Leadership

Doron Gerstel joined Perion as CEO in April 2017. Serving as CEO for the last 16 years, he has established an outstanding ability to drive growth in hi-tech companies and competitive markets. In his previous role as CEO of Panaya, he led a company turnaround that saw an increase in annual revenue and the company’s acquisition by Infosys. He has also held CEO positions at Nolio, Syneron and Zend Technologies. Doron holds a BSc in Economics and Management from the Technion, and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Since May 2018 Mr. Gerstel serves also as a member of the Board of Directors.

Maoz is an experienced finance executive with more than a decade of experience working with NASDAQ-listed companies. Prior to joining Perion, Maoz served as Vice President of Allot Communications, where he led the full lifecycle of M&A deals, from due diligence through the final integration phase, to re-organizational and post M&A activities. Maoz also served as Controller at Tnuva and Stratasys Ltd., where he played a key role in the Objet-Stratasys merger. Earlier in his career, he served as a CPA with PwC, and holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the College of Management.

Miki Kolko has served as Perion’s Chief Technology Officer since January 2015. He has over 19 years of experience in internet and big data technologies and previously served as VP Data at Perion. Prior to this, Miki served as VP Data at LivePerson (NASDAQ:LSPN), and held various engineering management positions in other companies. He founded 3 enterprise software and internet B2C startups. Miki holds a MSc in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Bar Ilan University.

Mike Pallad is President of Undertone and is responsible for the day-to-day operations and setting the strategic direction for the company.
Mike joined Undertone from Apple, Inc., where he held key sales management roles for Apple Music and iAd. He previously held executive-level
positions at Cumulus Media and Citadel Broadcasting, overseeing
national and network sales.
Mike holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University and
resides in New York City with his wife and son.

Mike Glover is an experienced leader in the search field with a substantial amount of experience in the industry. He joined InfoSpace Inc. in 2000, playing a critical role in securing unique and long term agreements with leading search providers, and served as President of the company from 2013. He has more than 14 years of business development, sales and marketing experience and has served as a Director of Marketing at Uniglobe.com.

Ran Cohen has over 14 years’ experience leading interactive brands & developing breakthrough innovations in online advertising. He has held multiple executive roles, including co-founder & President of Legolas Media (acquired by Undertone) and VP Product & Business Development at Sizmek. He has a BA in economics from The Hebrew University & an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Eyal Kaplan joined Perion’s board in May 2018. He also serves as Chairman of Expand Investments, a consulting firm focusing on growth-through-innovation and corporate strategies. Prior to that, he was Managing General Partner with Walden Israel, a venture capital firm, and served as Director and Chairman of numerous portfolio companies. Mr. Kaplan holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BSc degree (with Honors) in economics and management from the Technion.

Doron Gerstel joined Perion as CEO in April 2017. Serving as CEO for the last 16 years, he has established an outstanding ability to drive growth in hi-tech companies and competitive markets. In his previous role as CEO of Panaya, he led a company turnaround that saw an increase in annual revenue and the company’s acquisition by Infosys. He has also held CEO positions at Nolio, Syneron and Zend Technologies. Doron holds a BSc in Economics and Management from the Technion, and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Since May 2018 Mr. Gerstel serves also as a member of the Board of Directors.

Dror Erez joined Perion’s Board of Directors in January 2014. He is the founder and CTO of Conduit, one of Israel’s largest Internet companies. Prior to founding Conduit, Dror co-founded Effective–i, a learning system that categorized, organized, and delivered information to shorten search cycles within an enterprise. Dror has extensive experience in Internet, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and cloud technologies. He holds a B.A. in Physics and Computers from Bar Ilan University.

Roy Gen has served on Perion’s Board of Directors since January 2014. Roy serves as CFO of Conduit, overseeing the company’s financial activities, compliance directives, and corporate operations. He has more than 16 years of experience in corporate and international financial management. Prior to joining Conduit, Roy served as VP Finance at Exanet. He is a CPA, and holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting, and and MBA from Tel Aviv University.

Ms. Sarit Firon serves as managing partner of Cerca Partners, a VC investment fund. In addition, Ms. Firon serves as chairperson of the board of myThings, and as a director at the following companies: Datorama, MediWound, and Evogene Agritech. Previously, Ms. Firon served as CEO of Extreme Reality and held several CFO positions at various tech companies including MediaMind, Kenshoo and P-Cube. She holds a B.A. in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University.

Mike Vorhaus is President of Magid Advisors, a leading strategic consulting firm. He also serves on the Advisory Board at Digital Media Wire Inc. He is a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV. He previously worked for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and for two White House administrations. Mike has a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Wesleyan University and completed the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Management Development Program.

Avichay Nissenbaum has over 25 years of experience in the software industry and is a cofounder and general partner at lool ventures. Prior to lool ventures, Avichay co-founded and served as CEO of Yedda.com (acquired by AOL). He previously co-founded SmarTeam, a market leader in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), which was acquired by Dassault Systems (NASDAQ: DASTY). Avichay has a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A in Economics from Bar Ilan University.