Ceragon Networks Ltd
Officers & Directors
Zohar Zisapel has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since we were
incorporated in 1996. Mr. Zisapel also serves as a director of RADCOM Ltd. and
Amdocs Limited, both public companies traded on NASDAQ. Mr. Zisapel founded or
invested in many companies in the fields of Communications, Cyber Security and
Automotive and serves as chairman or director of many private companies. Mr. Zisapel
received a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Technion, Haifa
Institute of Technology (“Technion”) and an M.B.A. from the Tel Aviv
University.
Ira Palti has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since August
2005. From January 2003 to August 2005, Mr. Palti was Chief Executive Officer
of Seabridge Ltd., a Siemens company that is a global leader in the area of broadband
services and networks. Prior to joining Seabridge, he was the Chief Operating
Officer of VocalTec Communications Ltd., responsible for sales, marketing, customer
support and product development. Among the positions he held before joining VocalTec
was founder of Rosh Intelligent Systems, a company providing software maintenance
and AI diagnostic solutions and one of the first startups in Israel. Mr. Palti
received a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science (magna cum laude) from the
Tel Aviv University.
Doron Arazi has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since 2014. During 2016 Mr. Arazi was appointed as Deputy CEO while continuing
to carry the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Arazi joined Ceragon as CFO
after a long, successful career with Amdocs where he managed the business relationship
with a U.S. Tier 1 mobile operator and was responsible for hundreds of employees.
Prior to Amdocs, Mr. Arazi looked after the financial and growth activities of
other high-tech companies in the telecommunications sector, including serving
as CFO of Allot Communications and VP of Finance at Verint. Mr. Arazi is a CPA
and holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Accounting as well as an MBA degree focusing
on Finance and Insurance, both from the Tel Aviv University.
Nurit Kruk-Zilca has served as our Executive Vice President, Human Resources since
April 2014. From July 2005 until March 2014, Ms. Kruk-Zilca served in various
positions in our human resources department, the last one as VP Global HR, responsible
for all human resources. From 2000 until July 2005 she was a talent acquisition
and sourcing specialist for Intel Israel. Ms. Kruk-Zilca received a B.A. in Leadership
& Education and an M.A. in Organizational Sociology from the Tel Aviv University.
Yuval Reina has served as our Executive Vice President Global Products and Services
since joining Ceragon in 2015. He is responsible for the conception, creation
and delivery of leading-edge wireless backhaul solutions. With more than 25 years
in management of large-scale, multidisciplinary projects and sizeable R&D
organizations, Mr. Reina brings a wide breadth of experience along with a sharp
focus on innovation and product delivery. Mr. Reina holds a B.Sc. (cum laude)
in Electrical Engineering and a M.Sc. (summa cum laude) in Management from the
Ben-Gurion University.
Oz Zimerman has served as our Executive Vice President Global Corporate Development
since 2014. He joined the company in March 2013. Oz brings with him over 20 years
of global executive business experience in sales, marketing and business development.
From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Zimerman was Corporate VP Marketing and Business Development
at DSP Group (DSPG), where he was responsible for leading the companys overall
marketing activities, M&A and supporting its worldwide expansion. Prior to
joining DSP Group, Oz was VP Marketing at Comverse, where he led global positioning
and developed partnerships. Before joining Comverse, he was VP Channels Sales,
Business Development and Strategic Marketing at ECI Telecom, and prior to his
work at ECI, he was Engagement Manager at Shaldor, a leading management consulting
firm. Mr. Zimerman holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management from
NYU University (summa cum laude) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration
& Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.
Flavio Perrucchetti has served as our Regional President, Europe since 2015. Mr.
Perrucchetti joined Ceragon in August 2011 from SIAE Microelettronica, where he
was the Head of Sales & Marketing for Europe from 2007. Prior to that, he
was engaged for more than 20 years in sales, marketing and management activities
in the telecommunications market, including as the Head of Sales for Europe &
Key Accounts Manager for Italy for a major telecom service provider, and as Head
of International Sales & Marketing for a major microwave manufacturer where
was responsible for Latin America, the Far East and Northern Europe. Mr. Perrucchetti
holds a M.Sc. in Biology and also participated in graduate studies in Environmental
Chemistry at the Università degli Studi di Milano.
Ram Prakash Tripathi has served as our Regional President, India since 2002. Prior
to joining Ceragon, Mr. Tripathi held senior managerial positions at several companies
including Stratex and Reliance, and has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications
industry. Mr. Tripathi holds a B.Sc. in Electronics & Communication Engineering
from the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Amit Ancikovsky has served as our Regional President, Latin America since 2013
and has also assumed the position of Regional President Africa in 2015. Prior
to joining Ceragon, Mr. Ancikovsky held a number of management positions at Airspan
Networks Inc., including President of Sales & Products. Before that, Mr. Ancikovsky
served as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development for Gilat
Networks Latin America, a world leader in VSAT technologies. Mr. Ancikovsky holds
a B.A. in Accounting and Economics and an LL.B. from the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem.
Charles (Chuck) Meyo has served as our Regional President, North America since
2012. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Meyo served as Vice President of Global Channels
and Americas Sales at Narus, Inc. and thereafter worked within the Boeing Defense,
Space and Security division (following the acquisition of Narus, Inc. by the Boeing
Company in 2011). Prior to that, Mr. Meyo was the Sales Vice President of the
IBM Global Accounts and Alliances organization at Avaya and held a variety of
successful sales and management roles at Lucent Technologies and AT&T. Mr.
Meyo holds a B.A. and B.Sc. from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Ceragon Networks Ltd currently has 1091 employees.
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