Board of Directors

In 1996, Katz founded Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), a global provider of high capacity wireless networking solutions for mobile and fixed operators and private networks, serving as its President and CEO until mid-2005. Prior to founding Ceragon, Katz served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 17 years where he held a number of positions including leading the Electronic Research and Development Department of Israel’s Ministry of Defense. Katz is a two-time winner of the Israel Defense Award, Israel’s most prestigious recognition for research and development. Katz is a Venture Partner at Magma Venture Partners which specializes in early-stage investments in communication, semiconductors, internet and media, and serves on the board of directors of Siverge Networks and Green SQL. He is also a board member of Rhythmia Medical. Katz holds a B.Sc. from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Hadar joined Allot in order to complete the company's transformation to a service provider-focused global business.  For more than 20 years, he has been establishing and leading telecommunications companies and developing global businesses that address the needs of fixed and mobile service providers.  Early in his career Hadar founded and served as CEO of CTP Systems (micro cellular networks) until its acquisition by DSP Communications (NASDAQ: DSPC). Hadar continued with DSPC's executive management team for two years, and subsequently the company was acquired by Intel.  Hadar went on to co-found Ensemble Communications, a pioneer in the broadband wireless space and the WiMax standard, where he served as executive vice president, sales and marketing. Following that, Hadar served as CEO of Native Networks where he was instrumental in successfully shaping the company into a market-driven provider of MPLS based solutions to tier-1 telecoms and in orchestrating the company’s ultimate acquisition by Alcatel.   Hadar holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology.

In 1992, Jacoby founded Armon Networking, a manufacturer of RMON-based network management solutions, which was sold to Bay Networks in 1996. Following this acquisition, Jacoby continued on as General Manager of Bay Network’s Network Management Division from 1996-1997.  Prior to this, he held a variety of engineering and marketing management positions at Tekelec, a manufacturer of telecommunication monitoring and diagnostic equipment.  Throughout his career, Jacoby has founded several start-ups in the communications field, serving on their board of directors and taking an active role in guiding the companies.  Jacoby has a B.A. cum laude in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Southern California.

Benjamini currently serves as the CFO of Wixpress Ltd., a company that provides online tools that enable anyone to create web flash content. Prior to joining Wixpress, Benjamini served as CFO of CopperGate Communications Ltd., a leading fabless semiconductor company in home entertainment networking between 2007 and 2011.  Between 2000 and 2007, Benjamini served as CFO of Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN), where she managed a private placement and the company's IPO in August of 2000. Earlier in her career Benjamini served as CFO at Phone-Or Ltd. and as CFO at Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd..  Nurit holds a B.A. in Economics and Business, and an MBA in Finance, both from Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Prior to joining Lehman Brothers in 1998 Levy held a number of management positions on Wall Street, including Director of Telecommunications Research at Salomon Brothers, Managing Director and Head of the Communications Research Team at Oppenheimer & Co. and a senior communications analyst at Hambrecht & Quist. Levy currently sits on the board of directors and the audit committees of two other technology companies, publicly held PCTel (NASDAQ: PCTI) a broadband wireless solutions provider, and privately held GENBAND Corporation, a leading developer of next-generation media, session and security gateway solutions. In addition, Levy also served as a director of the publicly held Tut Systems from October 2005 until its acquisition by Motorola in March 2007, and of Zhone Technologies (NASDAQ: ZHNE) until February 2010. Levy has a B.Sc. in Materials Engineering and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Previously, Mr. Baharav was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Amdocs Management Limited, where he transformed the company through vertical and horizontal expansion, various acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. Beginning in 1991 when he joined Amdocs, Mr. Baharav served as Vice President and then President of Amdocs’ principal US subsidiary, Amdocs, Inc. Four years later, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Amdocs Management, and in July 2002, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. He was instrumental in transitioning the company back to a state of growth with annual revenues more than doubling over a span of a few years following his appointment. Prior to 1991, Mr. Baharav served as Chief Operating Officer of Optrotech Ltd., a publicly held company that develops, manufactures and markets electro-optical devices. Mr. Baharav is actively involved with the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon Lezion, Israel. He is also a member of the board of directors at SeamBI, a company specializing in dynamic product placement. Mr. Baharav holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Accounting, as well as an MBA from Tel Aviv University.