Check Point Software, an American-Israeli cyber security platform, announced the appointment of Nadav Zafrir as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Zafrir will assume the CEO role in December 2024 and will join Check Point’s Board of Directors upon shareholder approval at Check Point’s next Annual General Meeting. Gil Shwed will become Executive Chairman of the Board.
For the past ten years, Nadav Zafrir has been a co-founder and managing partner at Team8, a venture creation and venture capital fund. He has built, invested in, and chaired 17 cyber security companies, in addition to dozens of other technology companies he has consulted and mentored.
“We are concluding a thorough CEO search process after examining candidates from around the world and found the perfect individual. Nadav Zafrir has been a key leader in the global cybersecurity ecosystem for over a decade,” said Mr. Gil Shwed, Founder & CEO of Check Point. “I admire his achievements and leadership skills and I am excited about his appointment, and believe he is the right leader to take Check Point to new heights.”
“I am honored to join Check Point, a pioneer that shaped modern cyber security and a hotbed for entrepreneurship,” said Nadav Zafrir on appointment at Checkpoint. “Check Point is uniquely positioned to lead the development of the next stage of security for our complex world. I look forward to working with the company’s accomplished leadership team and Gil to write the next chapter in Check Point’s growth.”
Nadav holds an LLB from the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Centre and an MBA from the Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA program at Tel Aviv University.
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