Alma Lasers is Winner in Fast 50 for 2nd Consecutive Year
Alma Lasers Ltd. announced today that, for the second consecutive year, the company is a winner in the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 50. The 2006 Israeli Fast 50 program ranks Israeli technology companies based on their annualized five-year percentage growth in revenue between 2001 and 2005 based on audited figures. This year, the average revenue growth rate of the winners was significantly higher than in 2005, so Alma Lasers' inclusion among this year's winners is an even more notable accomplishment.Asher Mechlovich, the partner in charge of the Deloitte Brighman Almagor Israel Technology Fast 50 Program said, "Being one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Israel is an impressive accomplishment. We commend Alma Lasers for making the Deloitte Brighman Almagor Israel Technology Fast 50 with a phenomenal 3,038% growth rate over five years."
At the award ceremony held today in Tel Aviv, Israel in the presence of the former Finance Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Alma Lasers President Ziv Karni, Ph.D. received the award. The company has been selected for participation in the European Technology Fast 500 program, to be held in Paris on November 27th, with the participation of companies from all over Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Dr. Karni remarking on this achievement said,
"Our company strategy is growth oriented; we continue to seek new markets, develop exciting new solutions for our customers, and to expand our R&D efforts to capture new opportunities." "We are very proud of our ranking of number 5 on the Fast 50 list for 2006," said Alma Lasers CEO Howard Kelly. "Credit for this remarkable accomplishment goes equally to our constantly expanding group of satisfied customers, our excellent distributors around the world and our highly productive employees."