Leadership Team

Mr. Palti joined Ceragon in 2005 and currently serves as President, CEO and Director. From January 2003 to August 2005, he was CEO of Seabridge Ltd., a Siemens company that is a global leader in the area of broadband services and networks. Prior to joining Seabridge, he was the COO of VocalTec Communications Ltd., responsible for sales, marketing, customer support and product development. Among the positions Mr. Palti held before joining VocalTec was founder of Rosh Intelligent Systems, a company providing software maintenance and artificial intelligence diagnostic solutions. Mr. Palti holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Ran Vered joined Ceragon in February 2019 and hold the position of CFO. Having accumulated 20 years of experience as a financial executive, Mr. Vered has extensive experience with publicly traded companies, as well as global organizations. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Vered served as VP Finance at Check Point Software Technologies since 2018, and as CFO at Radcom since 2016. His career also included various financial positions at Amdocs, the latest of which was Director of Finance for the EMEA Division. Prior to 2009, Mr. Vered was co-founder and CFO of an investment fund, deputy corporate controller at Nur Macroprinters and served as an auditor for KPMG. Mr. Vered holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Tel Aviv University and a B.A. in Business Administration and Accounting from the College of Management and is certified in Israel as a CPA.

Mr. Shai Yaniv joined Ceragon in 2009 and serves as Executive Vice President of Marketing & 5G Business Development. Mr. Yaniv leads Ceragon's global 5G business development with top-tier service providers, leads the company’s product portfolio, global marketing initiatives and its global sales engineering, for delivering value to 5G service providers and mission critical private networks worldwide. Mr. Yaniv brings over 25 years of experience in Marketing, Product Strategy, Product Management and Business Development. Previously he served as Ceragon’s Vice President of Product Management, overseeing Ceragon’s successful launch and rollout of innovative solutions and products worldwide. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Yaniv held various senior-level positions at Alvarion, where he led the company’s product and strategic marketing programs. Mr. Yaniv holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, and an M.Sc. in Multidisciplinary Engineering from Tel-Aviv University.

Mr. Oz Zimerman joined Ceragon in 2013 and serves as EVP Global Corporate Development. In this role, Mr. Zimerman leads all business development, M&A, global channels programs and OEM activities. He brings over 20 years of business and marketing experience to the company. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Zimerman was Corporate VP of Marketing and Business Development at DSP Group (DSPG) where he was responsible for leading the company’s overall marketing activities, M&A as well as supporting its worldwide expansion. Prior to joining DSP Group, Mr. Zimerman was VP Marketing at Comverse (CMVT) where he led global positioning and developed partnerships. Before joining Comverse, he was VP Marketing and Global Channels at ECI Telecom. Preceding ECI, he was Engagement Manager at Shaldor, a leading management consulting firm. Mr. Zimerman holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management from Polytechnic University (summa cum laude) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration & Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.

Mr. Erez Schwartz joined Ceragon in 2019 and holds the position of EVP Products. In this role, he leads product development from inception and design using innovative, cutting-edge technologies, all the way to high volume production. Amongst his responsibilities are R&D, engineering and quality assurance. Mr. Schwartz brings over 30 years of experience in leading large-scale, multidisciplinary R&D organizations, business development and communication systems, with a strong focus on innovation, as well as customer needs and value. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Schwartz served as SVP R&D at SatixFy, where he headed design of next generation Satellite systems. Before that, he served as VP of business development at SanDisk, leading new market exploration and ecosystem engagement; Cooperate VP and G.M of the Recording BU at NICE; and CEO at Commex Technologies, a startup dealing in multicore and virtualization solutions. Prior to Commex, Mr. Schwartz led the development of cellular platform products at Intel, which was later sold to Marvell. Mr. Schwartz holds a B.Sc. (cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology.

Mr. Muki Bourla joined Ceragon in 2015 and currently serves as EVP Global Delivery. In this role, Mr. Bourla is responsible for lifecycle delivery execution, from production through turn-key deployment, customer support and additional value-added services. Mr. Bourla brings more than 20 years of operational and business leadership, including vast international and cross-cultural experience, working with diverse customer base. Between 2009 and 2014, as part of his 15-year career at Ericsson, Mr. Bourla was based in Europe where he successfully led large scale multidisciplinary turnkey projects, system integration programs, services business development and complicated transformations, with an innovative, result oriented and proactive approach to targets, opportunities and challenges. Mr. Bourla holds a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering and an MBA in Business Management from Ben-Gurion University.

Nurit Kruk-Zilca was appointed Ceragon’s Executive Vice President, Human Resources in 2014. From 2005 until her appointment, she served in a wide variety of positions in the company’s Human Resources Department, most recently, VP Global HR with responsibility for all HR Business Partners. Prior to joining Ceragon, she was a talent-acquisition specialist for Intel Israel. Ms. Kruk-Zilca holds a B.A. in Education and Leadership and an M.A. in Organizational Sociology from Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Zvi Maayan joined Ceragon as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in 2019 after a long and successful career at the Israel Aerospace Industries (“IAI”), where his most recent position was that of Executive Vice President Business Development & Subsidiaries. In this position Mr. Maayan was in charge of IAI’s M&A, strategic cooperation, joint venture activities, open innovation, spinoff and carveout transactions, as well as asset management of IAI’s subsidiaries portfolio. From 2008 – 2015 Mr. Maayan worked at Elbit Imaging Ltd. (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) (“EI”), where his latest position was Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and executive committee member. In this position he led highly complex cross-border large scale international transactions. From 2011 to 2015 Mr. Maayan served as an executive committee member at the Real Estate Division of Israel-America Chamber of Commerce. In his earlier career, Mr. Maayan was a senior associate in numerous leading law firms specializing in commercial and civil law, international commerce, banking, financing, bankruptcy, biopharmaceutical industry, real estate and litigation. Mr. Maayan is a graduate of the Bar-Ilan University (LL.B., LL.M., cum laude).

Mr. Guy Toibin joined Ceragon in March 2017 as CIO after four years with Swiss-based “Eden Springs Group”, where he held the role of Group CIO and Corporate Project Management Officer (PMO). Mr. Toibin led the successful integration of Eden Springs and Nestle Waters Direct Inc. which made the Eden Group the leading Water and Coffee company in Europe. Prior to his tenure at Eden Springs, Mr. Toibin established Information Technology Organizations that became enablers for Business Units to meet and exceed their goals in high-tech companies such as Retalix (NCR), Verint Systems Inc., and Comverse Technology. Mr. Toibin is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting and a Masters of Law (LLM) from Bar-Ilan University.

Mr. Amit Ancikovsky joined Ceragon in 2013 and serves as President of the Americas, including North, South and Central America. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Ancikovsky held numerous management positions at Airspan Networks Inc., including President of Sales & Products, where he was responsible for driving the company’s global growth and introducing new 4G wireless access technologies. Prior to that, Mr. Ancikovsky served as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development for Gilat Networks Latin America, a world leader in VSAT technologies. Mr. Ancikovsky holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics and a Law degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Mr. Adrian Hipkiss joined Ceragon Networks in December 2019 and serves as President of the European region. With over thirty years of experience, Mr. Hipkiss most recently served as Vice President of Enterprise business at Tata Communications and previously as Managing Director of ShoreTel Europe helping businesses drive digital transformation agendas. Prior to this, Mr. Hipkiss led multinational and international businesses within the service provider, communications and technology sectors. Mr. Hipkiss holds a Business Administration and Management degree from the Wednesbury Business School.

Mr. Mario Querner joined Ceragon in 2016 and serves as President of Ceragon in Africa and Asia Pacific, excluding India. Mr. Querner has over 25 years of international business experience in telecommunications and media, working in Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Querner held the position of Vice President of Asia-Pacific at Newtec, a leading provider for satellite telecommunication solutions. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Querner served as Head of Region, South East Asia at ECI (optical transmission networks). From 2009 to 2011 he was the Head of Sales at Technicolor, formerly Thomson, in charge of APAC-EMEA for Digital Home Solutions. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Querner held several management positions at Alcatel-Lucent, the last of which was Managing Director and Country Senior Officer in Indonesia. Mr. Querner has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Science in Braunschweig/Wolfenbuettel (Germany) and a degree in Business Administration from the Brunel University (United Kingdom).

Mr. Ram Prakash Tripathi joined Ceragon in September 2002 and currently serves as President, India. He has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry with successful track record in working with India’s largest service providers to develop their 4G networks nationwide. Prior to joining Ceragon, Mr. Prakash Tripathi held senior managerial positions at several companies including Stratex and Reliance. Mr. Prakash Tripathi holds a B.Sc. from the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.