Leadership

Nadav Zafrir

Chief Executive Officer

Nadav Zafrir è entrato a far parte di Check Point come CEO e Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione nel dicembre 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 previously served on the Board of Directors in SolarEdge Technologies, a Nasdaq traded smart energy company, following five years as Chairperson of the Board.

Roei Golan

Direttore finanziario

Roei Golan, direttore finanziario, supervisiona le operazioni finanziarie di Check Point, tra cui contabilità, analisi aziendale, relazioni con gli investitori, legale, fiscale e tesoreria.

Prima di entrare in Check Point nel 2021, Golan ha lavorato per 11 anni presso EY, dove ha ricoperto il ruolo di direttore generale nella pratica tecnologica. Golan ha conseguito una laurea in Economia e contabilità e un master in gestione finanziaria. Il signor Golan è un commercialista certificato.

Jonathan Zanger

Direttore tecnologico

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.

Nataly Kremer

Direttore prodotto e responsabile ricerca e sviluppo

Nataly Kremer, direttrice dei prodotti e responsabile della ricerca e sviluppo, supervisiona tutte le unità di prodotto e tecnologia e utilizza la sua competenza nella fornitura di tecnologie di rete, sicurezza e cloud per le grandi aziende per soddisfare le esigenze dei clienti.

La signora Kremer apporta una vasta esperienza nell'ambito della ricerca e sviluppo e leadership in Check Point. Entra a far parte dell'azienda dopo 12 anni trascorsi con AT&T, dove ha guidato l'organizzazione Software e Delivery e il centro AT&T in Israele. Ha conseguito un master e una laurea in informatica e gestione presso l'Università di Tel Aviv.

Adam Ely

General Manager, AI Security

Adam Ely is General Manager of AI Agent Security at Check Point, where he leads the AI Security team. Prior to this role, Mr. Ely served as CISO at Fidelity Investments before going on to lead Fidelity’s Digital group including the AI product & COE groups. He has also held roles including Deputy CISO and CISO eCommerce at Walmart, co-founded Bluebox Security, acquired in 2016, and held similar roles at Salesforce and The Walt Disney Company. In addition to these roles, Mr. Ely served on the Board of Directors of fintech Akoya and previously taught Enterprise Risk Management at Columbia University.

Gil Friedrich

General Manager, Workspace Security

Gil Friedrich brings more than 20 years of experience to Check Point. Gil leads the Workspace Security Business Unit, protecting employees from advanced AI-powered threats and spearheading self-driving security to make workspace security tools fully autonomous.

Yochai Corem

General Manager, Exposure Management

Yochai Corem leads the Exposure Management organization— a practice built from the acquisitions of Cyberint, Veriti, and Cyclopes. He joined Check Point through the acquisition of Cyberint where he served as CEO. Yochai has over 20 years of experience spanning sales, product management, marketing, and business development across the cybersecurity industry. Prior to Check Point, Yochai held senior leadership roles at CYE, Cyberbit, 3i-MIND, and Verint. He holds multiple registered cybersecurity patents applied in commercial products and is a recognized voice in Israeli cybersecurity innovation. Yochai is a former officer in the Israeli Intelligence Unit 8200, holds an MBA from Reichman University (IDC) and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Cum Laude, from Tel Aviv University.

Sherif Seddik

Direttore delle entrate

Sherif Seddik, Chief Revenue Officer, is responsible for leading Check Point’s worldwide Go To Market organization. He joined Check Point in May 2023 as President EMEA, was promoted to President of International Sales in 2024, and advanced into his current role in 2026.

With more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Sherif brings a strong track record of driving growth at scale. He has held senior leadership roles at Citrix, Microsoft, and NCR, spanning sales, go‑to‑market strategy, and regional management, and has lived and worked in eight countries, giving him deep insight into global markets and the ability to lead diverse, high‑performing teams across regions.

Sherif works closely with customers to help strengthen their security posture while navigating business transformation and evolving cyber threats. He partners with sales teams to align go‑to‑market strategies with customer outcomes and collaborates with partners to expand their offerings and adapt to changes in cloud and enterprise security.

Sherif holds a B.Sc. in Communications and Electronics Engineering.

Rae Roberts

President, Americas Sales

Rachel Roberts is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of scaling global organizations and driving customer-centric growth. As President of Americas Sales, she oversees the region’s go-to-market strategy, customer engagements, and business operations.

Avi Rembaum

President, Technical Sales

Avi Rembaum is the President of Technical Sales at Check Point Software Technologies. Avi joined Check Point in 2006 and has helped lead multiple innovative initiatives, including launching new services, transitioning the company’s network security gateway business to appliance-based solutions, and creating enterprise license agreement programs. Avi works daily with the company’s engineering, sales, marketing, support organizations as well as executive management.

With 25 years of experience in information security, Avi has a unique understanding of trends affecting the global Cybersecurity market. He works with customers to transform their Cybersecurity programs to address both technology transformation and evolving Cyber threats. Avi supports partner efforts to expand their service offerings and adjust to the impact of cloud on traditional enterprise software sales. He also works with sales teams to align their go-to-market efforts to customer business and security goals.

Sharon Schusheim

Chief Customer Officer

Sharon Schusheim, Chief Customer 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.

Schusheim ha conseguito una laurea in ingegneria industriale presso il Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

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.

Roi Karo

Direttore Strategico

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.

Ariel Pisetzky

Responsabile dell'informazione

Ariel Pisetzky, Chief Information Officer, leads Check Point’s global IT services. Prior to Check Point, Mr. Pisetzky led IT for high-growth, publicly traded companies, where he was responsible for large-scale, internet-facing SaaS and mission-critical enterprise infrastructure. He is known for his ability to simplify complex IT challenges and align them with tangible business outcomes, ensuring technology serves as a primary engine for agility rather than a bottleneck.

Beyond the data center and the boardroom, Mr. Pisetzky is a passionate technologist who finds inspiration in books, podcasts, and the collective wisdom of fellow IT practitioners. He believes that the most effective IT strategies are built on a foundation of continuous learning, genuine curiosity, and a collaborative spirit. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Mercy University.

Alex Spokoiny

Chief Security & Trust Officer

Alex Spokoiny, Chief Security and Trust Officer, is responsible for Check Point’s cyber security and for bringing what that uniquely demanding practice teaches to the security leaders the company serves worldwide.

Mr. Spokoiny previously served as Check Point’s Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Systems, leading the company’s global IT services across business applications, datacenters, cloud, security, and IT business continuity. He joined Check Point in 2008.

Prima di entrare in Check Point, Spokoiny ha ricoperto posizioni di leadership nel settore dell'ingegneria nell'Aeronautica militare israeliana. Ha conseguito una laurea in Informatica presso Technion (Israeli Institute of Technology) e una laurea in ingegneria dei sistemi informativi presso la Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Ha scritto la sua tesi di laurea sull'applicazione dell'intelligenza artificiale in medicina e ha pubblicato diversi articoli di ricerca in riviste scientifiche.

Gil Messing

Chief of Staff

Gil Messing is Chief of Staff at Check Point. He joined the company in 2018 and oversees strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across the leadership team, streamlining decision-making and driving the company’s most critical growth objectives. He previously led external relations for Strauss Group and served as chief advisor to Israel’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. A former King’s College research fellow (ICSR), Mr. Messing holds an MA in Law and a BA in Government with high honors in Israel’s leading universities.

Gil Shwed

Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

Gil Shwed è il fondatore di Check Point. È passato da CEO a Presidente esecutivo del Consiglio di amministrazione nel dicembre 2024. È considerato l'inventore del firewall moderno e autore di numerosi brevetti, come la tecnologia Stateful Inspection dell'azienda.

Shwed ha ricevuto numerosi premi , incluso l'Israel Prize per i suoi contributi al settore tecnologico israeliano e per la sua attività filantropica, il titolo onorario di Doctor of Science del Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), il titolo onorario di Doctor of Science della Tel Aviv University, il titolo di Global Leader for Tomorrow del World Economic Forum per il suo impegno sociale e per la leadership dimostrata in aree che vanno oltre gli interessi professionali immediati, oltre al premio Golden Plate Award della Academy of Achievement, per il suo contributo innovativo al business e alla tecnologia. Shwed è presidente del consiglio della Youth University of Tel Aviv University, uno dei direttori della Tel Aviv University e fondatore del Check Point Institute for Information Security dell'università.

Shwed presiede il Consiglio di amministrazione della Yeholot Association, fondata dalla Rashi Foundation, che, tra le altre cose, punta a ridurre il tasso di abbandono della scuola superiore in Israele.

Nadav Zafrir

Chief Executive Officer

Nadav Zafrir è entrato a far parte di Check Point come CEO e Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione nel dicembre 2024.

Yoav Chelouche

Lead Independent Director

Yoav Chelouche è nel Consiglio di amministrazione della nostra azienda dal 2006. Chelouche è anche uno dei nostri direttori esterni dal 2006, ai sensi della legge israeliana sulle società. Chelouche è Managing Partner di Aviv Venture Capital dall'agosto 2000. È membro dei consigli di amministrazione di alcune società del gruppo Aviv. Prima di entrare in Aviv Venture Capital, Chelouche è stato Presidente e CEO di Scitex Corp., leader mondiale nel campo dei sistemi di gestione delle immagini e di stampa digitale, dal dicembre del 1994 al luglio del 2000. Dal dicembre del 1979 al dicembre del 1994 Chelouche ha ricoperto varie posizioni manageriali presso Scitex, tra cui VP Strategy and Business Development, VP Marketing e VP Finance per l'Europa. Chelouche è membro del consiglio di amministrazione di numerose società private. È stato anche Board Member e fino al 2015 co-presidente di IATI-Israel Advanced Technology Industries, un'organizzazione non-profit israeliana che ricerca, sviluppa e sostiene politiche che promuovono l'ecosistema high-tech di Israele attraverso attività di formazione, insegnamento, sviluppo aziendale, pubbliche relazioni e advocacy per le politiche pubbliche. Chelouche è board member di Tower Semiconductor Ltd., Malam Team Ltd. e fino a febbraio 2024 è stato direttore esterno della Borsa di Tel Aviv (TASE). Chelouche ha conseguito una laurea di primo grado in economia e statistica presso la Tel Aviv University e una laurea magistrale presso la l'INSEAD di Fontainebleau, in Francia.

Dafna Gruber

Direttore

Dafna Gruber has served on our board of directors since 2024 and as one of our outside directors under Israel’s Companies Law. Until recently, Ms. Gruber served 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 publicly-traded company 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 ICL Group Ltd. and was previously a director of Strauss 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 Advanced Management Program graduate of the Harvard Business School.

Ray Rothrock

Presidente di Redseal Inc.

Ray Rothrock è nel Consiglio di amministrazione della nostra azienda dal 1995. Rothrock è stato anche uno dei nostri direttori esterni ai sensi della legge israeliana sulle società dal 2000 e direttore presso Roku, Inc. Rothrock è un socio emerito presso Venrock, una società di capitale di rischio, di cui è stato membro dal 1988 e socio accomandatario dal 1995. Si è ritirato da Venrock nel 2013. Attualmente, Rothrock è il presidente di RedSeal, Inc., una società di analisi della sicurezza informatica. Rothrock è stato amministratore delegato di RedSeal, Inc. da febbraio 2014 a maggio 2020. Rothrock è direttore di Roku, Inc. quotata al Nasdaq, Centrus Energy Corp. quotata al NYSE e di numerose società private. Rothrock è membro del Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation e fiduciario dell'Aerospace Corporation. Rothrock ha conseguito una laurea di primo livello in ingegneria presso la Texas A&M University, una laurea magistrale presso il Massachusetts Institute of Technology e un M.B.A. presso la Harvard Business School.

Dott.ssa Tal Shavit

Consulente aziendale

La Dott.ssa Tal Shavit è nel Consiglio di amministrazione della nostra azienda dal 2000. La Dott.ssa Shavit è una consulente aziendale specializzata in collaborazione internazionale fra società israeliane e americane, che fornisce consulenze sulla gestione delle differenze culturali allo scopo di garantire una collaborazione efficace. Il suo lavoro con i team dirigenziali include la definizione di una cultura aziendale capace di agire come forza motrice per le attività dell'azienda. Lavora con aziende che stanno attraversando una fase di cambiamento strutturale, prestando particolare attenzione alla crescita aziendale attraverso fusioni e acquisizioni efficaci, oltre alla ridefinizione dei ruoli manageriali, allo scopo di adattarsi all'evoluzione del mercato.

Jill Smith

Direttore

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 plc, 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, Inc., where she rose to become a Partner. She subsequently joined Sara Lee Corporation 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 MDA Space Ltd., and Securitas AB and was previously a director of R1 RCM Inc.

Jerry Ungerman

Direttore

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.