Leadership

Executive Team Board of Directors

Nadav Zafrir

Chief Executive Officer

Nadav Zafrir joined Check Point as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member in December 2024.

Previously, Mr. Zafrir was co-founder and managing partner at Team8, a company-building venture group focused on cyber security, data & AI, fintech, and digital health. In this capacity, Nadav and his partners built and invested in over 40 companies, and he chaired over a dozen cyber security companies. Prior to Team8, Mr. Zafrir established the Israel Defense Forces’ Cyber Command and served as Commander of the elite Unit 8200, retiring as a Brigadier General. He also serves on the Board of Directors in SolarEdge Technologies, a Nasdaq traded smart energy company, following five years as Chairperson of the Board.

Sigal Gillmore

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sigal Gillmore, Chief Human Resources Officer, oversees Check Point’s global human resources management and operations, with a focus on attracting and retaining talent around the world.

Ms. Gillmore brings over 25 years of global experience in HR strategy, operations, and leadership. Before joining Check Point, she served as the Chief People Officer at Similarweb, where she helped lead the company through its IPO and global expansion. She was previously EVP of HR at NICE and prior to that she led global Talent Acquisition for Microsoft. Ms. Gilmore is recognized for her expertise in driving organizational transformation in complex global environments and holds a BSc in Psychology and Political Science from Bar-Ilan University and an MSc in Organizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University.

Roei Golan

Chief Financial Officer

Roei Golan, Chief Financial Officer, oversees Check Point’s finance operations, including accounting, business analysis, investor relations, legal, tax and treasury.

Prior to joining Check Point in 2021, Mr. Golan worked at EY for 11 years, where he held the role of Managing Director in the Technology practice. Mr. Golan holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting and a M.B.A in finance management.

Mr. Golan is a certified public accountant.

Itai Greenberg

Chief Revenue Officer

Itai Greenberg, Chief Revenue Officer, is responsible for leading Check Point’s worldwide sales organization.

Prior to transitioning to his current role, Mr. Greenberg held the roles of Chief Strategy Officer, VP Product Management, and VP Product Marketing. Mr. Greenberg joined Check Point in 2010, after serving as VP of Product and R&D at EyeClick. Previously he held key leadership roles at Microsoft in Windows Security and Mobile divisions. Mr. Greenberg holds a B.Sc. in Information Systems from the Ben-Gurion University.

Roi Karo

Chief Strategy Officer

Roi Karo, Chief Strategy Officer at Check Point, is responsible for the company’s global strategy, business development, and M&A.

Prior to joining Check Point, Mr. Karo led Risk and Strategy at Fireblocks. Previously, he served for over 25 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, holding various senior leadership and managerial positions in strategy, intelligence, and cyber.

Mr. Karo holds a B.Sc. Computer Science and Economy and an MBA from Reichman University.

Nataly Kremer

Chief Product Officer and Head of R&D

Nataly Kremer, Chief Product Officer and Head of Research and Development, oversees all product and technology units and uses her proficiency in delivering network, security, and cloud technologies for large enterprises to meet customer needs.

Ms. Kremer brings extensive R&D and leadership experience to Check Point. She joins the company after 12 years with AT&T, where she led its Software and Delivery organization and AT&T’s center in Israel. She holds an MBA and BSc in Computer Sciences and Management from Tel Aviv University.

Sharon Schusheim

Chief Services Officer

Sharon Schusheim, Chief Services Officer, joined Check Point in 2006. During his time here he has also served as VP Sales Operations and VP Technical Services. Prior to joining Check Point, Mr. Schusheim served as Corporate VP at Paradigm Geophysical, the largest independent developer of software-enabled solutions to the global oil and gas exploration and production industry. Before that. he worked at Scitex Corporation.

Mr. Schusheim holds a BsC, Industrial Engineering from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Alex Spokoiny

Chief Information Officer

Alex Spokoiny, Chief Information Officer at Check Point, leads the company’s global IT services, including business applications, datacenters, cloud, security, and IT business continuity areas. Since joining Check Point in 2008, Mr. Spokoiny has been instrumental in building the company’s vibrant IT organization via a variety of pivotal IT roles, including VP of Information Systems.

Prior to joining Check Point, Mr. Spokoiny held engineering leadership positions in the Israeli Air Force. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Technion – Israeli Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Information Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He wrote his dissertation on the application of Artificial Intelligence in medicine and has published several research papers in scientific journals.

Jonathan Zanger

Chief Technology Officer

Jonathan Zanger, Chief Technology Officer, leads Check Point’s strategy and initiatives across artificial intelligence and broader technological innovation. With a deep technical foundation and a track record of scaling advanced technologies, he plays a central role in shaping the future of AI-powered cyber security and driving forward-thinking solutions across the organization.

Prior to Check Point, Mr. Zanger was CTO at Trigo, where he built and scaled a cutting-edge AI and computer vision platform that powers frictionless checkout experiences and loss prevention solutions for retailers. Earlier in his career, he led R&D operations for Israel’s elite Unit 8200, overseeing mission-critical cyber security programs with national strategic impact. Mr. Zanger holds dual master’s degrees — an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and an MBA — from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a BS in Computer Science and Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Gil Shwed

Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board

Gil Shwed is the founder of Check Point. He transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board in December 2024. He is considered the inventor of the modern firewall and author of several patents, such as the company’s Stateful Inspection technology.

Mr. Shwed has received numerous accolades, including the Israel Prize for his contributions to the Israeli tech industry and philanthropy, honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University, the World Economic Forum’s Global Leader for Tomorrow for his commitment to public affairs and leadership in areas beyond immediate professional interests, and the Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award for his innovative contribution to business and technology. Mr. Shwed is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Youth University of Tel Aviv University, a Tel Aviv University Governor and founder of the University’s Check Point Institute for Information Security.

Mr. Shwed chairs the board of directors of Yeholot Association – founded by the Rashi Foundation, the Yeholot Association’s charter focuses on, among other things, reducing Israel’s high school dropout rates.

Nadav Zafrir

Chief Executive Officer

Nadav Zafrir joined Check Point as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member in December 2024.

Yoav Chelouche

Lead Independent Director

Yoav Z. Chelouche has served on our board of directors since 2006. Mr. Chelouche has also served as one of our outside directors under the Israeli Companies Law since 2006. Mr. Chelouche has been Managing Partner of Aviv Venture Capital since August 2000. He serves on boards of directors of certain Aviv companies. Prior to joining Aviv Venture Capital, Mr. Chelouche served as a President and Chief Executive Officer of Scitex Corp., a world leader in digital imaging and printing systems, from December 1994 until July 2000. From August 1979 until December 1994, Mr. Chelouche held various managerial positions with Scitex, including VP Strategy and Business Development, VP Marketing and VP Finance for Europe. Mr. Chelouche is a member of the board of directors of a number of private companies. He was also a board member and until 2015 co-Chairman of IATI-Israel Advanced Technology Industries, an Israeli nonprofit organization that researches, develops and advocates policies that promote Israel’s high-tech ecosystem through activities in training, tuition, business development, public relations and public policy advocacy. Mr. Chelouche is a board member of Tower Semiconductor Ltd., Malam Team Ltd., and until February 2024 served as an external director of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Mr. Chelouche earned B.A. in Economics and Statistics from Tel Aviv University, and an M.B.A. from INSEAD University in Fontainebleau, France.

Dafna Gruber

Director

Dafna Gruber serves as a Chief Financial Officer of Netafim Ltd., a private company, and prior to that as chief financial officer in various companies including Aqua security Ltd. and Clal Industries Ltd. From 2007 to 2015, Ms. Gruber served as the Chief Financial Officer of NICE Ltd., a public company traded on Nasdaq and TASE. responsible, inter alia, for finance, operation, MIS and IT, legal and investor relations. From 1996 until 2007, Ms. Gruber was part of Alvarion Ltd., a public company traded on Nasdaq and TASE, mostly as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gruber currently serves as an Independent or External Director at ICL Group Ltd. and Cellebrite DI Ltd. Ms. Gruber is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv.

Tzipi Ozer-Armon

CEO, Lumenis Limited

Tzipi Ozer-Armon has served on our board of directors since 2023. Ms. Ozer-Armon serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Lumenis Ltd. since May 2012. Before joining Lumenis, Ms. Ozer-Armon headed the Japanese market activities of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SanDisk Corporation. Previously, Ms. Ozer-Armon also served as VP & General Manager of MSystems Ltd. Ms. Ozer-Armon is a director of Strauss Group Ltd. and ICL Group Ltd. Ms. Ozer-Armon holds a B.A. magna cum laude in Economics and an M.B.A. degree majoring in Finance and Marketing from Tel Aviv University and she is an AMP graduate of the Harvard Business School.

Ray Rothrock

Chairman of Redseal Inc.

Ray Rothrock has served on our board of directors since 1995. Mr. Rothrock has also served as one of our outside directors under the Israeli Companies Law since 2000 and as a director under Roku, Inc. Mr. Rothrock is a Partner emeritus at Venrock, a venture capital firm, where he was a member since 1988 and a general partner since 1995. He retired from Venrock in 2013. Presently, Mr. Rothrock is the Chairman of RedSeal, Inc., a cybersecurity analytics company. Mr. Rothrock served as the Chief Executive Officer of RedSeal, Inc. from February 2014 until May 2020. Mr. Rothrock is a director of Nasdaq-listed Roku, Inc, NYSE-listed Centrus Energy Corp., and a number of private companies. Mr. Rothrock is a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation, and a Trustee of the Aerospace Corporation. Mr. Rothrock received a B.S. in Engineering from Texas A&M University, an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Tal Shavit

Organizational Consultant

Dr. Tal Shavit has served on our board of directors since 2000. Dr. Shavit is an organizational consultant specializing in international collaboration between Israeli and American companies, consulting in the management of cultural differences in order to forge effective collaboration. Her work with leading management teams includes the definition of organizational culture as the engine of the company’s activities. She consults with companies undergoing structural change with emphasis on organizational growth through effective mergers and acquisitions and a redefining of management roles in order to meet market changes.

Jill Smith

Director

Jill D. Smith has served on our board of directors since 2023. Ms. Smith brings more than 25 years of international leadership experience, including 17 years as chief executive officer of private and public companies in the technology and information services markets. Ms. Smith previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Minds, an IP commercialization company, from March 2017 through June 2019, and prior to that she served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of DigitalGlobe Inc., a global provider of satellite imagery products and services. Ms. Smith started her career as a consultant at Bain & Company, where she rose to become Partner. She subsequently joined Sara Lee as Vice President, and went on to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of eDial, a VoIP collaboration company, and of SRDS, a business-to-business publishing firm. She also served as Chief Operating Officer of Micron Electronics, and co-founded Treacy & Company, a consulting and boutique investment business. Ms. Smith currently serves as a director of R1 RCM Inc. and MDA Space.

Jerry Ungerman

Director

Jerry Ungerman joined the Board of Directors in 2005, and previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board (2005-2020) and Chairman of the Board (2020-2024). From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Ungerman served as our President and before that, from 1998 until 2000, he served as an Executive Vice President. Prior to joining us, Mr. Ungerman accumulated more than 30 years of high-tech sales, marketing and management experience at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a data storage company and a member of the Hitachi, Ltd. group. He began his career with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), a global technology products and services company, after earning a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Shai Weiss

CEO, Virgin Atlantic Limited

Shai Weiss has served on our board of directors since 2018. Mr. Weiss is the Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Atlantic, one of the most innovative airlines in the world. Mr. Weiss joined Virgin Atlantic as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in July 2014 from Virgin Management Ltd, where he had been an Investment Partner since 2012 and was a Founding Partner of Virgin Green Fund. Prior to joining Virgin Group, he held several senior management positions at ntl:Telewest (now Virgin Media), the UK and Europe’s largest cable operator. Mr. Weiss was part of the turn-around of ntl with roles including Managing Director of Consumer Products, Director of Operations, and Director of Financial Planning for the Consumer division. Mr. Weiss was also behind the merger between Virgin Mobile UK and ntl:Telewest and the re-brand to Virgin Media. Prior to ntl, Mr. Weiss established the European office of early-stage technology venture fund JVP and was a senior associate with Morgan Stanley. He holds an M.B.A. degree from Columbia University and a BBA degree from City University of New York, Baruch College.

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