HACKENSACK, N.J. and PETACH TIKVAH, Israel, Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies for neurodegenerative diseases, announced today that it has appointed Eyal Rubin as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rubin will be responsible for all corporate finance and accounting activities for BrainStorm.

Eyal Rubin joins BrainStorm from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., where he served as Vice President and Head of Corporate Treasury since 2013. While at Teva, he was responsible for Teva's cash operations (over $35 billion in annual cash transactions), cash management (over $1 billion in cash) as well as Teva's equity and debt capital market transactions (over $35 billion of debentures and term loans). From 2010 through 2013, Mr. Rubin was the Finance & Banking Manager for Cellcom Israel, LTD., where he was responsible for cash management and the operational financial aspects, including payment and control, investments, and hedging. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Rubin was Chief Financial Officer for IDT Carmel, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of IDT Corp., where he was responsible for all of the financial aspects of IDT Carmel, including budgeting, periodical reports to the parent corporation, costing, tax, and payroll.  From 2003 to 2005, he was General Manager and Chief Financial Officer for V-Secure Technologies, where he managed the mergers and acquisition process from the early stage of negotiations, due diligence until successful completion of the acquisition by Radware in December 2005.  From 1999-2003, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Finance for Sec2Wireless, where he managed the financial aspects of the reverse merger with TravelNG in 2003.        

"We are pleased to have Eyal join the BrainStorm team," said Chaim Lebovits, President and Chief Executive Officer of BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics. "He is the third senior person to join our team in 2017, following the appointments of Dr. Ralph Kern as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer, and Mary Kay Turner as Vice President of Patient Advocacy and Government Affairs. We recently initiated a Phase 3 clinical program investigating NurOwn® in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and we currently anticipate top-line data in 2019. Eyal's corporate finance experience with large commercial operations, including Teva Pharmaceuticals, will be invaluable to us."

Mr. Rubin earned his Masters of Business Administration from Bar Ilan University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a specialization in Finance, and his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the College of Management, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a specialization in Financing and IT Systems.

About BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in the development of first-of-its-kind adult stem cell therapies derived from autologous bone marrow cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The Company holds the rights to develop and commercialize its NurOwn^® technology through an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University. NurOwn has been administered to approximately 75 patients with ALS in clinical trials conducted in the United States and Israel.  In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted in the U. S., a clinically meaningful benefit was demonstrated by higher response to NurOwn compared with placebo.  For more information, visit the company's website at www.brainstorm-cell.com.

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CONTACTS
Media:
Uri Yablonka
Chief Business Officer
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.
Phone: 646-666-3188
uri@brainstorm-cell.com

Investors:
Michael Rice
LifeSci Advisors, LLC
Phone: 646-597-6979
mrice@lifesciadvisors.com

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