Alon Pereg has had a long and rich career in military and commercial aviation.
 
His experience includes management, strategic planning and execution, operational design, international affairs and business innovation.
Alon retired after 28 years of active service in the Israeli Air Force as a fighter pilot and staff officer (Lt Col). During his service he held positions as pilot in a squadron, flight instructor in the flight academy and in the operational training unit, as well as a wide range of staff positions, international affairs and strategic planning.
 
Alon is Co-founder and CEO of MATRIX JRAP, a consulting company focused on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, mainly for military use. The company was involved in operational concepts and design of new UAV systems that were produced in the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and in several strategic plans for the IAI and other major industries in Israel.
In 2001
 
Alon founded Banner Holdings and Management Services in Israel, and as part of the company’s assistance to the IAI, he launched and headed the first innovation team of the Israel Aerospace Industries/LAHAV division, and as head of strategic planning for the division. The innovation team that Alon headed was the first and only innovation team in the IAI and is still active.
 
In 2005 Alon founded The Banner Group, based on core of top level experts in commercial aviation, mostly in USA. The group was involved in IAI’s innovative TaxiBot system, as designers of operational concepts and consultants to the project’s team. The group also carries out tasks in strategic planning, assists in development of airborne systems and advises on operational issues in commercial aviation.
 
Alon has flown as a pilot with EL AL Israel airlines, since 2004 and currently flies 747-400 and 747-400F aircraft. In his free time Alon likes to fly general aviation aircraft, mainly in the USA.

 

​Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Sciences (Ben Gurion University, 1989)