Management Team

Amir Schlachet Management
Amir Schlachet Management

Amir Schlachet

Co-founder, CEO

Amir has an extensive technology background, having served for 11 years in various elite technological units of the Israeli Defense Forces, including as the commander of the “Talpiot“ elite technological military-academy program (ranked Major).
Before co-founding Global-e, Amir served as SVP and strategic advisor to the CEO of Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank, a position he gained after several years as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.
Amir holds an MBA from INSEAD (first in his class), M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Tel-Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Maths, Physics and Computer Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Shahar Tamari management
Shahar Tamari management

Shahar Tamari

Co-founder, COO

Shahar is a seasoned veteran of the payments and internet industry.
Before co-founding Global-e, he served as the VP and Head of e-payments for 888 Holdings (LSE: 888.L), one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. Prior to joining 888 Holdings, Shahar worked for seven years as Head of e-Banking Business Development with Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank.
He holds a M.Sc. in Technology Management & Information Systems and a B.A. in Business Administration, both from the Tel-Aviv University.
Nir Debbi management
Nir Debbi management

Nir Debbi

Co-founder, President

Nir has vast experience in strategic planning and business development, working for over 10 years in managerial positions in the high-tech and financial sectors.
Before co-founding Global-e, Nir served as SVP and Head of Strategy and Business Development at Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank, following a term as Head of Retail Strategy.
He holds an MBA and a B.Sc. in Economics, both from the Tel-Aviv University.
Ofer Koren
Ofer Koren
Ofer has over 20 years of experience in finance and business strategy. Before joining Global-e, Ofer served in several Strategy and Business Development roles at Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank. In his last role at the bank, Ofer served as the CFO & Deputy CEO, where among other things he led the successful IPO of Isracard, the bank's credit card subsidiary, on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Prior to Bank Hapoalim, Ofer was a partner in Deloitte-Monitor Management Consulting (previously Trigger-Foresight), where he specialized in finance and strategy. Ofer holds an MBA from the Tel-Aviv University and a B.Sc. in Economics from the Haifa University.
Eden Zaharoni
Eden Zaharoni

Eden Zaharoni

Chief Innovation Officer

Eden has over 15 years of experience in software development, specialising in large scale systems, online payment processing and web technologies.
Before joining Global-e, Eden was CTO of Snoox, a social recommendation platform funded by BBDO group, and VP R&D of Cent2Cent, an online monetisation startup. He also held several management positions at 888 Holdings (LSE: 888.L) one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. In his latest position at 888, Eden was responsible for the management 888’s online payments systems development.
CTO Yehuam
CTO Yehuam

Yehiam Shinder

Chief Technology Officer

Yehiam oversees the Product Development, Service Operations, Information Security, and Global Technical Support teams. His career in technology leadership, innovation, large-scale production systems, and strategic management spans over two decades. Yehiam previously served as the Chief Information Officer at Kaltura (NASDAQ: KLTR), a SaaS Video and OTT product company, overseeing Professional Services, Cloud Operations, DevOps, Information Security and Privacy, IT, Information Systems, and Global Customer Care. Prior to that, Yehiam held several technology leadership roles at 888 Holdings (LSE:888.L), a world-leading gaming company.

Yehiam is an alumnus of the Israeli Defence Forces' elite Mamram computer science training academy, later serving as a Trainer and Commander there.

ran
ran
Ran Fridman is Global-e’s Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing all sales and customer success activities around the globe. Ran brings with him a wealth of both global sales and business leadership experience in the high-tech industry. Before joining Global-e, Ran served as the global VP Sales of Allot (NASDAQ: ALLT), leading the expansion and scaling of the sales organization worldwide. Prior to that, Ran spent more than 16 years in multiple global sales positions, 12 of them at Nokia (NYSE: NOK), where he held numerous roles within senior global management, sales, and sales support. Ran holds a B.A degree in Computer Science from the Tel-Aviv University.
Matthew Merrilees
Matthew Merrilees

Matthew Merrilees

CEO North America

Matt leads Global-e’s growing North American-based team and has extensive experience in the cross-border world. He previously served as the Global Managing Director of Sales at FedEx Cross Border, and prior to that, Matt worked at DHL Express US for 10 years. During his time at DHL he held many roles, from field sales to leading DHL’s National Account Segment in the Northeast US.
Matt holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Fairfield University with a focus in Business Management.
Cristian van Tienhoven
Cristian van Tienhoven
Cristian leads Global-e’s European based team, having previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of eBay UK, where he was responsible for their delivery and logistics solutions. Prior to that, Cristian worked at Amazon for 8 years in the UK and the USA in various executive roles in the Marketplace, Payments and Physical Retail business units. Cristian has ten years of strategy consulting experience at L.E.K. and PwC, an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Master of Engineering from Oxford University.
Adi
Adi

Adi Waiss

EVP, Head of Professional Services

Adi heads Global-e’s Projects and Solutions teams, leading the deployment and integration of Global-e merchants across the world. Adi has over 20 years of experience in project and solution management in international hi-tech organizations. Prior to joining Global-e, Adi served in several operational and project management roles at Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), her latest role being Pre Sales Director, Europe. Adi began her career at Bank Leumi, one of Israel’s largest banks.
Adi holds an MBA from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev as well as Bachelor of Economics degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Yael Geffen
Yael Geffen

Yael Geffen

VP Human Resource

Yael has over 10 years of experience in both private and public companies. Her areas of expertise include, building teams from zero in fast-paced environments, managing extensive organizational changes, implementing strategies for talent acquisition, employee experience, compensation, performance management and cultural development. Prior to joining Global-e, Yael worked at Edward CardioBand as Head of HR and led the integration of Valtech Cardio after it was acquired by Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW). Yael holds a MA degree in Organizational Development and a BA in Communication and Management both from the College of Management, Israel.
Oded
Oded

Oded Griffel, Adv.

General Counsel

Oded is Global-e’s General Counsel and Compliance Officer, overseeing all corporate legal, compliance, privacy and regulatory affairs. Oded has over 10 years of experience as lead in-house legal counsel. Before joining Global-e, Oded was the General Counsel of Apostherapy Ltd., which developed and commercialized an innovative medical treatment. Prior to that, Oded was an associate at APM Law, one of Israel’s leading law firms. Oded holds a Bachelor of Laws from Haifa University.
Noa Haran Keren
Noa Haran Keren

Noa Haran Keren

Chief Product Officer

Noa has extensive experience in executive business functions, such as Product Strategy, Product Management, Marketing, and General Management of business units. Before joining Global-e, Noa served as SVP of Product & Strategy at Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) and was part of Payoneer's Executive Leadership. Prior to that, Noa was VP Product at Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), leading Amdocs Digital & Innovation. Throughout her career, Noa also served on multiple advisory boards, and headed Product Management, Strategy, Marketing & Presale in leading enterprises and startups across different tech industries.

Noa holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Ben Gurion University.

Jain Siddharth
Jain Siddharth

Siddharth Jain

EVP, Technology of the Channels and SMB Division

Siddharth leads Product and Engineering for the Channels and SMB Division in Global-e. He brings over 20 years of expertise in developing large-scale systems. Siddharth previously served as SVP of Engineering at Flow Commerce and as CTO of Teachers Pay Teachers, the leading educational resources marketplace. His career also includes key technology leadership roles at Animoto and The Beachbody Company Inc (NYSE:BODI).
Tomer Gold
Tomer Gold

Tomer Gold

EVP, Head of the Channels and SMB Division

Tomer heads Global-e’s Channels and SMB Division, leading the company’s dedicated solution for emerging brands and retailers. Prior to this role, he served as Global-e’s VP of Corporate Development and has led the acquisitions of Flow Commerce and Borderfree. Before joining Global-e, Tomer was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, where he worked with management teams on a wide variety of investment banking transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and other private and public capital raises. Tomer holds a Bachelor’s Degree, Double Major in Economics and Management from Tel Aviv University.