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Gil Shwed

20 stories about Gil Shwed
כנס הצמיחה 2025 - גיל שויד מייסד ויו"ר צ'ק פוינט

Gil Shwed sells over $200 million in Check Point stock, nearly a year after CEO exit

15.10.25|CTech
The cybersecurity pioneer remains executive chairman and largest shareholder, with his remaining 24.6% share currently worth over $5 billion. 
דור בביתה, בשבוע שעבר. "לעזוב את החברה זה כמו להיפרד מילד שיצא מהבית"

Check Point’s ‘cyber queen’ on titles, strategy, and why she never wanted the CEO job

24.07.25|Diana Bahur-Nir
Dorit Dor opens up about legacy, cloud rivalries, and her no-nonsense approach.
כנס הצמיחה 2025 - גיל שויד מייסד ויו"ר צ'ק פוינט וידאו

Check Point's Gil Shwed reflects on stepping down: “I may regret not doing it earlier”

09.06.25|Hagai Gilboa
The Check Point founder discussed leadership, legacy, and the choice of Nadav Zafrir as CEO at Calcalist's Growth Conference.
נדב צפריר

Check Point's X-Factor: Can Nadav Zafrir wake the sleeping giant?

17.04.25|Sophie Shulman
Despite never completing an officer's course, lacking formal tech training, and having no sales experience, former 8200 commander Nadav Zafrir is now leading Check Point—driven by a belief he can close the gap with Palo Alto.
מימין גיל שויד מייסד ומנכל חברת צק פוינט ברק רוזן ו אסי טוכמאייר מבעלי ישראל קנדה

Check Point purchases Tel Aviv real estate for $222M to build new campus

19.03.25|Golan Hazani
Cybersecurity giant secures Kremenetski complex with real estate company Israel Canada for future office headquarters and residential development.
מימין ניר צוק מייסד פאלו אלטו ומייסד צ'ק פוינט גיל שוויד

Palo Alto’s Nir Zuk: “$32B is hard to turn down, but Israel would have benefited if Wiz had gone public”

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
Zuk laments missed opportunity for Israel’s public market presence, while Check Point’s Gil Shwed praises the deal as a global win for Israeli cybersecurity.
מימין: מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט העתידי נדב צפריר והמנכ"ל המייסד גיל שויד

Check Point CEO: “I wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t think we could close the gap with Palo Alto”

02.02.25|Sophie Shulman
After Gil Shwed built Check Point into Israel’s most valuable company with $1 billion in annual profit but slow growth, new CEO Nadav Zafrir tells investors: “We need to take risks and move faster.”
מימין: מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט העתידי נדב צפריר והמנכ"ל המייסד גיל שויד

"From $5 million to $1 billion": Gil Shwed celebrates Check Point’s journey as he transitions to executive chairman

30.01.25|Sophie Shulman
The company closed 2024 with $2.56 billion in revenue and $1 billion in profit.
מטה חברת צ'ק פוינט תל אביב

Check Point's Q3 revenue reaches $635M as valuation hits record $22B.

29.10.24|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cyber company met analysts' forecasts as operating profit reached $218M. Since the beginning of the year, Check Point’s stock has surged 36%.
מימין: מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט העתידי נדב צפריר והמנכ"ל המייסד גיל שויד

Can Check Point's new CEO help it realize its full potential?

25.07.24|Sophie Shulman
Check Point has everything it needs to succeed and become a true cyber giant. What it lacks is exactly what incoming CEO Nadav Zafrir brings: an entrepreneurial spirit and boldness. Its success will depend, in part, on the ability of the mythical founder Gil Shwed to loosen the reins enough to change the company's DNA.
נדב צפריר מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט החדש

Check Point shares surge on new CEO, earnings, becomes Israel’s most valuable company

24.07.24|CTech
The veteran cybersecurity company took its market cap above $20 billion, while both Teva and Mobileye shares dropped.
מימין: מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט העתידי נדב צפריר והמנכ"ל המייסד גיל שויד

Nadav Zafrir to replace Gil Shwed as CEO of Check Point

24.07.24|Sophie Shulman
Zafrir will take up his post in December 2024 and will also be added to Check Point's board of directors. Shwed, who founded the company 30 years ago and has managed it since, will transition to the position of Executive Chairman. 
כנס כלכלית לאומית גיל שויד מנכל ומייסד צ'ק פוינט וידאו

Gil Shwed: "The team at Wiz is doing an amazing job. It's exciting to see new entrepreneurs succeed"

16.07.24|Maayan Manela
The founder and CEO of Check Point added: "They've built a beautiful product and are selling to the biggest companies in the world."
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed nets $50 million profit in sale of $200M-worth of options

12.05.24|Sophie Shulman
Shwed remains the largest shareholder in the company, owning 29.7 million shares as of the end of December 2023, representing a 25.3% stake in Check Point 
גיל שויד מנכל צק פוינט

Big shoes to fill: Check Point's Gil Shwed will cast giant shadow over successor

08.02.24|Sophie Shulman
The retirement of the founder of the cyber giant from the position of CEO after 31 years poses a significant challenge to his successor. On the one hand, the company is at its peak from a business standpoint. However, it needs a vision to move to another level and Shwed, who will be appointed as Executive Chairman, is not going anywhere
גיל שויד יו"ר מנכ”ל ומייסד צ’ק פוינט

Gil Shwed: "This is the perfect time to step down. We have peaked on all levels"

06.02.24|Sophie Shulman
After 30 years at the helm of Check Point, Shwed announced on Tuesday that he will be leaving the role of CEO. “I was 24-years-old when we started the company, and now, especially after the last quarter, the timing is perfect,” noted Shwed
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Gil Shwed stepping down as Check Point CEO after 30 years

06.02.24|Sophie Shulman
“I feel it is the right time for me to focus on the evolution of Check Point and its next stage. I intend to transition into the role of Executive Chairman charting the future of Check Point and the cyber security market,” said Shwed after the company announced that it ended 2023 with revenues of $2.4 billion, a 4% increase from 2022, and a net profit of $997 million
גיל שויד יו"ר מנכ”ל ומייסד צ’ק פוינט

Gil Shwed: Cyber attacks on Israeli companies demanding ransom doubled during war

30.10.23|Sophie Shulman
"Since the beginning of the war, there has been an overall increase in cyber attacks on Israel - which are mainly aimed at government officials,” Gil Shwed, founder and CEO of Check Point said today, “Many media outlets are also being attacked."
כנס מובילאי משדר ראשון גיל שויד

Check Point tells employees no raises in 2023

20.03.23|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cyber giant informed its employees that, in view of the economic situation, instead of salary increases, they will receive a special bonus of blocked shares for one year in the amount of 5% of their base salary
מוסף שבועי 23.2.23 דורית דור

Behind the Dor: “I think of myself as number 1 at Check Point, in my world"

26.02.23|Diana Bahur-Nir
Dorit Dor won the Israel Defense Award at the age of 25, has been Gil Shwed’s number 2 at Check Point for over 25 years, and today lives in a house with four people and 11 degrees
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