Board of Directors

Mr. Ilan Rosen has served as Chairman of the Board since July 24, 2023. He currently serves as Managing Director in HarbourVest Partners LLC, a global private equity firm with more than 1,000 employees, that manages about $100B worth of investments in various private equity strategies around the globe. Mr. Rosen has been managing the activity of HarbourVest in Israel since 2003. Mr. Rosen additionally serves as a board member of the “Nazareth District Water and Sewage municipal authority LTD” since 2019. From 1997-2012 Mr. Rosen served as Chairman of the Board of Tdsoft LTD which later merged into VocalTec, (VOCL at NASDAQ). In the years 1996-2003 Mr. Rosen served as VP of Investments at Teledata Communications, where he was an active Chairman of various Teledata Subsidiaries, all of them high-tech communications companies (including Tdsoft). From 1993-1996 he served as the CEO of Adsha Development Ltd., an Israeli investment company that went public in 1994 on the Tel Aviv stock exchange. From 1989-1993 Mr. Rosen worked as a Senior Investment Manager at the Bank Hapoalim Investment Company, a private equity investment firm that was traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In the years 1985-1989 he worked as an economic consultant at A. Twerski Economic Consulting. Mr. Rosen holds a BSc (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University in 1979 and an MBA from Tel Aviv University in 1986.

Ms. Efrat Makov joined Ceragon's Board of Directors in October 2022, and has extensive telecom and public company director experience. Ms. Makov most recently served as a director at Allot ltd. (NASDAQ: ALLT) and B Communications Ltd. (TASE: BCOM). Ms. Makov had also previously served as a director of BioLight Life Sciences Ltd. (TASE: BOLT), Kamada Ltd. (NASDAQ: KMDA), Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ: ANCN) and iSPAC 1 Ltd. (TASE: ISPC). Her experience also includes serving as the CFO of Alvarion (formerly NASDAQ; TASE: ALVR), and as the CFO of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (formerly NASDAQ; TASE: ALDN). She has also formerly served as Vice President of Finance at Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP). Earlier in her career, she spent seven years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP in its New York, London and Tel Aviv offices. Ms. Makov holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel and the United States.

Mr. Shlomo Liran joined Ceragon’s Board of Directors in July 2015, bringing with him over 30 years of experience in senior management positions in the telecommunication industry. Until recently, Mr. Liran served as the Chief Executive Officer at Hadera Paper. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Liran served as the Chief Executive Officer of Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd. From 2007 to 2010 Mr. Liran served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ericsson Israel. From 2003 to 2007 Mr. Liran led the Scandinavian cellular network TRE as Chief Executive Officer in Sweden and in Denmark. From 2000 to 2003 he led the satellite television company YES, and prior to that he led the Strauss conglomerate from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Liran holds an engineering degree from the Technion, a Masters in systems engineering from the University of Toronto and an AMP-ISMP Diploma in business administration from Harvard.

Mr. Rami Hadar serves as a Managing Partner in Claridge Israel, an Israeli High-Tech Growth Fund, as well as serves on the board of its portfolio companies: AlgoSec, Gigaspaces, Cloudify and D-Fend. Prior to joining Claridge Israel, from 2006 to 2014, Mr. Hadar served as CEO and board member of Allot Communications [ALLT]. Early in his career Mr. Hadar co-founded and served as the CEO of CTP Systems (micro cellular networks) until its acquisition by DSP Communications (NASDAQ: DSPC). Mr. Hadar continued with DSPC’s executive management team for two years, and subsequently the company was acquired by Intel. Thereafter, Mr. Hadar co-founded 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, Mr. Hadar served as CEO of Native Networks where he was instrumental in successfully reshaping 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. He spent one year as a venture partner in JVP before joining Allot. Mr. Hadar holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology.

Mr. David Ripstein joined Ceragon’s Board of Directors in July 2021. Mr. Ripstein has three decades of experience in senior management positions in Israel’s telecommunications industry and Israel Defense Force technology and intelligence units. Mr. Ripstein currently serves as a member of the board of RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM). From 2022 to 2023 Mr. Ripstein served as the Chief Executive Officer of SatixFy Ltd. (NYSE: SATX). From 2017 to 2022, Mr. Ripstein served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenRoad Technologies Ltd., a global leader in fleet safety telematics. In 2016 Mr. Ripstein served as the CEO of Spotoption Technologies, a fintech software provider. From 2000-2015, Mr. Ripstein served in various positions in RADCOM, a Nasdaq-traded (RDCM) provider of service assurance solutions, first for six years as a General Manager and then for nine years as its President & Chief Executive Officer. Prior to RADCOM, Mr. Ripstein co-founded two technology startups and served for 10 years as the head of a large R&D engineering group within the Israel Defense Forces-Intelligence Unit. Mr. Ripstein holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion.

Ms. Yael Shaham has more than 25 years of experience in management and strategic leadership roles, and brings a wealth of knowledge from across the technology and business landscape. Ms. Shaham currently serves as a member of the Board of Clalit Health Services, where she contributes her rich experience and knowledge in digital transformation and future IT technologies. In addition, Ms. Shaham serves as a Board Member at Glassbox (TASE:GLBX), where her responsibilities include the role of Chairwoman of Remuneration and Audit committees, along with membership in the Financial Statements committee, helping to shape the company's governance and overall performance. In her previous role as General Manager of the Enterprise & Learning Division at Kaltura (NASDAQ:KLTR), she led multiple go-to-market teams to increase ARR while playing a key role in successfully guiding the company's IPO process. At Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX), Ms. Shaham served as the General Manager of the Network Division, IT & Operations Division, and Revenue Management Division. Her strategic vision and expertise contributed to revenue growth, successful M&A integrations, and a quantitative increase in the company's perceived brand value. Ms. Shaham is also a member of the Israel Board of Directors Team of the Government Companies Authority. She holds an MA in Organizational Sociology (cum laude) and BA in Computer Science and Sociology (summa cum laude), both from Bar Ilan University and served as a Major in the Israeli Air Force.

Mr. Robert Wadsworth is a 35-year veteran of the VC and PE industry. He is a founding partner of HarbourVest Partners, the successor entity of Hancock Venture Partners, where he had last served as a senior partner overseeing global direct investment activity and a member of the firm's Executive Management Committee. Mr. Wadsworth’s prior experience additionally includes management consulting with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, where he specialized in the areas of operations strategy and manufacturing productivity. At present, Mr. Wadsworth serves as a founding partner of both W3 Capital, LLC, a family investment firm and as a founding partner of New Harbour Partners, a small enterprise private equity firm. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of AGL Credit, Whisker Labs, Spiro, and Direct Commerce - all private enterprises. And while he is no longer an active member of HarbourVest, Mr. Wadsworth continues to serve on that firm's supervisory committee. Mr. Wadsworth earned a BS (magna cum laude) in Systems Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Virginia in 1982 and an MBA (with distinction) from Harvard Business School in 1986. Mr. Wadsworth serves as a trustee of the University of Virginia Engineering School, St. Stephens and St. Agnes School and as a board member of Tenacity - a non-profit program supporting middle school children attending Boston public schools.