Board of Directors
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Zvi Alon
Chairman and CEO
Zvi Alon
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Alon currently serves as the CEO of Tigo, a position he has held since December 2013, and as Chairman, a position he has held since May 2013. Mr. Alon has served as Chairman of Business Intelligence Associates, Inc., a private computer forensics and eDiscovery technology company, since 2014, and as Chairman of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce (the “CICC”), a not-for-profit, non-governmental membership-supported organization dedicated to strengthening business and trade relations between California and Israel, since 1995. Mr. Alon has had a successful business career over the last 30 years as an executive, partner, and advisor to various venture capital groups in high tech, clean tech, and real estate, including previously serving as Chairman, CEO and President of NetManage, Inc. from 1990 to until its acquisition in 2008. He is a Co-Founder of the California Israel Angels (the “CIA”), whose investment focus is driven by opportunities that combine activities in both California and Israel. We believe that Mr. Alon is qualified to serve on the Board because of his extensive executive management experience, his specific industry knowledge and his background in high tech and clean tech companies. -
Michael Splinter
Director
Michael Splinter
Director
Mr. Splinter has served as a member of Tigo’s Board since November 2013. He served as the Executive Chairman of Applied Materials from 2009 until his retirement in 2015 and was Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2013. Mr. Splinter is a 40-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and prior to joining Applied Materials was an executive at Intel Corporation for 20 years. Mr. Splinter has served on the board of directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) since 2008 and as its Chairman since 2017, on the board of directors of Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR) since 2018 and on the board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) since 2015. -
Stanley Stern
Director
Stanley Stern
Director
Mr. Stern has served as a member of Tigo’s Board since 2015. Mr. Stern founded and has serviced as Managing Partner of Alnitak Capital since 2013. Mr. Stern has served as chairman of the board of directors of AudioCodes, Ltd. (Nasdaq: AUDC) since 2012, and serves as a member of the board of directors of the following public companies: Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) since 2015, and Radware Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDWR) since September 2020. Mr. Stern has previously been on the board of directors of Tucows, Inc. (Chairman), Polypid Ltd., Odimo, Inc. SodaStream International Ltd., until its sale to Pepsico in 2018, Given Imaging Ltd until its sale to Medtronic, and Fundtech Inc. until its sale to Golda Thoma. Mr. Stern previously served in various positions at Oppenheimer & Co., from 1981 to 2000 and from 2004 until 2013, including as a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, Technology, Israeli Banking and FIG. He also held positions at Salomon Brothers, STI Ventures and C.E. Unterberg. -
John Wilson
Director
John Wilson
Director
Mr. Wilson has served as a member of Tigo’s Board since December 2020. Mr. Wilson is a founding Partner of Energy Growth Momentum LLP, a position he has held since 2017. He also holds several non-executive roles in operating companies. He currently serves on the board of directors, amongst others, of Acoustic Data Ltd., a private oilfield technology company, since 2018, H2scan Incorporated, a private hydrogen sensor company, since 2019, and Electrical Grid Monitoring Limited, a private powerline sensor company, since 2021. Mr. Wilson previously spent over 15 years in the investment banking industry, including roles at Simmons & Company, Lime Rock Partners and First Reserve. He holds a MA Joint Honours in Economics and International Relations and a Corporate Finance Diploma (CFQ) from ICAEW and CISI. -
Tomer Babai
Director
Tomer Babai
Director
Mr. Babai has served as a member of Tigo’s Board since January 2021. Mr. Babai currently serves as Vice President at ClalTech, a global investment group that invests in growth Israeli technology companies, a position he has held since 2017. Mr. Babai served as a director or board observer on the board of directors of various technology companies such as Clal Biotechnology Industries (TASE: CBI), Otoma Ltd, Gett and others. Prior to that, he served as a Senior Analyst at Clal Industries Ltd and worked as a senior consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its consulting services, providing financial advice to leading companies on merger & acquisition, debt repayment and valuation. Mr. Babai holds a BA in Accounting and Economics and an MSc in Finance, both from the Tel Aviv University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development. Mr. Babai is a CPA in Israel. -
Joan C. Conley
Director
Joan C. Conley
Director
Ms. Conley has served as a member of Tigo’s Board since June 2021. Ms. Conley has served as a Senior Advisor on Corporate Governance & ESG Programs at Nasdaq, Inc. since January 2021, following a 22 year career at Nasdaq as Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, where she was responsible for the Nasdaq Global Corporate Governance Program and the Nasdaq Global Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and the Nasdaq Educational Foundation. Ms. Conley previously worked for 16 years at NASD (now FINRA) where she held leadership roles in Compensation and Benefits as well as Human Resources. She served as Lead Independent Director on the board of directors of EJF Acquisition Corp. from February 2021 through its business combination with Pagaya (NASDAQ: PGY) in July 2022. Ms. Conley holds a BA from Dominican University and an MS from Loyola University of Chicago. -
Sagit Manor
Director
Sagit Manor
Director
Ms. Manor is an accomplished financial operations and technology expert with 25+ years of experience in executive roles including several at public companies. She serves as Chief Financial Officer for Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement payments and loyalty platform provider for retailers, that’s dual listed on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Prior to Nayax, Ms. Manor served as CEO and CFO of Nyotron Information Security Ltd., a developer of cybersecurity solutions software, where she led the company to a successful exit in 2021. Ms. Manor also served as Vice President for VeriFone Holdings Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from the College of Management Academic Studies.