SUNNYVALE, California,
October 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
The Board of Directors of Commtouch® (Nasdaq: CTCH) announced
today that it has appointed Shlomi
Yanai as chief executive officer.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110906/478788 )
Mr. Yanai was previously the vice president of corporate
development strategy at SafeNet, a global leader in information
security. He led SafeNet's strategic decisions regarding product
and solution partnerships, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr.
Yanai also served as the vice president for the rapidly-growing
authentication business unit and award-winning two-factor
authentication solutions at SafeNet, Inc. and Aladdin Knowledge
Systems, which merged with SafeNet. Prior to Aladdin, Mr. Yanai
managed the product team of BMC Software's security division,
specializing in identity and password management systems. Mr. Yanai
holds a B.S. in mathematics and computer science and an MBA from
Ben Gurion University in Israel.
"We are pleased to have someone of Shlomi's caliber take the
helm at Commtouch," said Lior
Samuelson, chairman of Commtouch's board of directors.
"Shlomi is the right person to lead the company, implement the
company's strategy moving forward, and take advantage of the
significant market opportunities ahead."
"I am honored and excited to take on the leadership role at
Commtouch," said Mr. Yanai. "Commtouch has significant product and
market traction in the Internet security space, and I look forward
to further developing that, and to meeting the challenges and
opportunities ahead."
Mr. Yanai will be replacing Ido Hadari, who joined the company
in 2008 and is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.
"On behalf of the entire board, I would like to thank Ido for
his broad-ranging accomplishments and contributions to Commtouch,"
Mr. Samuelson said. "We very much appreciate his hard work and
dedication, and wish him every success in his future endeavors."
Commtouch expects to announce earnings for the quarter ended
September 30, 2011 as scheduled on
November 2, 2011 and will hold its
investor conference call at 10 am eastern
time on that date.
About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's leading
security companies and service providers with cloud-based Internet
security services. A cloud-security pioneer, Commtouch's real-time
threat intelligence from its GlobalView™ Network powers Web
security, messaging security and antivirus solutions, protecting
thousands of organizations and hundreds of millions of users
worldwide. Information about Commtouch can be found at
http://www.commtouch.com or by writing to info@commtouch.com.
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are
trademarks, and Commtouch, Authentium, Command Antivirus and
Command Anti-malware are registered trademarks, of Commtouch. U.S.
Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
Company Contact:
Ron Ela
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (US) +1-650-864-2291
(Int'l) +972-9-8636813
ron.ela@commtouch.com
International Investor Relations Contact
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
CCG Investor Relations
Tel: (US) +1-646-201-9246
(Int'l) +972-3-607-4717
commtouch@ccgisrael.com
SOURCE Commtouch