Zvika Netter
CEO & Co-Founder
A career-long entrepreneur with a passion for innovation, Zvika Netter is the CEO & Co-founder of Innovid (NYSE: CTV) — a leading software platform for the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization of advertising across CTV, linear TV, and digital channels.
Zvika co-founded Innovid in 2007 and earned a patent the following year for inventing a method for inserting interactive objects into video content. He has overseen numerous milestones in Innovid’s rise, including the development of a video ad-serving platform in 2012, taking the company public in 2021, and acquiring TVSquared in 2022 to expand Innovid’s measurement capabilities.
In 2024, Zvika spearheaded the launch of Innovid’s Harmony initiative, designed to keep television open for everyone and controlled by no one. The initiative brings the industry together to address the biggest challenges facing CTV advertising – the need to improve efficiency, enhance transparency and control, reduce carbon emissions, increase ROI, and provide better viewing experiences.
With more than 20 years of digital media experience, Zvika sets the strategic direction for Innovid, with a focus on innovation and delivering value to shareholders, the world’s largest brands and publishers, and other partners in the digital and CTV ecosystems.
Zvika has been recognized by TIME as one of the “Tech Pioneers Who Will Change Your Life.” He was also named by the World Economic Forum as a “Technology Pioneer,” and by Businessweek as one of “Europe’s Young Entrepreneurs.” In addition to authoring numerous patents, he served in an elite computer unit in the Israeli Defense Forces. He also co-founded the non-profit organization GarageGeeks, an innovation hub with more than 8,000 members and one of Israel’s largest hacker spaces.
Gilad Shany
Director
Mr. Shany co-founded ION Crossover Partners, an Israeli-based crossover fund, where he currently serves as the Managing Partner. Prior to co-founding ION Crossover Partners, Mr. Shany served as General Partner of Magma Venture Partners. Mr. Shany previously served as Vice President of Baron Capital, where he gained more than a decade of experience investing in innovative growth companies in public and private markets. Mr. Shany led investments with various international companies, including Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), Mobileye N.V. (NYSE: MBLY) (acquired by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) $15.3BN), Mellanox Technologies (acquired by Nvidia $6.9BN), Varonis Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNS), Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR), and Monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY) Ltd, among others.
Mr. Shany has served on the board of directors, the audit committee and nominating and governance committee of Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA), the leading recommendation engine in the $60+ billion open web market, since 2021. Mr Shany also served on the board of directors of Ion Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd. (NYSE: IACA) from 2020 to 2022, on the board of directors of Ion Acquisition Corp. 2 Ltd. (NYSE: IACB) from 2020 to 2021 and on the board of directors of Ion Acquisition Corp. 3 Ltd. (NYSE: IACC) from 2021 to 2022.
Mr. Shany holds a B.S. in Physics, Astronomy and Philosophy (Cum Laude) from Tel Aviv University in Israel and an MBA from the Wharton School (With Honors) at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Shany is well qualified to serve on the Company’s Board because of his experience in strategic investment and strategic development of companies.
Brian Hughes
Director
Mr. Hughes currently serves on the board of directors and the audit and sustainability committees of Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY), an infrastructure engineering software company, and on the board of directors and the audit and compensation committees of CompoSecure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPO), a designer and manufacturer of premium metal transaction cards. From 2021 to 2022 Mr. Hughes served as a director of Omnilit Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: OLITU). Mr. Hughes was previously an audit partner, the national private markets group leader, and venture capital co-leader at KPMG LLP where he worked from 2002 to 2019 and an audit partner at Arthur Andersen where he worked from 1981 to 2002. Mr. Hughes received a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hughes is well qualified to serve on the Company’s Board because of his financial expertise, extensive accounting, auditing and venture capital experience, as well as his experience as a director and advisor of other companies.
Michael DiPiano
Director
Since December 2001, Mr. DiPiano has been the Chairman of NewSpring Capital where he manages the firm’s investment decisions. Mr. DiPiano currently serves as a director for a number of private companies, including aPriori, Dstillery, Energage, and Interactions where he provides oversight for corporate governance and other business matters. Previously, Mr. DiPiano also served on the Governance and Compensation Committees of NutriSystems. Mr. DiPiano holds a B.S. in Marketing from Penn State University and an MBA from New York University. Mr. DiPiano is well qualified to serve on the Company’s Board because of his in-depth experience with corporate governance and strategic development of companies.
Genevieve Juillard
Director
Ms. Juillard, age 45, is currently the CEO of International Data Group (IDG), a position she has held since September 2023. IDG, which includes IDC and Foundry, provides technology-focused research, data, media and marketing services to businesses globally and is backed by Blackstone Private Equity. Previously she was President of the Experian Marketing Services and Experian Data Quality divisions of Experian North America, a division of Experian plc (“Experian”). In that position she played a leading role in Experian’s investment in high-potential Marketing data and technology companies, including the 2020 acquisition and integration of Tapad, a leading digital identity graph provider. From March 2017 to August 2019, Ms Juillard was the Managing Director Global Expansion of Experian. Ms Juillard started her career with Experian in August 2006 and remained with Experian until 2023 except from July 2015 to March 2017 when she served as Chief Operating Officer of FINCA Malawi, Malawi’s largest social-mission-focused provider of microfinance and SME lending products. In addition to her executive operating experience, Ms Juillard has a deep understanding of data analytics, software and consumer behavior. Ms Juillard received a BA and a BS from UC Berkeley in 2000 and an MBA and MPP from UCLA in 2006. Ms Juillard is well-qualified to sit on the Innovid Board because of her extensive knowledge of data analytics and her experience of the development of growth companies.