Management Team
Guy Bernstein
Chief Executive Officer
Guy Bernstein has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2008. Mr. Bernstein served as a member of our board of directors from November 2006 to December 2008. Mr. Bernstein served as a director of Emblaze Ltd., or Emblaze, our former controlling shareholder and a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange, from April 2004 until February 2011. From December 2006 to November 2010, Mr. Bernstein also served as chief executive officer of Emblaze, and, prior thereto, from April 2004 to December 2006, as the chief financial officer of Emblaze. Mr. Bernstein serves as the chairman of the board of directors of each of Matrix and Sapiens and as chief executive officer and director of Magic Software, where he served as the chief financial and operations officer from 1999 until 2004, when he joined Emblaze. He joined Magic Software from Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, where he served as senior manager from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Bernstein also serves as a director of Michpal Micro Computers (1983) Ltd., a director at TSG IT Advanced Systems Ltd., and is a director at InSync staffing, all of them are subsidiaries of Formula Systems Mr. Bernstein holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from the College of Management Academic Studies and is a certified public accountant in Israel.
Asaf Berenstin
Chief Financial Officer
Asaf Berenstin has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2011. Mr. Berenstin also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of our subsidiary, Magic Software, since April 2010. Prior to such time, beginning in August 2008, Mr. Berenstin served as Magic Software’s corporate controller. Mr. Berenstin also serves as a director of Michpal Micro Computers (1983) Ltd., a director at TSG IT Advanced Systems Ltd., and is a director at InSync staffing, all of them are subsidiaries of Formula Systems. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Berenstin served as a controller at Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), commencing in July 2007. From October 2003 to July 2007, Mr. Berenstin practiced as a certified public accountant at Kesselman & Kesselman, a member of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Berenstin holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics and an M.B.A. degree, both from Tel-Aviv University, and is a certified public accountant (CPA) in Israel
Maya Solomon-Ella
Chief Operational Officer
Maya Solomon-Ella has served as our Chief Operational Officer since September 2016. In her last position Maya served as the Transaction Support leader in Ernst & Young Israel (Tel-Aviv branch). Maya served in Ernst & Young 13 years, three of which were with the Assurance Services team (Hi Tech) and 10 of which have been spent in the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) group. Since joining the TAS group at Ernst & Young, Ms. Solomon-Ella has been involved in M&A transactions across the globe. Ms. Solomon-Ella holds a B.A. degree in Economics-Accounting from Bar Ilan University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Israel.
Marek Panek
Director
Marek Panek has served as one of our directors since November 2010, as a representative of Asseco. Since January 2007, Mr. Panek has served as Vice President of the Management Board and Director of the Sales Coordination and Partners Co-operation Department of Asseco, where he supervises the Marketing Department, PR & IR Department and the Office of EU projects. Mr. Panek also holds several other positions at Asseco and its affiliates, including Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asseco Denmark (since 2011), Chairman of the Board of Asseco Resovia S.A. (since August 2010), member of the Supervisory Board of Asseco Central Europe, a.s .(since November 2009), director of Sintagma UAB (since July 2008), Chairman of the Board of Asseco DACH (2008-2011). During 2007-2008, Mr. Panek served as the Chairman of the Management Board of Asseco SEE and President of the Board of Asseco Romania. Mr. Panek first joined Asseco in 1995, having served in the following positions for the following periods of time: Marketing Specialist (from September 1995 to September 1996); Marketing Director (from October 1996 to March 2003); Sales and Marketing Director (from April 2003 to March 2004); and Member of the Board, Sales and Marketing Director (from March 2004 to January 2007). Prior to joining Asseco, Mr. Panek was employed at the ZE Gantel Sp. z o.o. from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Panek graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the Rzeszów University of Technology in 1994, having been awarded a masters degree in engineering.
Rafal Kozlowski
Director
Rafal Kozlowski has served as one of our directors since August 2012. From December 2020 Mr. Kozlowski has started as a President of the Management Board of Asseco Enterprise Solutions. Since June 2012 to March 2021, Mr. Kozlowski has served as Vice President of the Management Board and Chief Financial Officer of Asseco. Mr. Kozlowski but still is a member of the Asseco Group Board of Directors responsible for finance. From May 2008 to May 2012, Mr. Kozlowski served as Vice President of Asseco South Eastern Europe S.A. responsible for the company’s financial management. Mr. Kozlowski was directly involved in the acquisitions of companies incorporated within the holding of Asseco South Eastern Europe, as well as in the holding’s IPO process at the Warsaw Stock Exchange From 1996 to 1998, he served as Financial Director at Delta Software, and subsequently, from 1998 to 2003 as Senior Manager at Veraudyt. In the years 2004-2006, he was Head of Treasury Department at Softbank S.A. where he was delegated to act as Vice President of Finance at the company’s subsidiary Sawan S.A. From 2007 through June 2009, he served as Director of Controlling and Investment Division at Asseco Poland S.A. Mr. Kozlowski graduated of the University of Warsaw, obtaining Master’s degree at the Faculty of Organization and Management in 1998. He completed the Project Management Program organized by PMI in 2004, the International Accounting Standards Program organized by Ernst & Young Academy of Business in the years 2005-2006 and the Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program by Stanford GSB in 2019.
Karolina Rzonca-Bajorek
Karolina Rzonca-Bajorek was elected to our board of directors in August 2022. Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek has served in various financial managerial capacities within the Asseco Group since 2015, and during the period from 2012 to 2014. Since April 2021, Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek has served as Vice President of Finance, and a member of the Management Board, of Asseco. Prior to that period, from 2019 through March 2021, Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek served as the Director of the Finance Division of the Asseco Group. Before that, from 2015 until 2019, Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek served as the Director of the Reporting Department of the Asseco Group. From 2014 to 2015, Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek was the Stock Exchange Reporting Expert at PHZ Baltona S.A. From 2012 to 2014 Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek worked at Asseco Poland S.A. as the Finance Specialist in the Reporting Department of the Asseco Group. She started her professional career in 2009 at Ernst & Young Audit Sp. z o.o. in the audit department, where she participated in audits of large corporate clients. Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics, the faculty of finance and accounting (specialization: corporate finance and accounting). Ms. Rzonca-Bajorek holds the FCCA title and a Certificate of the Minister of Finance of Poland authorizing her to provide accounting services, and is in the process of becoming a certified auditor.
Gabriela Zukowicz
Gabriela Żukowicz was elected to our board of directors in August 2022. Ms. Żukowicz has served since October 1, 2017 as Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland S.A. responsible for the Legal Office and the Management Office, as well as the Human Resources Division, the Personnel Administration Division, the Compliance Division, the Maintenance and Development of Internal Systems Division, the Administration Division and the Purchasing Division of Asseco. Ms. Żukowicz has been working at Asseco Poland since 1998. Ms. Żukowicz served as the Director of the Management Board Office (October 2004 - December 2009) and since January 2010 as the Director of the Legal and Organizational Department. In addition, from August 2012 to September 2017, Ms. Żukowicz held the position of Asseco’s Proxy. She is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Park Wodny Sopot, the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Asseco Services and Asseco Innovation Fund, and the Member of the Supervisory Boards in the companies Asseco Western Europe, Sintagma and Asseco Lietuva. In 1998, Ms. Żukowicz graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and completed her legal adviser’s training in 2002.
Relly Danon
was elected to our board of directors as an external director in May 2022. Ms. Danon currently serves as legal counsel at Netline Communications Technologies (NCT) Ltd., a position held since 2000. In addition, Ms. Danon serves as an external director at Y.D. More Investments Ltd., a position held since 2017. From 2008 through 2017, Ms. Danon served as an external director as Mega Or Holdings Ltd. Ms. Relly also served as an external director at Jerusalem Technology Investments Ltd. from 2012 through 2014. From 2007 through 2009, Ms. Relly served as a director at Apex Portfolio Management Ltd. Mr. Relly holds a B.A. degree in law from Tel Aviv University.
Tomer Jacob
was elected to our board of directors as an external director in May 2022. Mr. Jacob currently serves as a Managing Partner at Hanaco VC. From 2000 to 2021 Mr. Jacob served as a Managing Director at UBS. Mr. Jacob also currently serves as a director of Max, Israel’s second largest credit card company. Mr. Jacob holds a B.A. degree in Economics & Management and a B.Sc degree in Computer Science from the academic college of Tel Aviv–Jaffa.
Tammy Koll
Tammy Ohana Koll has served as our Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the Michpal Group since March 2023. Ms. Ohana Koll holds over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Ohana Koll was Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Information Officer at Migdal Insurance & Finance Group for a term of 6 years. Ms. Ohana Koll was also Vice President of R&D at Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. for term of 6 years prior to becoming Chief Information Officer. Earlier in her career, Ms. Ohana Koll held the position of Vice President of product at Malam Payroll for term of 10 years. She holds a B.A. degree in Computer Science from Sapir College.
Itay Meroz
Was elected to our board of directors in May 2024. Mr. Itay Meroz is an experienced executive manager with a significant financial background. From 2021 to the present, Mr. Meroz has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Skyter Technologies, an online media company. From 2012 to 2021, Mr. Meroz served as the Chief Executive Officer of WhiteSmoke Software, an ad-tech company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, after having served as its Chief Financial Officer from 2009 through 2012. Earlier in his career, he served as the Controller of Versaware Tech from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Meroz started his professional career in 1997 at Ernst & Young Israel, where he managed an audit team that audited corporate clients listed on the TASE, including in respect of U.S. GAAP-based financial statements. Mr. Meroz holds a B.A. in Business and Accounting from Hamichlala Leminhal and was a certified public accountant (CPA).