Check Point Software Technologies Ltd - Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
March 26 2008 - 10:48AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign
Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March,
2008
Commission File Number
0-28584
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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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5 Ha'solelim Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
x
Form 40-F
o
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101(b)(1): ____
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other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or
legally organized (the registrants home country), or under the rules of
the home country exchange on which the registrants securities are traded, as long as
the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not
been distributed to the registrants security holders, and, if discussing a material
event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on
EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form, is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
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No
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If Yes is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
12g3-2(b): 82- ________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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INVESTOR CONTACT:
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MEDIA CONTACT:
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Kip E. Meintzer
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Gregory Kunkel
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Check Point Software Technologies
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Check Point Software Technologies
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+1 650.628.2040
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+1 650.628.2070
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ir@us.checkpoint.com
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press@us.checkpoint.com
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CHECK POINT APPOINTS
TAL PAYNE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
New CFO brings
extensive experience and leadership in technology and finance
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 25,
2008
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide
leader in securing the Internet, today announced the appointment of Tal Payne to Chief
Financial Officer, effective mid-2008. Most recently, Ms. Payne was Chief Financial
Officer at Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), a leading provider of products
and services for satellite-based communications networks.
Ms.
Paynes financial leadership experience with a successful global public
company makes her the ideal candidate to help us lead our business into the
next phase of growth, said Gil Shwed, Chief Executive Officer at Check
Point.
Ms.
Payne has served as Chief Financial Officer to Gilat since 2005 and was Vice
President of Finance for over 5 years. During her career with Gilat she has led
the companys public offerings, capital restructurings, and M&A
transactions. Previously, she was employed at Kesselman & Kesselman PWC and
is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Payne received her MBA and BA from Tel
Aviv University in Israel.
Ms.
Payne will replace current Chief Financial Officer Eyal Desheh, an eight-year
Check Point veteran who the company announced last October would be
transitioning to the Chief Financial Officer position at Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA), one of the worlds leading generic
pharmaceutical companies and Israels largest company.
Continued Shwed, We
are very pleased Ms. Payne is joining the Check Point family and we look
forward to her strategic and financial contributions.
About Check Point
Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd. (
www.checkpoint.com
) is a leader in securing the Internet. The company is a
market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall, data security and
VPN markets. Check Points PURE focus is on IT security with its extensive
portfolio of network security, data security and security management solutions. Through
its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range
of security solutions to protect business communications and resources for corporate
networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The
company also offers market leading data security solutions through the Pointsec product
line, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other
mobile computing devices. Check Points award-winning ZoneAlarm Internet Security
Suite and additional consumer security solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from
hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its
Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industrys framework and alliance for
integration and interoperability with best-of-breed solutions from hundreds of
leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of
Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100
companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 26, 2008
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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
By: /s/ John Slavitt
John Slavitt
General Counsel
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