Changing the way we cloud

Chris has over 20 years of experience working with enterprise customers in the field of applications and databases. Prior to founding the European team at Silk, Chris worked for companies like Oracle Corporation and CGI, having been involved in some of the largest database deployments worldwide. As an author and industry speaker on the subject of Database Performance, he is best known by his pseudonym of “flashdba”.

Derek Swanson has 20 years of experience as a technology evangelist, systems architect, and data systems engineer. At Silk, he manages the worldwide sales engineering organization and is the senior customer-facing technologist and product evangelist in the organization. Prior to Silk, Derek has had a successful career at Sorenson, Coda Communications, and Unisys. He holds a Bachelors in Political Science and Government from Brigham Young University.

Yael is a marketing strategist bringing 20 years of experience to Silk. For the last five years, Yael managed her own marketing agency supporting leading brands such as Payoneer, Pypestream, and Videocites. Prior to that, Yael was VP, Marketing Communications at AGT International, playing a key role in realizing the company’s global customer base and annual revenues of $1 billion. Yael holds a BA in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s in Communications Arts.

Liran Gabay is responsible for global support and customer experience at Silk. Liran brings 15 years experience in technology leadership and customer support operations to the team. Prior to Silk, Liran held senior customer support positions at NetApp where he led a multicultural\multilingual technical support team charged with support and customer experience across Europe and the Middle East. Prior to NetApp, Liran was a datacenter technologist and storage technology specialist with the Israeli military.

Dani Golan oversees strategy, go-to-market and overall company operations. Previously, Dani served as President and General Manager of Performix Technologies, acquired by NICE Systems in 2006. Prior to Performix, Dani was an executive responsible for leading new ventures at EMC. Dani holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from the Technion Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Prior to his professional career, Dani served as a fighter pilot and an officer in the Israeli Air Force.

As Chief Operating Officer, Itay Shoshani is responsible for all of Silk's internal operations including Customer Success, Operations, IS/IT and Sales Operations. Prior to this role, Itay served as Chief Revenue Office where he was responsible for worldwide sales and customer operations. Before joining Silk, Itay served 10 years with Unisys EMEA in a variety of executive positions. Itay also held leadership roles at startups such as ibetcha, as well as large enterprises such as ELAL.

Adik brings more than 15 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, leading multiple SW development groups. He has previously worked for a range of companies including AGT, IBM, Neustar, and Amdocs. In his last role at AGT, Adik was VP of R&D, managing global R&D groups delivering products in the areas of critical infrastructure security, emergency management, and law enforcement. Adik holds a B.A. in information systems and business management from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC).

Guy Tanchuma joins the Silk team with a successful 20-year track record as a Finance Executive for various technology firms. At Silk, Guy leads the finance organization. Prior to joining Silk, Guy was VP of Finance for the Enterprise Division of NICE Systems. In total he spent over 10 years with NICE with roles including CFO of the Americas and Director of Cost and Budget. Prior to joining NICE, Guy held various corporate finance roles at a range of technology companies including Comverse and Pelephone.

Ayelet has over 20 years experience working with technology CEOs and management teams leading a variety of HR and business-related processes. She brings significant experience building high performance teams, leading organizational development processes, and establishing team building and change management. Prior to Silk, she has worked with high performance organizations including Lumenis, Camtek, and NICE systems. Ayelet has a Bachelors and an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University.

Eran has over 25 years of experience in R&D management and senior architecture roles in the fields of storage and networking. He has been with Silk for over 12 years and is an expert in everything Silk-related, playing a major role in designing and building Silk’s cloud solutions. Prior to joining Silk, Eran worked for MRV, Go-Networks, and Voltaire (bought by Mellanox). He holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from the Technion Institute of Technology (summa cum laude).

Anat brings nearly 20 years experience as a corporate finance leader to her role as VP of Finance. At Silk, she is responsible for compliance, accounting, financial planning, and analysis. Prior to joining Silk in 2013, Anat was Director of Finance for Amimon. Prior to that she held senior corporate finance roles at IXI Mobile and Robo-group.

Joining Silk in 2010, Orly brings over 20 years of experience in the software industry to her role as VP of Products. Through different roles throughout the organization, from Engineering to Go-To-Market, Orly’s deep product knowledge coupled with experience working directly with customers makes her the go-to person to ensure that the Silk Platform fully meets customers’ needs. Orly holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University. While she always wears black, Orly’s blood runs Silk pink.