Mr. Yuval Shani has been Chief Operating Officer of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. since August 31, 2017. Mr. Shani served as Vice President of Lumenis Ltd. since November 2, 2016 until January 11, 2017 and served as its Vice President of Global Operations since July 2014 until November 2, 2016. Mr. Shani joined Lumenis in July, 2014. He joined Lumenis from CheckPoint Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in Internet and Network Security. At CheckPoint, he headed Global Operations & Manufacturing for over a $1.3 Billion business. He served as Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain for Microsemi Corp. - Analog Mixed Signal Group, Ltd. (formerly Powerdsine Ltd.) since December 2005. He has over 20 years of executive experience in the fields of Global Operations, Supply Chain and Delivery Management. He has vast experience in Global Operations and Supply Chain Management in multiple industries and with leading business organizations, such as PowerDsine, Nice Systems and 3Com. Mr. Shani served as Vice President of Operation and Supply Chain of Lynx Photonic Networks from 2001 to December 2005. Prior to joining Lynx, Mr. Shani served as Director of Logistics - Corporate Operations of Nice Systems (Nasdaq: NICE). From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Shani served as Manufacturing and Product Engineering Manager of 3Com Corporate. From 1993 to 1995 Mr. Shani served as Operations and Manufacturing Manager of NiceCom. From 1991 to 1993 Mr. Shani served as Marketing and Sales Manager of Shaham Electronics. Mr. Shani holds a B.A. degree (cum laude) in Economics & Management and an MBA degree, specializing in Financing ??? both from Manchester University. He is also a certified Electronics Practical Engineer.