Gilad Rozen - Founder, President & CEO
Gilad Rozen has extensive experience in telecom industry management, business development, and engineering, with a focus on carrier-class telecom systems, digital communications technology, and transport and access networking. Most recently he served as SVP of products and technology and VP of engineering at Actelis Networks. He has also held senior engineering and management positions at NICE systems and at an elite R&D unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. Mr. Rozen received his B.Sc. EE (cum laude) from the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology, and his MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
Prof. Ram Zamir - Chief Scientist
Ram
Zamir is a worldwide expert in the fields of information theory, coding, and
signal processing. He has published more than one hundred papers in these
fields, on topics such as data compression and advanced communication. He has
served as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, a
journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers professional
society, and as the head of the Israeli IEEE Information Theory Chapter. Prof.
Zamir received his B.Sc. EE, M.Sc. EE and Ph.D. EE, all summa cum laude, from
Tel-Aviv University. He performed post-doctoral research at Cornell University
and University of California at Santa Barbara, and expanded his research
experience during a one-year sabbatical at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Daphne Bar-Lev - CFO
Daphne Bar-Lev brings to Celeno her extensive experience in finance, management and control of large-scale financial systems. Ms. Bar-Lev has served as CFO and controller, at several large organizations, most recently as CFO at Nessuah Zannex, a major investment bank. Ms Bar-Lev is a CPA, and received both her BA in accounting and economy and MBA from Tel-Aviv University.
Lior Weiss - VP Marketing
Lior Weiss brings to Celeno more than a decade of experience in the telecom industry, with proven success developing marketing programs and leading marketing teams to implement them. He has special expertise in market strategy, product differentiation, and market communication programs. Mr. Weiss has held multiple senior positions at AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC) and Seabridge (a Siemens-Nokia company), including roles in business development, product marketing and product management. He most recently served as VP Marketing, Media Gateways for AudioCodes. Mr. Weiss received his B.Sc. EE and MBA degrees from Tel Aviv University.
Sharon Peleg - VP Research & Development
Sharon Peleg brings to Celeno extensive experience in the fields of wireless and digital communications, as well as multi-disciplinary expertise in ASIC and system
architecture. Prior to joining Celeno as director of System Engineering, Mr. Peleg held several key positions in leading wireless and communications companies such as Texas Instruments and Actelis Networks. He also held senior technical and management positions in the elite technical division of the Israel Defense Forces. Mr. Peleg received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
Ronen Peleg - VP, Sales, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Ronen Peleg brings to Celeno more than a decade of sales management experience and success establishing sales channels and strategic business relationships in the EMEA telecommunications market. His previous positions include VP sales, Actelis Networks; sales director, SeaBridge Networks (a Siemens Company); and sales director, ECI Telecom in Israel and Germany. Mr. Peleg received his B.Sc. in computer science from Buckingham University in England and his masters in management science from Boston University Brussels, Belgium.
Kapriel Karagozyan - Vice President, Sales, Americas & Asia
Kapriel Karagozyan brings to Celeno proven sales and business development experience establishing worldwide sales channels and growing revenues for nascent semiconductor businesses. His previous positions include a series of senior roles at SmartLink as director of business development, VP sales and COO. He also held applications engineering and program and sales management positions at Conexant and Analog Devices. Mr. Karagozyan received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. EE & CS degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Susie Vaknin - Director HR
Susie Vaknin brings extensive experience in recruiting, training, organizational and management development to Celeno. In her previous position as Human Resources VP at FlexLight Networks, Ms. Vaknin was responsible for worldwide recruiting, organizational development, training, and compensation. She has also held senior HR positions at SeaBridge Networks, a Siemens company. Ms. Vaknin received her B.A. in political science from Haifa University and her masters in HR management from the University of Derby.