MCLEAN, Virginia, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of
Internet security technology and cloud-based services, today
announced the appointment of Lior
Kohavi as the company's new chief technology officer. He
will be based in Commtouch's Israel office.
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Kohavi will lead the company's efforts to drive innovation in
its development and delivery of new and existing services and its
unique cloud-based infrastructure. He will also lead efforts to
ensure Commtouch's security analysis and detection technologies
continuously evolve to handle changes in the threat landscape and
outperform alternative solutions.
Kohavi has more than 20 years of experience as a senior
technology executive. For the last eight years, he served as a
business strategy architect at Microsoft headquarters where he was
part of the company's malware detection team and played a
significant role in the development of Microsoft's mobile operating
system. He previously served as vice president of product
management and strategy at Whale Communications, a pioneer in the
enterprise-class SSL VPN market, which was acquired by Microsoft in
2006. Prior to Whale, Kohavi led the development of cryptographic
security at Cylink and served as the head of the Israel Air Force's
Network and Operations Systems Department.
"Continual innovation is at the very heart of Commtouch's
mission of becoming a leading provider of cloud-based Internet
security solutions for service providers and vendors," said
Shlomi Yanai, CEO at Commtouch.
"Harnessing his broad expertise in the areas of malware detection
and mobile security and his experience in product strategy,
development and engineering, Lior will play a key role on our
executive team as we further strengthen Commtouch's efforts to
deliver high value solutions across our diverse partner ecosystem.
I welcome him to the Commtouch team, and I'm confident that his
expertise and proven leadership will help keep Commtouch at the
forefront of our fast-paced industry."
Kohavi holds an Executive MBA from Tel Aviv
University and a degree in computer science from
Bar-Ilan University.
About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) is a leading provider of
Internet security technology and cloud-based services for vendors
and service providers, increasing the value and profitability of
our customers' solutions by protecting billions of Internet
transactions on a daily basis. With 12 global data centers and
award-winning, patented technology, Commtouch's email, Web, and
antivirus capabilities easily integrate into our customers'
products and solutions, keeping safe more than 350 million end
users. To learn more, visit http://www.commtouch.com.
- Blog: http://blog.commtouch.com/cafe
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/commtouch
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/commtouch
- Twitter: @Commtouch
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD,
Zero-Hour and GlobalView are trademarks, and Commtouch is a
registered trademark 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:
Brian Briggs, Chief Financial
Officer
Commtouch
+1-703-760-3444
brian.briggs@commtouch.com
U.S. Investor Contact:
Monica Gould
The Blueshirt Group
+1-212-871-3927
monica@blueshirtgroup.com
Israel Investor
Relations Contact:
Iris Lubitch
EffectiveIR
+972-54-2528007
Iris@EffectiveIR.co.il
Commtouch Media Contact:
Matthew Zintel
Zintel Public Relations
+1-281-444-1590
matthew.zintel@zintelpr.com
SOURCE Commtouch