VLN - Leadership updates

Semiconductor industry veteran and Semtech COO brings more than two decades of experience scaling global technology businessesHOD HASHARON, Israel, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN), a leading provider of high-performance connectivity chipsets, today announced the appointment of Asaf Silberstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Semtech Corporation, to its Board of Directors. Silberstein brings more than two decades of leadership experience in the semiconductor industry, with extensive expertise in global operations, business execution and scaling technology companies. He has

Industry veteran brings deep OEM relationships and proven commercial leadership to drive the next phase of Valens' automotive growthHOD HASHARON, Israel, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN), a leading provider of high-performance connectivity chipsets, today announced the appointment of Dean Martin as SVP, Head of the Automotive Business Unit, effective September 1, 2026. Dean will succeed Adar Segal, who is stepping down from the role. Dean joins at a time of growing automotive momentum and will help drive commercialization and customer expansion. "I'm thrilled to welcome Dean to Valens as Head of the

HOD HASHARON, Israel, June 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN), a leader in high-performance connectivity, today announced the appointment of Karine Pinto-Flomenboim as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 9, 2026. Karine will succeed Guy Nathanzon, who is stepping down from the role. "We are thrilled to welcome Karine Pinto-Flomenboim to Valens as CFO," said Yoram Salinger, Chief Executive Officer of Valens Semiconductor. "Her two decades of experience in the semiconductor industry, combined with her strong financial acumen, align closely with ou

HOD HASHARON, Israel, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) today announced the appointment of Yoram Salinger as its new Chief Executive Officer and board member, effective on November 13th, 2025. Salinger will succeed Gideon Ben-Zvi, who has led Valens since 2020 and will remain actively involved with the company as a member of the Board of Directors. "I'm delighted to welcome Yoram Salinger to Valens Semiconductor," said Dr. Peter Mertens, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Valens Semiconductor. "Yoram brings vast experience leading global high-tech companies to growth and profitability. On behalf of the Board, I'd also like to thank Gideon Ben-Zvi for his hard wo

HOD HASHARON, Israel, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN), a leader in high-performance connectivity, today announced it has appointed Gili Friedman as Senior Vice President and the Company's Head of the newly formed Cross Industry Business Unit effective February 16, 2025. "We are thrilled to welcome Gili Friedman as the Head of our newly formed Cross Industry Business Unit, which encompasses all the non-automotive verticals we serve including audio-video, industrial, machine vision, and medical markets," said Gideon Ben-Zvi, Chief Executive Officer o

Appointment follows $50 million acquisitions in the market of Valens shares by Value Base Fund and its affiliates HOD HASHARON, Israel, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE:VLN), a leader in high-performance connectivity, today announced the appointment of Tal Yaacobi to its Board of Directors as an independent director and to the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, effective as of August 8, 2024. The appointment follows acquisitions in the market of Valens shares of more than $50 million by Value Base Fund (VBF) private equity fund, where Mr. Yaacobi is a managing partner and VBF affiliates. With the addition of Mr. Yaacobi, the Board will be compr

HOD HASHARON, Israel, Dec. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Valens Semiconductor - (NYSE:VLN), a premier provider of high-performance connectivity solutions for the audio-video and automotive markets, today announced that after completing an executive search, it has appointed Guy Nathanzon as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer effective March 10, 2024. "We are delighted to welcome Guy Nathanzon as our new Chief Financial Officer," said Gideon Ben Zvi, Chief Executive Officer of Valens Semiconductor. "Guy brings more than twenty years of executive experience in finance and opera