Board Of Directors

  • Avichay Nissenbaum

    Chairman of the Board

     

    Mr. Nissenbaum has over 20 years of international experience in the software and internet industries, in conjunction with leadership positions in management, sales, business development, marketing, and operations. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Yedda, Inc. an AOL company, and a vice president at AOL. Prior to Yedda, Mr. Nissenbaum co-founded SmarTeam (Acquired by Dassault Systemes NASDAQ:DASTY). In addition to his position on WinBuyer’s Board of Directors, Mr. Nissenbaum serves as a board member for Incredimail (NASDAQ: MAIL), and advises and helps several startups and entrepreneurs.

    Mr. Nissenbaum holds a B.Sc degree in Computer Science and a B.A in Economics

  • Isaac Hillel

     

    Mr. Hillel has extensive experience in international general management in the IT industry, with strong knowledge of the European marketplace. Prior to joining Pitango in early 2000, Mr. Hillel served as an Executive Vice President at NEC Computers International (previously Packard Bell NEC) (“NEC”), in charge of the Computer Divisions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. During his tenure at NEC, he established the operation in Europe, set up subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities across Europe, managed mergers and joint ventures, and led the company to become the leading brand in the computer market with over $1.5 billion in sales.

    Mr. Hillel also served as a Board member of nine subsidiaries of NEC, a member of NEC’s Executive Committee, and Chairman of its Worldwide Internet Strategy Committee. Mr. Hillel previously held several marketing positions with consumer electronics maker Casio PhoneMate.

    Mr. Hillel holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

  • Eyal Niv

     

    Eyal Niv joined Giza Venture Capital in 2000 and has been active in three funds: Giza II, Giza III and Giza IV, specifically in the sectors Semiconductors, Mobile Communications and Internet. Mr. Niv is involved in the initial screening process of companies, due diligence and portfolio company business development.

    Mr. Niv is currently on the boards of the following companies: XtremIO, Lucid, Flash Networks, WinBuyer, CallApp, Motherknows, Total Availability and AdExtent and has led or co-led investments in Oplus (Acquired by Intel), Altair, Lucid, Cyota (Acquired by RSA).

    Prior to joining Giza Venture Capital, Mr. Niv worked as financial analyst at Giza Financial Advisory where he focused on economic evaluations and Merger & Acquisitions. Formerly he co-founded Super Computers Ltd, a firm specializing in software applications for medical
    databases for research centers.

    Mr. Niv holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Corporate Finance and Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

  • Miki Balin

    Founder and CEO

     

    Mr. Balin is the President and Founder of WinBuyer. WinBuyer evolved from Conversion Methods, an e-commerce startup he founded in 2004. Mr. Balin has devoted much of his career to managing marketing-related ventures. Prior to establishing Conversion Methods and WinBuyer, he founded Balin, Adatto & Cohen, a leading health-care consulting and advertising firm in Israel. He also managed a family-owned food distribution company, and served as general manager of the Rina Shinfeld Ballet Theatre, where he still serves as a director today.

  • James Flach

     

    For over thirty years, Mr. Flach has held a wide range of positions in the communications and software industries.

    A partner with Accel for ten years, Mr. Flach was formerly Chairman of Agile Networks (Lucent), Netlink (Cabletron), Sentient Networks (Cisco), Teleos Communications (Madge Networks), and Vivo Software. Mr. Flach has served as CEO of Terraspring, Teleos, Bandwidth9, Hybrid Networks, Redback Networks, and Sentient Networks. He also serves on the boards of Bandwidth9, CenterBeam, GoDigital Telecommunications, Hybrid Networks, P-Cube, Primarion, Vertical Networks, and Terraspring.

    Previously, Mr. Flach was Vice President of Intel, where he was General Manager of the Personal Computer Enhancement Division. He came to Intel in 1989 when Intel acquired his communications company, Jupiter Technology, where he had been CEO since 1986. Prior to joining Intel, Jim held numerous business and technical positions during a seventeen-year career at Xerox Corporation, including VP of Systems Engineering and VP and General Manager of the Network Systems Business Unit. He was responsible for the worldwide P&L of the Xerox Network business.

    Mr. Flach holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the Rochester Institute of Technology.