Nechemia (Chemi) J. Peres

Independent Director

With his pioneering financial and entrepreneurial background, Mr. Peres provides the Board with a forward-thinking view on financial and strategic matters.

Mr. Peres joined the Board of Directors in 2017.

Mr. Peres serves as managing partner and co-founder of Pitango, Israel’s largest venture capital group. Pitango invests in technology companies across technology sectors, from IT to healthcare, with over 230 portfolio company investments since its inception in 1996. Mr. Peres serves on the board of directors of numerous Pitango portfolio companies.

Mr. Peres is also the founder of Mofet Israel Technology Fund, one of Israel’s first venture capital funds, founded in 1992.

Mr. Peres is chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, and a board member at Social Finance Israel. He co-founded and chaired the Israel Venture Association (IATI—Israel Advanced Technology Industries) and he chaired the Israel America Chamber of Commerce from 2008 to 2011.

Mr. Peres has been a member of the Board of Directors of Taboola since 2013, which became public in June 2021, and a member of the Board of Directors of Idomoo Ltd. since 2011, which became public in June 2021. He is a member of the Ethics and Sustainability committee at Geox S.p.A since 2020.

In 2020, he co-founded the Israel Solidarity Fund to provide economic relief to those severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic implications.

He received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and management and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Mr. Peres serves as a Member of our Human Resources and Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.