IncrediMail Appoints Mobile and Telecommunication Executive Alan Gelman to Board of Directors; Ofer Adler to Step Down
August 08 2011 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
IncrediMail Ltd. (Nasdaq: MAIL), a digital media company
that builds downloadable personal productivity consumer products,
today announced that Alan Gelman, CFO and Deputy CEO of Bezeq,
Ltd., joined IncrediMail’s Board of Directors. Mr. Gelman is
replacing Ofer Adler who will be leaving the Board of Directors
effective immediately.
“We are extremely excited to have Alan Gelman join our board.
Alan brings extensive experience in the mobile and
telecommunications markets which will be a valuable asset as we
look to extend our product portfolio to the mobile platform,” said
Josef Mandelbaum, IncrediMail’s CEO. “I believe Alan’s background
in finance and telecommunications as well as his experience working
with large public companies will provide us with extremely valuable
guidance as we continue to move forward and execute our growth
strategy.”
Mr. Gelman has been a senior executive with all of Israel’s
largest telecommunication and mobile companies. Currently he is
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of
Bezeq, The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ),
Israel's leading telecommunications provider. Prior to Bezeq, he
held various executive positions including: Chief Financial Officer
and Deputy CEO at Delek Group Ltd.; Chief Financial Officer of
Partner Communications Company; and Chief Financial Officer of
Barak ITC. Mr. Gelman is also a licensed CPA in the USA and Israel
and he holds a BA in Accounting from Queens College and an MBA from
Hofstra University.
Ofer Adler, one of IncrediMail’s founders who is stepping down
from the Board of Directors said, “I have tremendous confidence in
IncrediMail management and believe in the Company’s new direction.
When I hired Josef as CEO in August of 2010, I had high hopes that
he would take the business to new places and with the first
acquisition behind us it feels like the right time to move on.”
Mandelbaum concluded, “There is no way we can properly thank
Ofer, the founder of the Company, for his contributions. Therefore
I will let the merits of what he accomplished speak for themselves.
On a personal note, I would like to thank Ofer for all he has done
for me and I truly appreciate the advice insight and expertise he
brought to the Board. I know this isn’t goodbye and I am sure I
will be calling him frequently in the future.”
About IncrediMail Ltd.
IncrediMail Ltd. (NASDAQ:MAIL) is a digital media company that
builds downloadable consumer applications. The company’s award
winning e-mail product, IncrediMail Premium, is sold in over 100
countries in 10 different languages. Other products include,
PhotoJoy a photo sharing and discovery product, HiYo a graphic
add-on to instant messaging software and Magnetic, a wallpaper and
screensaver software.
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