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Executive Team

Meet AudioCodes' Leadership Team

Shabtai Adlersberg

President and Chief Executive Officer

Shabtai Adlersberg co-founded AudioCodes in 1993, and has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since inception. Until December 2012, he also served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Adlersberg co-founded the DSP Group, a semiconductor company, in 1987. From 1987 to 1990, he served as the Vice President of Engineering of the DSP Group, and from 1990 to 1992, he served as Vice President of Advanced Technology. As Vice President of Engineering, he established a research and development team for digital cellular communication which was later spun-off in 1992 as DSP Communications. Mr. Adlersberg also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natural Speech Communication Ltd. and as a director of CTI Squared Ltd. Mr. Adlersberg holds an M.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Lior Aldema

EVP and Chief Business Officer

Lior Aldema has served as Chief Business Officer (CBO) since January 2018, as a director from July 2018 to September 2022, and as our Chief Operating Officer and Head of Global Sales from April 2012 to December 2017. Previously, he served as our Vice President, Product Management from 2002 until 2009, as well as our Vice President Marketing from February 2003 until 2009. He has been employed by us since 1998, when he was team leader and later headed our System Software Group in our research and development department. Prior to 1998, Mr. Aldema served as an officer in the Technical Unit of the Intelligence Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces (Major), heading both operational units and large development groups related to various technologies. Mr. Aldema holds an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. from the Technion.

Tal Dor

Vice President, Human Resources

Tal Dor has served as AudioCodes’ Vice President of Human Resources since March 2000. Prior to that time, Tal worked for several years as a consultant to various Israeli telephone and cable businesses, as well as health and social service organizations. Tal holds a B.A. in Psychology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and an M.A. in Psychology from Tel Aviv University.

Niran Baruch

Chief Financial Officer

Niran Baruch serves as AudioCodes’ Chief Financial Officer. Niran joined AudioCodes in 2005 as Director of Finance. He later became Vice President of Finance, responsible for the management of the finance department, and joined the AudioCodes management team in 2015. From 2002 to 2005, Niran served as International Controller at Check Point Software Technologies. From 2000 to 2002, he served as a Controller at Gilat Satellite Networks. From 1998 to 2000, he served as audit manager at Ernst and Young in Israel. Niran is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a BA in Business Management and Accounting.

Yehuda Herscovici

Vice President, Product

Yehuda Herscovici has served as AudioCodes’ Vice President of Systems Group since 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Yehuda served as Vice President of Advanced Products. From 2000 to 2001, he served as the Company’s Director of Advanced Technologies. From 1994 to 1998 and throughout 1999, Yehuda held a variety of research and development positions at Advanced Recognition Technologies, Ltd., a voice and handwriting recognition company. He headed its research and development from 1999 to 2000 as Vice President of Research and Development. From 1998 to 1999, Yehuda was engaged in developing various wireless communication algorithms at Comsys, a telecommunications company. Yehuda holds an M.Sc. and a B.Sc., from the Technion, both in the area of telecommunications.

Yair Hevdeli

Vice President, Research and Development

Yair Hevdeli joined AudioCodes in July 2013 as Vice President of R&D. From 2003 to 2013, Yair served in various executive positions at Veraz/Dialogic, including Global VP of R&D, and most recently as Senior VP R&D and GM, Bandwidth Optimization BU. From 1998 to 2003, Yair worked at ECI Telecom Ltd., where he held various technical and management positions. He has over 20 years of experience leading large multidisciplinary R&D global teams in the telecom industry. Yair graduated in 1995 with an MBA in Business Management from Bar Ilan University and in 1992 gained his BA in Computer Science and Economics, from Bar Ilan University.

Ofer Nimtsovich

Chief Operating Officer

Ofer Nimtsovich joined AudioCodes in March 2013 as Vice President of Global Services. From 2000 to February 2013, Ofer served in various executive positions at Retalix, including Chief Information Officer, Executive Vice President of Global Services and most recently as the head of the Software as a Service division. From 1994 to 2000, Ofer worked for Scitex Corporation Ltd., where he held various technical and management positions, including the Global Microsoft Infrastructure Manager. Ofer graduated from the Business Administration College in Israel in 1997 with a B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing, and also holds an MBA from the University of Texas.

Shaul Weissman

Vice President, Business Development

Shaul Weissman joined the AudioCodes management team in 2013 as Vice President of Business Development. Before this, Shaul served as a Vice President and Business Line Manager of the Residential Business Line from 2008, and as Vice President and Business Line Manager of the Chips and Modules Line from 2004. He has worked at AudioCodes since 1994, when he was DSP team leader in AudioCodes’ research and development department. He later headed AudioCodes’ DSP Support and Professional Services Group. Prior to 1994, Shaul served as an officer in the Israeli Air Force (Captain). He holds an M.Sc and a B.Sc. from the Technion – Israeli Technical Institute – cum laude.

Eyal Frishberg

Vice President, Operations

Eyal Frishberg has served as AudioCodes’ Vice President of Operations since October 2000. From 1997 to 2000, Eyal served as Associate Vice President of SDH Operations at ECI Telecom Ltd., a major telecommunication company. From 1987 to 1997, he served in various operational positions at ECI Telecom, including managing the ECI production facility and production control. Eyal worked from 1984 until 1987 for ELTA, a division of Israeli Aircraft Industries, in the planning and control department. Eyal holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an M.B.A. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Board of Directors

Stanley Stern

Chairman of the Board

Stanley Stern became a director and our Chairman of the Board in December 2012. Mr. Stern is the Managing Partner of Alnitak Capital, which he founded in 2013 to provide board level strategic advisory services and merchant banking services, primarily to companies in technology-related industries. From 1981 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2013, he was a Managing Director at Oppenheimer & Co, where, among other positions, he was head of the investment banking department and technology investment banking group. He also held positions at Salomon Brothers, STI Ventures and C.E. Unterberg. Mr. Stern has served as chairman of the board of directors of AudioCodes, Ltd. (Nasdaq: AUDC), a U.S. public company, since 2012, and serves as a member of the board of directors of the following U.S. public and private companies: Tigo Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIGO) since 2015 and Radware Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDWR) since September 2020. Mr. Stern previously served from 2015 to 2018 as the chairman of the board of directors of SodaStream International Ltd., a U.S. public company until its sale to Pepsico in 2018, and as a member of the board of directors of the following public and private companies, for which he no longer serves as a director: Given Imaging Ltd., Fundtech Inc., Tucows, Inc. (chairman), Polypid Ltd., Odimo, Inc, and Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (lead Independent director).

Shabtai Adlersberg

President and Chief Executive Officer

Shabtai Adlersberg co-founded AudioCodes in 1993, and has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since inception. Until December 2012, he also served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Adlersberg co-founded the DSP Group, a semiconductor company, in 1987. From 1987 to 1990, he served as the Vice President of Engineering of the DSP Group, and from 1990 to 1992, he served as Vice President of Advanced Technology. As Vice President of Engineering, he established a research and development team for digital cellular communication which was later spun-off in 1992 as DSP Communications. Mr. Adlersberg also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natural Speech Communication Ltd. and as a director of CTI Squared Ltd. Mr. Adlersberg holds an M.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Tel Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Doron Nevo

Director

Doron Nevo has served as one of our directors since 2000. Mr. Nevo was co-Founder and CEO of MultiVu, a 3D imaging company, from 2019 to 2023. From 2001 to 2018, Mr. Nevo was co-Founder, President and CEO of KiloLambda Technologies. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Nevo was involved in fund raising activities for Israeli-based startup companies. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Nevo served as President and CEO of NKO, Inc. Mr. Nevo established NKO in early 1995 as a startup subsidiary of Clalcom, Ltd. NKO designed and developed a full scale, carrier grade, IP telephony system platform and established its own IP network. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Nevo was President and CEO of Clalcom Ltd. Mr. Nevo established Clalcom in 1992 as a telecom service provider in Israel. He also serves as a director of Hadasit Bio-Holdings (TASE: HBL) and of several private companies. Mr. Nevo holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Telecommunications Management from Brooklyn Polytechnic.

Joseph Tenne

Director

Joseph Tenne has served as one of our directors since June 2003. Mr. Tenne serves as a director of MIND CTI Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDO), OPC Energy Ltd. (TASE: OPCE), Sapir Corp Ltd. (TASE: SPIR), Electreon Wireless Ltd. (TASE: ELWS) and Tarya Israel Ltd. (TASE: TRA). Mr. Tenne served as a financial executive at Itamar Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ITMR, (until December 2021)) from May 2017 to August 2023. From August 2014 to April 2017, Mr. Tenne served as the Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Itamar Medical Ltd. From March 2005 until April 2013, Mr. Tenne served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE and TASE: ORA). From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Tenne was the Chief Financial Officer of Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KG, a German company. From 1997 until 2003, Mr. Tenne was a partner in Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants in Israel (PwC Israel) and a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Mr. Tenne holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Tenne is also a Certified Public Accountant in Israel.

Zehava Simon

Director

Zehava Simon was appointed as a director in February 2014. Ms. Simon served as a Vice President of BMC Software Inc. from 2000 until September 2013, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Development. From 2002 to 2011, Ms. Simon served as Vice President and General Manager of BMC Software in Israel. Prior to joining BMC Software, Ms. Simon held a number of executive positions at Intel Corporation. In her last position at Intel, she led Finance and Operations and Business Development for Intel in Israel. Ms. Simon has served as a board member of various companies, including Tower Semiconductor from 1999-2004, M-Systems from 2005-2006, InSightec from 2005-2012 and Amiad Water System Ltd. from 2014-2020. Ms. Simon is also a board member at Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) and NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE). Ms. Simon holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences from the Hebrew University, a law degree (LL.B.) from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzlia and a master’s degree in Business and Management from Boston University.

Shira Fayans Birenbaum

Director

Shira Fayans Birenbaum was appointed as a director in March 2022. Ms. Shira Fayans Birenbaum currently holds the position of a board member at several publicly traded and private international companies including POMVOM Ltd. (TASE: PMVM), AnyVision Interactive (OOSTO) Ltd., RiskQ Ltd. N.Y and Anan Datacenter Solutions Ltd, as an advisory board member. Ms. Fayans Birenbaum has 25 years of experience as a Board Member serving in all committees in publicly traded companies such as technology, investment houses, banks, insurance, real estate, manufacturers, semiconductor and educational institutions. In the years 2014-2019, Ms. Fayans Birenbaum held the position of COO and CMO of Microsoft Israel (NASDAQ: MSTF) leading Digital Transformation, and in 2021-2022 held the position of President Global of CYMPIRE lTD. Ms. Fayans Birenbaum has extensive experience in Executive C Level positions in her previous roles. Ms. Fayans Birenbaum holds an MBA and BA both from Tel Aviv University and Marketing management certification studies from The College of Management Academic Studies.

Shai Levy

Director

Shai Levy has served as one of our directors since October 2023. Mr. Levy holds the position of President Strategic Business as well as several other roles with the Amdocs group (NYSE: DOX). Mr. Levy has over 23 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. At Amdocs, Mr. Levy held multiple positions, ranging from General Manager of Amdocs Israel, managing customers and customer division in North America, Amdocs competency centers, Amdocs managed service division and more. Prior to joining Amdocs, Mr. Levy held the position of CFO and controller in several Israeli based companies. Mr. Levy holds an M.B.A., B.A. in economics and an additional B.A. in accounting, all from Tel Aviv University.

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