Board of Directors
The Board has a mix of experience, independence and integrity to effectively govern the Company in the interest of all shareholders
Date of appointment: August 27, 2020
Mr. Gil Sharon has over 28 years' experience in diverse senior positions in the telecommunications industry, among others, as Pelephone's CEO for 10 years, and until recently as Chairman and CEO of Golan Telecom.
Mr. Sharon holds a master's degree in business administration from Tel Aviv University, and a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Date of appointment: December 2, 2019
Mr. Fuhrer currently serves as a Vice President Business Development with the Neopharm Group; an Israeli-based, privately-held, Healthcare & Consumer Wellness products enterprise. Previously, Mr. Fuhrer served as a Manager of Business Development for Celgene Corp. (headquartered in Summit, NJ. NASDAQ: “CELG”). Further, he headed the company’s new opportunities evaluation process. Additionally, Mr. Fuhrer served as a Director at A.D.O. Group Ltd. (TASE: “ADO”), a major property owner in Berlin, Germany.
Mr. Fuhrer holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law (Magna Cum Laude) from the Tel Aviv University, in addition to a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management (Alfred P. Sloan Fellow) from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Israel Bar Association, and completed additional legal studies at the UC at Berkeley.
Date of appointment: December 2, 2019
Mr. Glatt is a Partner at Searchlight Capital Partners, overseeing the firm’s efforts in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (“TMT”) sectors. Prior to joining Searchlight in 2013, Mr. Glatt worked as a Partner in the Private Equity Group at Apollo Management, L.P., where he focused on both equity and credit investing in a range of industries that included TMT, Consumer, Leisure and Shipping, among others. Mr. Glatt also held positions at Apax Partners and The Cypress Group. He started his career at Bear Stearns in 1998 in New York. Mr. Glatt is a currently a member of the Boards of MediaMath, PatientPoint and Rackspace, and formerly a member of the Boards of Charter Communications, Ocean Outdoor, 160over90, PlayPower, Veritable Maritime and Core Media. Mr. Glatt received a BS from The George Washington University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Date of appointment: May 9, 2017
Mr. David Granot has been a Bezeq director since May 2017 and served as Interim Chairman from June 2017 – March 2018 and from June – August 2020. Over the last five years, Mr. Granot has served as a director in various companies in Israel. Mr. Granot has a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Date of appointment: April 26, 2021
Membership of Board of Directors Committees:
- Audit committee
- Compensation committee
- Financial statements review committee
Ms. Livni served as a member of Knesset for 18 years until May 2019. Since then, Ms. Livni left the world of politics to become a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and was a guest lecturer at universities and organizations throughout the world. Ms. Livni received her LLB in Law from Bar Ilan University.
Date of appointment: April 26, 2018
Membership of Board of Directors Committees:
- Audit committee - Chairman
- Compensation committee
- Financial statements review committee
- Security committee
Ms. Lusky is an external director at Mivtach Shamir Holding Ltd. Previously, she was an external director at Israel Discount Bank and Israel Railways Ltd. Ms. Lusky received both her MA in Economics and BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University.
Date of appointment: May 14, 2020
Mr. Raved serves as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of B Communications Ltd. since January 2020. In the past decade, Mr. Raved has advised telecom, media and tech companies on M&A and capital raises and has completed transactions valued at over $300bn in aggregate with US and Israeli clients, such as Verizon, AT&T, Charter, Disney, IBM, KKR, Apollo and many others. Prior to joining B Communications, Mr. Raved was a Director and a Vice President at RBC Investment Bank. Previously, he was an Associate Director at UBS Investment Bank as well an Associate Attorney at FBC & Co.
Mr. Raved has an MBA with specialization in Finance and Accounting from NYU Stern School of Business, as well as an L.L.B in Law and a B.A. in Economics from Tel-Aviv University.
Date of appointment: September 3, 2017
Membership of Board of Directors Committees:
- Audit Committee
- Compensation Committee
- Financial statement review committee - Chairman
Mr. Vurembrand has been a Bezeq director since September 3, 2017. Previously, he served as CEO of Meuhedet Health Services and CEO of Alon Holdings Blue Square – Israel Ltd. Mr. Vurembrand holds a BSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management (with honors) from the Israel Institute of Technology.
Date of appointment: January 1, 2022.
For the last five years, Mr. Taieb has served as Operations Manager of the Bezeq-Tech Department in Bezeq's Logistics Division. Mr. Taieb holds a BA degree in business administration from the Rupin Academic College, an LLB degree in law from the Carmel Academic College and an LLM degree in law from the University of Haifa.