People: CEVA Inc (CEVA.O)

CEVA.O on Nasdaq

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Peter McManamon

63 2005 Chairman of the Board

Gideon Wertheizer

56 2010 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Yaniv Arieli

44 2005 Chief Financial Officer

Issachar Ohana

47 2006 Executive Vice President - Worldwide Sales

Eliyahu Ayalon

69 2004 Independent Director

Zvi Limon

54 1999 Independent Director

Bruce Mann

77 2001 Independent Director

Sven-Christer Nilsson

69 2002 Independent Director

Louis Silver

58 2002 Independent Director

Dan Tocatly

52 2004 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Peter McManamon

Mr.Peter McManamon is Chairman of the Board of Ceva Inc May 2005. Mr. McManamon has served as a member of board of directors since April 2003 and has served as chairman of board since May 2005. He served as chief financial officer of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until March 2001, executive vice president of corporate development of Parthus Technologies plc from March 2001 until November 2002, a member of the board of directors of Parthus Technologies plc from 1993 until November 2002, and was one of the co-founders of Parthus Technologies plc. From May 2005 to August 2011, Mr. McManamon served as a venture partner of Atlantic Bridge Ventures, an investment company. In September 2011, he was appointed Executive Chairman of Atlantic Bridge Ventures. He also serves as a director of the National Development Finance Agency, an appointment by the Irish Government, and Openmind Networks, Ltd., a provider of SMS and MMS router solutions for mobile and wholesale operators.

Gideon Wertheizer

Mr. Gideon Wertheizer is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ceva Inc. Mr. Wertheizer has served as a member of board of directors since January 2010. He has held the position of Chief Executive Officer since May 2005. Mr. Wertheizer has 30 years of experience in the semiconductor and Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP) industries. He previously served as executive vice president and general manager of the DSP business unit. Prior to joining the company in November 2002, Mr. Wertheizer held various executive positions at DSP Group, Inc., including such roles as executive vice president - strategic business development, vice president for marketing and vice president of VLSI design. Mr. Wertheizer holds a BsC for electrical engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel and executive MBA from Bradford University in the United Kingdom.

Yaniv Arieli

Mr. Yaniv Arieli is Chief Financial Officer of Ceva Inc. Prior to his current position, Mr. Arieli served as President of U.S. Operations and Director of Investor Relations of DSP Group beginning in August 2002 and Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of DSP Group’s DSP Cores Licensing Division prior to that time. Before joining DSP Group in 1997, Mr. Arieli served as an account manager and certified public accountant at Kesselman & Kesselman, a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a accounting firm. Mr. Arieli is a CPA and holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Haifa University in Israel and an M.B.A. from Newport University and is also a member of the National Investor Relation Institute.

Issachar Ohana

Mr. Issachar Ohana is Executive Vice President - Worldwide Sales of Ceva Inc. He has served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales, since November 2002 and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, since July 2006. Prior to joining CEVA in November 2002, Mr. Ohana was with DSP Group beginning in August 1994 as a VLSI design engineer. He was appointed Project Manager of DSP Group’s research and development in July 1995, Director of Core Licensing in August 1998, and Vice President—Sales of the Core Licensing Division in May 2000. Mr. Ohana holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel and an MBA from Bradford University in the United Kingdom.

Eliyahu Ayalon

Mr. Eliyahu Ayalon is Independent Director of Ceva Inc. Mr. Ayalon served as chairman of board of directors from November 2002 to February 2004 and has served as a member of board of directors since November 1999. Mr. Ayalon also served as Chief Executive Officer from November 1999 to January 2001. Mr. Ayalon has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of DSP Group, Inc., a publicly traded fabless semiconductor company, from April 1996 until April 2005 and from January 2007 to July 2009. Mr. Ayalon also has served as a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc. since April 1996, as chairman since January 2000 and as executive chairman since April 2005. Mr. Ayalon is also a member of the executive committee of the University Center of Ariel, Israel.

Zvi Limon

Mr. Zvi Limon is Independent Director of Ceva Inc since November 1999. Since 1999, Mr. Limon has been a partner at Magma Venture Capital, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Since 2006, Mr. Limon also has been a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. He served as chairman of Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from October 1993 to July 2000. Mr. Limon is a director of DSP Group, Inc., Tefron Ltd., a publicly-trade apparels company, and various private companies.

Bruce Mann

Mr. Bruce A. Mann is Independent Director of Ceva Inc since April 2001. Mr. Mann has been a partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP since February 1987. He was a Senior Managing Director of WR Hambrecht & Co., an investment banking firm, from 1999 to 2003.

Sven-Christer Nilsson

Mr. Sven-Christer Nilsson is Independent Director of Ceva Inc since November 2002. He served as a member of the board of directors of Parthus Technologies plc from March 2000 until November 2002. Mr. Nilsson has been the Chief Executive Officer of RIPASSO AB since August 1999. Between 1982 and 1999 he held various positions with The Ericsson Group, the telecommunications equipment supplier, including president, Ericsson Radio Systems (Sweden), vice president, Mobile Switching Systems, executive vice president, Cellular Systems-American Standards, and, from 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nilsson also serves as a director of ASSA Abloy AB, a global locks and security corporation, and Sprint Nextel Corporation, as well as various private companies.

Louis Silver

Mr. Louis Silver is Independent Director of Ceva Inc since April 2002. He is a principal of RP Capital Group, an alternative investment firm focused on investment opportunities in EEMEA and has served as an advisor to RP Capital Group since April 2005. From January 2005 until January 2006, he acted as a private banking consultant. From August 2002 until April 2005, he acted as a legal and business development advisor to companies and individuals. From September 1996 until June 2002, he served as an advisor and counsel to Discount Bank & Trust Company. Mr. Silver is also a member of the board of directors of DSP Group, Inc. He was a director of Scopus Video Networks Ltd., a former NASDAQ-listed company, until December 2008.

Dan Tocatly

Mr. Dan Tocatly is Independent Director of Ceva Inc since February 2004. Mr. Tocatly has served as co-chairman of FMR Computers & Software LTD., a software solutions company, since January 2002. From September 2006 to April 2010, Mr. Tocatly was a general partner of Rimon Investment Fund, a consulting and investment advisory firm. Mr. Tocatly served as a principal at Limon Holdings Ltd., a consulting and investment advisory firm, from August 1996 to September 2001.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Peter McManamon

--

Gideon Wertheizer

1,221,190

Yaniv Arieli

664,565

Issachar Ohana

675,127

Eliyahu Ayalon

568,759

Zvi Limon

--

Bruce Mann

--

Sven-Christer Nilsson

--

Louis Silver

--

Dan Tocatly

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Peter McManamon

0 0

Gideon Wertheizer

724,238 5,789,896

Yaniv Arieli

54,950 1,334,870

Issachar Ohana

217,797 770

Eliyahu Ayalon

741,673 719,691

Zvi Limon

0 0

Bruce Mann

0 0

Sven-Christer Nilsson

0 0

Louis Silver

0 0

Dan Tocatly

0 0
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