Our Team

Liran is the Executive Chairman of the Board and co-founder of CTERA. He was CTERA’s CEO for 15 years. He brings to CTERA more than 20 years of IT managerial experience. Prior to founding CTERA, Liran was CEO of SofaWare Technologies, which was acquired by Check Point Software Technologies. Previously, Liran served as an officer in an elite technological unit of the Israel Defense Forces. Liran holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from Bar-Ilan University.

Oded is the Chief Executive Officer of CTERA. Prior to his CEO role, he was Chief Strategy Officer responsible for CTERA’s solution offering and strategic initiatives. Prior to joining CTERA Oded managed pre-sales at SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point company. He holds a BA in Business and Economics.

Aron Brand, CTO of CTERA Networks, has more than 22 years of experience in designing and implementing distributed software systems. Prior to joining the founding team of CTERA, Aron acted as Chief Architect of SofaWare Technologies, a Check Point company, where he led the design of security software and appliances for the service provider and enterprise markets. Previously, Aron developed software at IDF’s Elite Technology Unit 8200. He holds a BSc degree in computer science and business administration from Tel-Aviv University.

Michael serves as CTERA’s Chief Revenue Officer, brings to CTERA more than 20 years of vast knowledge and experience in Enterprise Sales WW. Prior to Joining CTERA, Michael was a Senior Director at Check Point Software Technologies. During more than 10 years he held various sales management positions and grew the large Strategic System Integrators and Telco business WW. Prior to that, Michael worked for 6 years with Sofaware Technologies which was acquired by Checkpoint. Michael holds a BA in Economy from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Shay brings to CTERA more than a decade of financial management experience. Prior to CTERA, Shay worked at M86 Security (acquired by Trustwave Holdings in 2012) and Finjan Software (acquired by M86 Security in 2009) as a Financial Director. Previously he was an auditor at Ernst & Young’s High Tech team in Israel. Shay is a certified accountant (CPA, Israel), and holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from Ben Gurion University.

Yaniv is an experienced engineering manager with a proven track record in the computer software industry. Through his career Yaniv has developed deep domain expertise in the areas of software design, cloud storage and advanced filesystems. Prior to joining CTERA, Yaniv worked on embedded systems at Freescale Semiconductor. Yaniv holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science, a B.A in Accounting and an MBA and from Tel-Aviv University.

Itay is responsible for CTERA’s Global Services. He has more than 15 years of experience in implementing large scale and complex projects. Through his career Itay has developed expertise in migrating enterprise companies from legacy systems to modern cutting-edge technology systems. Prior to joining CTERA Itay managed the support and delivery of the Mobile Internet division in Comverse. He holds a B.Sc. in Software Engineering from Jerusalem College of Engineering.

Mike brings over twenty-five years of product and marketing experience from start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies. Prior to joining CTERA, Mike held executive product and marketing roles at DataCore Software, Permabit Technology, Commvault, Mimosa Systems, and Veritas. Mike holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

Saimon brings over 15 years of experience in IT, storage and cloud solutions. Saimon has held positions across several functions within CTERA, including product management, sales engineering and software development. Previously, Saimon designed software solutions for the IDF recruitment arm. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University.

Mariel brings more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources. At CTERA, Mariel oversees all HR aspects, both locally and globally. Prior to joining CTERA, Mariel served as the VP HR of the Security Division at Nice Systems. Previously, she led the HR at Nuvoton and held a senior HR position at Alvarion. Mariel holds a BA in Criminology from Bar Ilan University and an MA in Labor Studies from Tel-Aviv University.

Donald brings over thirty years of experience leading global sales organizations for start-up, early-stage, and established technology and services companies. Prior to joining CTERA, Donald held executive sales roles at EMC, IBM, Zerto, Robin.io, StorageTek, Brocade, and Veritas.

Emil serves as CTERA’s VP Federal Civilian and Defense Sales, bringing CTERA more than 25 years of storage technology experience. Prior to joining CTERA, Emil held both technical and sales positions at EMC.