Nadav Zafrir will assume CEO role from December 2024 and Gil Shwed, Founder & CEO, will move to the role of Executive Chairman.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced the appointment of Nadav Zafrir as new Chief Executive Officer. For the past 10 years, he has been a co-founder and managing partner at Team8.
He built, invested and chaired 17 cyber security companies in addition to dozens of other technology companies he has consulted and mentored. He previously served 25 years in the IDF, retiring as a Brigadier General. Since 2019, he has served as Chairman of the Board of SolarEdge Technologies, a Nasdaq traded smart energy company.
I look forward to working with the company’s accomplished leadership team and Gil to write the next chapter in Check Point’s growth.
Nadav Zafrir, new Chief Executive Officer, Check Point
Mr. Zafrir will assume the CEO role in December 2024 and will join Check Point’s Board of Directors upon shareholder approval at Check Point’s next Annual General Meeting. Gil Shwed will become the Executive Chairman of the Board.
“Nadav has been a key leader in the global cyber security ecosystem for over a decade. Having lived in New York and Tel Aviv, he became one of the most respected figures within the global CISO community. He established and led multiple cyber security companies and partnered with the world’s largest security vendors. I admire his achievements and leadership skills and I am excited about his appointment, and believe he is the right leader to take Check Point to new heights,” concluded Mr. Shwed.
“I am honored to join Check Point, a pioneer that shaped modern cyber security, and a hotbed for entrepreneurship,” said Nadav Zafrir. “Over the last decade, I’ve collaborated with global cyber security leaders and teams, witnessing firsthand their incredible efforts to safeguard global networks from sophisticated attackers. I am in awe of the work of security practitioners and their organizations deserve the best security. In our turbulent world, on the brink of another acceleration point as AI redefines our lives, cutting-edge cyber security is more critical than ever. Check Point is uniquely positioned to lead development of the next stage of security for our complex world,” concluded Mr. Zafrir.
