Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

Gideon Ben Zvi has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Valens since 2020 and as a member of the board of directors of Valens since 2011 and as such, is deeply familiar with Valens, its business and technology. From 2007 to 2020, Mr. Ben Zvi served as a venture partner at Aviv Venture Capital. In the past five years, Mr. Ben Zvi served as a Chairman of the board of directors of BriefCam (until acquired by Canon), Chairman of the board of directors of Cellium, Chairman of the board of directors of enVerid Systems and co-founded AristagoraVC. Mr. Ben Zvi brings more than 30 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, having previously served as CEO in different companies and led three exit events. Mr. Ben Zvi has also served as a board member at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and board member and chair of committees at Jerusalem Transport Master Plan Team (JTMT). Mr. Ben Zvi holds a BSc is Computer Science and Math from Hebrew University Jerusalem (HUJI) and an MBA from HUJI.

Dror Heldenberg joined Valens in 2015 as its Chief Financial Officer, and as such is responsible for Valens’ finance, accounting, and strategic financial planning. Mr. Heldenberg brings more than 25 years of experience in operational and financial leadership, and a proven track record in debt and venture financing, as well as M&A activities at numerous hi-tech companies with international operations. Before joining Valens, Mr. Heldenberg was the CFO at Compass Networks, a private data communication company, and at BroadLight (acquired by Broadcom in 2012). Mr. Heldenberg also held the CFO position at Pelican Security (acquired by Microsoft in 2002). Mr. Heldenberg is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA and a B.Sc. in Accounting and Economics, Cum Laude, from the University of Tel Aviv.

Gabi Shriki joined Valens in 2015 and manages the Audio-Video business of Valens since then. In this capacity Mr. Shriki is responsible for growing Valens’ leading position in core Audio Video markets and developing new adjacent markets. Mr. Shriki boasts over 20 years of experience in engineering and global business management positions and is a respected and knowledgeable voice in the Audio-Video industry, helping to advance the Audio-Video Market and building a stronger HDBaseT ecosystem. Prior to joining Valens, Mr. Shriki served as the manager of the Mobile Connectivity Solution Business Unit at Texas Instruments. Mr. Shriki holds a BSc. Electrical Engineering degree from Tel-Aviv University and an Executive MBA from Kellogg & Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Kellogg-HKUST).

Gideon Kedem has led Valens’ Automotive Business team since 2020. Mr. Kedem brings over 30 years of experience in the Semiconductor and EDA industry, serving in leading companies like Intel, Cadence and Xilinx. Prior to joining Valens in 2020, Mr. Kedem managed sales and business development at Xilinx activities across EMEA, Israel and India, with revenue responsibilities exceeding $200M. Mr. Kedem holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, both from Tel Aviv University.