SISENSE LEADERSHIP
AMIR ORAD, CEO AND BOARD MEMBER

Amir Orad is a successful CEO, entrepreneur and a big data technology thought leader. He brings proven success in leading and scaling businesses by orders of magnitude in both start-up and public company settings as well as multiple exits and M&As. Prior to Sisense, Orad was the CEO of NICE Actimize the financial crime and analytics software leader monitoring billions of transactions at the world’s top institutions. Orad led the company’s business functions since it was a $30M business, first as EVP and later as President and CEO. Under his leadership the business grew over six fold with Wall Street reported revenue nearing a $200M run rate. Prior to Actimize, he was Co-founder and CMO of Cyota Inc, a cyber analytics-powered company that was acquired by RSA Security in 2005. Following the acquisition, he was VP Marketing at RSA. Mr. Orad holds an MBA from Columbia University’s executive program (Beta Gamma Sigma) and a BS in Computer Science and Management from Tel Aviv University. Amir is a founding board member at BillGuard, the personal finance analytics mobile app company. He is a thought leader in the application of big data and analytics, and as a frequent lecturer and author he is often quoted in WSJ, The Guardian, CNBC, and BBC.
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ELDAD FARKASH, CO-FOUNDER AND CTO

Eldad started his career in Business Intelligence while developing at age 16 at Gilon Systems, Israel’s largest Database Integrator. While working early on MDX compilers, Eldad envisioned a future where columnar in-memory database would become pervasive. He recognized the evolution of hardware and understood that it would change the way BI could be architected, away from OLTP, OLAP or traditional in-memory. This thinking is at the genesis of Sisense’s unique technology. Eldad and his team of Data Scientists, Hardware and Software engineers focus on Sisense’s mission: Making Business Intelligence a Reality for Everyone. Eldad dedicates his engineering depth and passion for world-class user experience (UX) to building leading edge solutions for all types of data, from On-Premises to Cloud Databases and Hadoop.
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SAAR BITNER, VP MARKETING

With more than a decade of Marketing, Sales and Product Management experience, Saar now leads the global marketing efforts of Sisense. Saar executes data driven strategies while strengthening the Sisense brand, as he makes way for the massive growth predicted in the upcoming years. Before joining Sisense, Saar was the VP of Marketing of Samanage. Previously he was the CEO of SysAid Technologies, where he built and managed the marketing and sales departments with customers in more than 140 countries. Saar holds a B.Sc. in computer science and an MBA from the Israel Institute of Technology, Technion.
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JORDAN CHRISTOPHER, VP SALES

Jordan brings 15 years of enterprise sales and sales management experience to Sisense with the past 6 specifically focused on Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics. Jordan has a proven track record of consistently exceeding performance targets and building world-class sales teams. During his career, he is credited with being a key contributor to two other successful start-ups: Print, Inc. acquired by Pitney Bowes and ManageIQ acquired by Redhat. Prior to joining Sisense, Jordan served as MicroStrategy’s Head of Worldwide Sales, Cloud, with global responsibility for sales and distribution of the company’s cloud-based business intelligence and analytics solutions.
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KEREN MYR, VP SALES EMEA

Keren Myr joined Sisense in 2013 with over 10 years of sales experience in the high-tech industry. Prior to joining the company, Keren was a VP Sales at 3i-Mind where she helped lead the company’s sales growth. Previously, Keren spent 7 years at NICE Systems, where she directed the global maintenance contracts and repositioned maintenance business as the critical revenue generator for the company. Keren received an MBA in Finance from the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel.
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LIHI SEGAL, CFOO

As Sisense’s CFOO, Lihi Segal brings over 15 years of financial and operational experience and leadership in publicly and privately held organizations. Prior to joining Sisense, Lihi served as the CFO of dbMotion where she helped lead dbMotion through its acquisition process resulting to a $240M acquisition by Allscripts Inc. in 2013. Previously, Lihi was CFO and VP Corporate Development of various sized companies—from start-ups just incorporated, to public enterprises. Lihi holds an MBA from Northwestern University and is a certified lawyer seasoned in building relationships for entrepreneurial, growing businesses that are experiencing massive growth.
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MARK FERRETTI, VP OF GLOBAL ALLIANCES & CHANNELS

Mark Ferretti joined Sisense in 2014 as Vice President, Global Alliances & Channels and is responsible for the Alliance Program and Partners globally at Sisense. Prior to Sisense, Mark worked at PROS where he was responsible for Global Alliances and Channels, as well as held Alliance Leadership roles at Qlik, CA, Business Objects, Cognos and IBM. With 25+ years in the software industry, Mark is an expert at building high performance Alliance organizations that consistently develop world class partnerships while overachieving growth targets.
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ILAN STERN, VP GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES

Ilan has more than 15 years of global HR experience in the high-tech industry that includes board level strategy and execution, international HR staffing, sales force improvement and corporate level change management within highly dynamic and fast changing industries. Before joining Sisense, Ilan held the position of VP Human Resources at Panaya where he took a leading role in transforming the local start-up into a global company, including opening Panaya’s first offices in Japan, Germany and USA. Prior to Panaya, Ilan served as Global Sales and Marketing Division in ECI Telecom, as well as AVP Global Employment for Comverse.
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Co-Founders
GUY BOYANGU

Guy Boyangu, Sisense Co-Founder, started his career at age 15 when he opened his own IT workshop that focused on hardware, software, and tailor-made application development for SMB’s. At the IDF he went on to serve as the Chief of IT at his headquarters. Guy earned a BS in Computer Science at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel, before founding Sisense. He has played various roles in R&D and Product before settling in to the Chief Architect role he currently holds.
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ADI AZARIA

As Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist at Sisense, Adi Azaria is a passionate entrepreneur, author, and an established thought leader in innovative technology. He earned his BS in Computer Science at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel, before founding Sisense. Adi has used his extensive experience to help the company triple its growth for four years in a row, as well as raising tens of millions of dollars in investment.
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AVIAD HARELL

As Co-Founder and VP Solution Engineering, Aviad Harell brings his proven track record of bringing innovation and sustainable solutions to product life cycle, development, and customers despite the uncertainty and challenges that may come. He earned a BS in Computer Science from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, before co-founding Sisense, and served as the Director of Products and Services. Aviad is now responsible for driving maximum customer value and impacting long-term strategic client partnerships in his role as vp solution engineering.
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