Cognyte Software CGNT

Mr. Sharon has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since February 1, 2021, the effective date of the spin-off. Previously, he served as the President of Verint's Cyber Intelligence Solutions business since February 2016. Since joining Verint in 1997, Mr. Sharon held a broad range of management positions in the Cyber Intelligence Solutions business, including Senior Vice President of Products, R&D and Delivery, Senior Vice President of Strategic Programs, and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Abadi has served as Chief Financial Officer since the completion of the spin-off. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Verint's Cyber Intelligence Solutions division since 2012. Mr. Abadi has more than two decades of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining Verint, he served as the EMEA Finance Controller for Polycom in Netherlands and as Senior Finance Manager for Polycom in Israel. He also spent over five years in various capacities at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its New York and Israel offices.

Mr. Cohen has served as our Chief Product Officer since February 1, 2023. As Chief Product Officer, Mr. Cohen leads our product organization, global R&D centers, and the go-to-market strategy of our investigative analytics platform. Mr. Cohen is a seasoned software executive with a proven track record leading large global organizations, and brings over two decades of experience and expertise in enterprise software, big data, telco and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining the Cognyte business in 2021, Mr. Cohen served as the general manager of the NICE voice recording platform, and Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica Israel.

Mr. Nuri has served as our Chief Revenue Officer since February 1, 2023. As Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. Nuri leads Cognyte's global sales team, with responsibility to drive sales, gain market share, and implement Cognyte's revenue growth strategy. Mr. Nuri previously served as a General Manager in the sales business unit at Cognyte, and brings almost 30 years of experience in Cognyte's market, offering, technology, and sales environment. Mr. Nuri joined Cognyte in 1993 and has served in multiple engineering and sales management roles.

Mr. Chouli has served as our Chief Customer Officer since the completion of the spin-off. Since joining Verint in 1997, Mr. Chouli held a broad range of management positions in the Cyber Intelligence Solutions business, culminating in the position of Senior Vice President, Head of Global Customer Operations. Mr. Chouli is an accomplished leader with over two decades of experience in information technology and software. Prior to joining the Cognyte Business, Mr. Chouli held roles in Telrad Networks and in the Israel Aerospace Industries R&D unit.

Mr. Cohen has served as a member of our board of directors since June 4, 2023. Mr. Cohen serves as a member of the board of directors of NOVA Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI). Additionally, he is the chairman of ZOOZ Power Ltd. (TASE: ZOOZ TA), as well as a member of the board of directors of Cortica Ltd. and Sight Diagnostics Ltd. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Chief Executive Officer of MX1, which was formed in July 2016 following the acquisition of RR Media (Nasdaq: RRM) by SES S.A. followed by the merger of RR Media with SES Platform Services GmbH. Prior to the merger, Mr. Cohen had served as Chief Executive Officer of RR Media since July 2012. Up until March 2012, Mr. Cohen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orbit Technologies, a publicly traded company. From September 2006 to December 2008, Mr. Cohen served as ECI Telecom Ltd.'s Chief Operating Officer and deputy to the company's Chief Executive Officer. A variety of executive management positions were held by Mr. Cohen at KLA (Nasdaq: KLAC) prior to joining ECI. From 2003 Mr. Cohen was a Group Vice President and member of the Executive Management Committee. From 1995 Mr. Cohen was President of KLA Israel responsible for the optical metrology division. Prior to that, and after serving as Chief Executive Officer of Allegro Intelligent Systems, which he founded and was acquired by Octel, Mr. Cohen spent three years as Managing Director of Octel Communications, Israel.

Mr. Shvili has served as a member of our board of directors since May 1, 2024. He serves as board member of Ankor Insurance Company Ltd.and as an advisor to Phoenix Insurance, a major investment, insurance and asset management group in Israel, where he manages its early stage insurtech portfolio. In this capacity, Mr. Shvili serves as a board member and board observer of some of the portfolio companies. Mr. Shvili is a venture partner at Magenta ventures and advises several tech startups. From 2020 to 2023, Mr. Shvili was Executive Vice President and the Chief Technology, IT and Innovation Officer at Phoenix Insurance, and from 2013-2020, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Cellcom Israel Ltd. Mr. Shvili has also served as a board member of LightCyber (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) and as an advisory board member for Granulate (acquired by Intel) and Imvision (acquired by Intuit). Prior to his transition to the private sector, Mr. Shvili dedicated 23 years to Israel's national security sector, holding senior managerial and technological positions in the Israeli Defense Forces and the Ministry of Defense, including Head of an R&D division in the DDR&D (MAFAT) directorate and Head of the technology department of the elite 8200 unit, both at the rank of Colonel.

Ms. Sharir has served as a member of our board of directors since March, 2022. Ms. Sharir has served as a business advisor to various companies, including BrightCodes Technologies Ltd. from 2018 to 2021. Previously, Ms. Sharir has provided M&A Advisory services to FAM, a U.S. asset management firm, from 2008 to 2010 and to Ofer Group and Israel Corp. from 2005 to 2008. She has held various senior positions, including as Senior Vice President Investments at AMPAL from 2002-2005. Ms. Sharir currently serves as an independent director and chairperson of the compensation committee at Ormat Technologies Inc., as an independent director and a member of the audit committee and of the nomination and governance committee at Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., and as a director at Minute Media Inc.

Mr. Shanks has served as a member of our board of directors since January 18, 2021, shortly before the effective date of the spin-off and as non-executive Chairman of the board of directors since September 6, 2023. Mr. Shanks previously served as a director of Verint until the completion of the spin-off. Since March 2017, Mr. Shanks has served as a director of Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. From November 2015 until May 2017, Mr. Shanks served as the Chief Financial Officer of Essendant Inc. Previously, Mr. Shanks served as the Chief Financial Officer at Convergys Corporation, and held various financial leadership roles with NCR Corporation, ultimately serving as its Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Benjamini was appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors effective March 31, 2025. Ms. Benjamini is a Partner and the Chief Financial Officer of F2 Venture Capital and serves as an External Director of Caesarstone Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSTE) since 2020. From December 2013 to November 2022, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Crazy Labs Ltd., a top mobile games developer and publisher. From 2011 to 2013, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Wix.com (Nasdaq: WIX); from 2007 to 2011, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of CopperGate Communications Ltd., and from 2000 to 2007, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN).

Mr. O'Neill was appointed to serve as a member of our board of directors effective March 1, 2025. Mr. O'Neill is a Co-Founder and Partner at 5OH Consulting LLC. and 50A Consulting LLC. Mr. O'Neill served as the Deputy Special Agent in Charge of Cyber Operations at the United States Secret Service (the Secret Service) until December 2023, where he directed the agency's global cyber investigative strategies and oversaw efforts to dismantle transnational criminal networks. During his tenure at the Secret Service, he also served as the Director of the Asset Forfeiture Branch and as the Director of the Global Investigative Operations Center, where he established the Secret Service's first agency-wide criminal investigative fusion center.