed in 1998 Director of the Galaxy Program within the Group.

In 1993, he became the Chief Engineer for Israviation, responsible for the development of the ST-50 small, turboprop, business aircraft and in 1995, in addition to his duties as Chief Engineer he also assumed responsibilities as the Vice President for Operations.

In 1991, at the end of his military service in the I.A.F., he joined Bet Shemesh Engines as the Marketing Manager and then moved to Israel Aircraft Industries, Bedek Division, Engine Plant as Project Manager for the Barak engines.

Dany Kleiman (1960) earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, with Honors, in 1983.

He is married and has 4 children. During leisure time, he enjoys playing soccer and also going on family picnics.