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Arbe Robotics Ltd. Board/Management Information 2024

Jun 4, 2024

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Board/Management Information

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Directors and Senior Management

The following table provides information about our directors and our senior management. Our senior management consists of our chief executive officer and those current executive officers who have responsibility for a major segment of our business ("Senior Management").

Pursuant to our bylaws, the board of directors is divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II, and Class III. Directors are elected for a staggered term of three years each, with a term of office of one of the three classes of directors expiring each year. Each director will hold office for the term to which he or she is elected or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Name Age Position(s)
Yair Shamir 78 Director and Chairman of the Board
Ehud Levy 58 Director
Boaz Schwartz, PhD 61 Director
E. Scott Crist 58 Director
Thilo Koslowski 53 Director
Alexander Hitzinger 52 Director
Yonina Eldar, PhD 51 Director
Kobi Marenko 51 Chief Executive Officer and Director (co-founder)
Noam Arkind, PhD 37 Chief Technology Officer and Director (co-founder)
Karine Pinto-Flomenboim 46 Chief Financial Officer
Ram Machness 51 Chief Business Officer
Shlomit Hacohen 50 Chief Marketing Officer
Shay Naeh 54 Vice President Operations
Nadav Snir 43 Vice President IC

Directors

Yair Shamir, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Shamir was appointed as a director on December 9, 2019, and he has served as Chairman of the Board since December 16, 2021. Mr. Shamir is co-founding and managing partner of Catalyst Investments. Mr. Shamir was elected as a member of the 19th Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for the Government of Israel from 2013 until 2015. Mr. Shamir serves as chairman of the Shalem College, a research and educational institute in Jerusalem. Mr. Shamir has formerly served as chairman of the National Road Safety Authority and of four government companies: Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA), Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), EL-AL Israel Airways and the National Roads Company. Mr. Shamir has served as a member of numerous company boards within Catalyst's investment portfolio. From 2003 to-2007, Mr. Shamir was the Chairman of Shamir Optical Industry Ltd (NASDAQ: SHMR). From 1997-2006, Mr. Shamir served as the CEO and Chairman of VCON Telecommunications Ltd. From 2005-2013, he served as a board member of DSP Group Corporation (NASDAQ: DSPG). Mr. Shamir was the CEO of Elite Food Industries ,Ltd. between the years of 1994 and 1995. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Shamir served as Executive Vice President of the Challenge Fund L.P. Prior to this he was Executive VP of Scitex Corporation and General Manager of Scitex Israel from 1988 until 1993. Mr. Shamir was the Chairman of Gvahim from 2006 to 2013. He was also a Board Member of Mikveh Israel from 2010 until 2013. Mr. Shamir was also a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion University and sat on the executive committee of the Beer Sheva University from 1990 until 2013. Mr. Shamir served in the Israeli Air Force as a pilot and engineer from 1965-1988. During his term in the Air Force, Mr. Shamir attained the rank of colonel and served as head of the electronics department, the highest professional electronics position within the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Shamir holds a B.Sc.in Electronics Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Ehud Levy, Director

Mr. Levy was appointed as a director on March 29, 2016. Mr. Levy is the Managing General Partner of Canaan Partners Israel, and a Venture Partner with Lenovo Capital heading its investment opportunities in Israel. Mr. Levy is also an active private investor in tech companies operating as a partner with a leading investment team, Kaedan Capital. Prior to these activities, Mr. Levy was a Managing Partner at Vertex VC for seven years. Among other successful investments, Mr. Levy identified Waze as a bright star from the start, leading the first investment round in the company and serving on its board of directors until its acquisition by Google for over \$1 billion. Previously, Mr. Levy co-founded and served as Chairman and CEO of Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies, a mass-market device specialist for mobile content distribution and led the business from concept to commercial success, an IPO in London and eventual acquisition. Earlier, Mr. Levy served as COO and CFO of Telegate, a telecommunications company, where he was responsible for a restructuring plan leading to the successful acquisition of the company for over US\$400 million. Prior to Telegate, Mr. Levy was an investment banker in New York and Tel Aviv, served on the board of directors of several technology companies. Mr. Levy holds a BSc in Computer Engineering (with honors) from the Technion in Israel, and an MBA from Columbia Business School, New York.

Boaz Schwartz PhD, Director

Dr. Schwartz was appointed as a director on October 7, 2021, upon closing of the Merger. Dr. Schwartz is a seasoned finance professional and a tech investor. Dr. Schwartz has founded and managed Deutsche Bank Israel for 24 years and until December 2020. Following his retirement from Deutsche Bank, Dr. Schwartz became an active tech investor in both early and late-stage companies. He has a wide portfolio of investments in Fintech, Autotech and other technology related ventures. Dr. Schwartz is an active investor and works closely with his investee companies helping on both strategy and finance related matters. Dr. Schwartz has developed Deutsche Bank Israel to become one of the leading global investment banks operating in Israel with very strong corporate finance advisory franchise, the leading project finance bank in Israel, the top foreign bank on TASE, and a leading trader in the Israeli fixed income and forex. Dr. Schwartz is a senior advisor to Vitruvian Partners in Israel; a board member and chairman of the finance committee of IDC Herzliya — the only private university in Israel ;board member of iArgento Ltd — a traded venture capital fund; Covercy Ltd — a real estate investment management SaaS platform and Foretellix Ltd. - a verification and validation automation tool for autonomous vehicles; a board observer of Addionics Ltd. - an enabling battery technology for automotive industry and Trieye - a leading HD SWIR imaging and 3D camera developer; and the vice-Chairman of Zabar Solar Ltd. — a leading green energy developer and operator. Dr. Schwartz is also a long time member of the Israeli chapter of the YPO. Dr. Schwartz earned a PhD in Finance from the University of Chicago; MBA with Distinction from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; MSc and BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tel Aviv.

E. Scott Crist, Director

Mr. Crist was appointed as a director on October 7, 2021, upon closing of the Merger. Mr. Crist is managing partner for Texas Ventures as well as CEO of Osperity, a leader in AI-driven computer vision for the industrial sector. Mr. Crist has an extensive background as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist and was the former CEO of Infrastructure Networks and founder/CEO of Telscape International (NASDAQ), a telecommunications company focused on certain emerging markets around the world. Prior to that, he served as President and CEO for Matrix Telecom, which Inc. Magazine once ranked 7th on its list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the US. Previously, Mr. Crist worked for Trammell Crow Group, IBM and Booz-Allen Hamilton. Mr. Crist has a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from NC State University. Mr. Crist is also an Entrepreneur of the Year recipient from NASDAQ/Ernst & Young. In addition, Mr. Crist is chairman of the VA-Gov Housing fund, the nation's largest lender for the Veteran Administration's Homeless Shelter Program.

Thilo Koslowski, Director

Mr. Koslowski was appointed as a director on February 21, 2022. Mr. Koslowski is a board advisor and an executive strategic consultant to various companies and startups in the technology, automotive and digital business markets and to venture capital firms. Mr. Koslowski has an extensive background in the fields of autonomous cars, smart-mobility and digital customer experience. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Koslowski was the founder and CEO of Porsche Digital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Porsche AG, serving as the technology and digital unit of Porsche AG. From 1999-2016, Mr. Koslowski was VP and practice leader at Gartner, Inc, a leading technological research and advisory firm, where he established Gartner's global automotive advisory-services. Mr. Koslowski is a board member, observer and investor in international startups. In addition, as part of Mr. Koslowski's years at Porsche Digital, he was the co-founder and board member of APX, Europe's leading early-stage joint venture capital, backed by both Axel Springer and Porsche.

Alexander Hitzinger, Director

Mr. Hitzinger was appointed as a director on May 2, 2022. Mr. Hitzinger led the self- driving development, was a member of the management board of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles from January 2019 to June 2020 and from June 2020 to February 2022 served as chief executive officer of Artemis GmbH, where he was the chief architect of the revolutionary vehicle concept for next generation autonomous mobility for their flagship-product Audi Landjet. Prior to his role at VW Group, from April 2016to January 2019, Mr. Hitzinger held the position of head of product design for autonomous transportation at Apple, where he was responsible for building and leading the automotive team at the company. He was also the technical director and chief engineer for the Porsche 919, which was the winner of 24 hours of Le Mans and the World Endurance Championship for three consecutive years. Mr. Hitzinger also serves as a Board Member and Advisor to multiple technology companies in the United States and Israel, such as Arbe Robotics, Electra Vehicles, Tau Motors and Foretellix. Mr. Hitzinger holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.

Yonina Eldar PhD, Director

Prof. Eldar was appointed as a director on November 7, 2023. Prof. Eldar, is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, where she holds the Dorothy and Patrick Gorman Professorial Chair and heads the Center for Biomedical Engineering. Prof. Eldar was previously a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Technion, where she held the Edwards Chair in Engineering. Prof. Eldar is also a visiting professor at MIT, a visiting scientist at the Broad Institute, a visiting research collaborator at Princeton, an adjunct professor at Northeastern University and Duke University, an advisory professor of Fudan University, a distinguished visiting professor of Tsinghua University, and was a visiting professor at Stanford. Prof. Eldar is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (elected 2017) and of the Academia Europaea (elected 2023), an IEEE Fellow, a EURASIP Fellow, a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, and a Fellow of the 8400 Health Network. Prof. Eldar is author of the book "Sampling Theory: Beyond Bandlimited Systems" and co-author of eight other books in the areas of convex optimization, compressed sensing, radar, communications, imaging, information theory and machine learning. Prof. Eldar received her B.Sc. degree in physics and B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University, and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Senior Management

Kobi Marenko, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director

Mr. Marenko has served as a director and our Chief Executive Officer since inception on November 4, 2015. Jacob Marinka, who is also known as Kobi Marenko, is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in leading technology and media startups from seed stage to acquisition. Prior to founding ARBE, from 2012 to 2014, Mr. Marenko was the founder and President of Taptica, a mobile DSP listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: TRMR). Prior to this experience, from 2004-2012, Mr. Marenko was the founder and CEO of Logia, a mobile content platform acquired by Digital Turbine (NASDAQ: APPS). For over 20 years, Mr. Marenko was leading tech and media startups from seed to acquisition. Mr. Marenko holds a BA in Philosophy from Tel Aviv University.

Noam Arkind PhD, Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder and Director

Dr. Arkind has served as a director and our Chief Technology Officer since inception on November 4, 2015. Dr. Arkind has over 10 years of experience in R&D and holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the Robotics Lab at Weizmann Institute of Science. Prior to founding ARBE, from 2013 to 2015, Dr. Arkind led the algorithm development at Taptica and the Space IL control system. Dr. Arkind holds a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Bar Ilan University, a M.Sc. and PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Karine Pinto-Flomenboim, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 8, 2021. Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim has more than 20 years of financial experience, having worked with multinational publicly traded companies. Prior to joining us, from 2019 to 2021, Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim served as the Chief Financial Officer of TIBA, a leading manufacturer of parking access and revenue control systems, where she led the company's exit for \$135M and navigated the company through a reorganization, M&A and COVID-19. Prior to this experience, from 2011 to 2018, Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim held the position of director of business controlling and head of corporate FP&A at Caesarstone Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSTE), a global publicly traded company that invented and pioneered quartz surfaces. From 2003 to 2011, Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim held the position of head of FP&A at the process diagnostic and control (PDC) division of Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT). From 2000 to 2003 Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim served at various financial positions at Intel Fab 8 (Nasdaq: INTC). Ms. Pinto-Flomenboim holds a master's in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduated from The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), and is an active member of the Israeli CFO Forum.

Ram Machness, Chief Business Officer

Mr. Machness has served as our Chief Business Officer since April 30, 2018. Mr. Machness has over 30 years of experience in embedded systems and the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining us from 2007 to 2018, Mr. Machness managed the business development, customer engagement and product marketing at TI (Nasdaq: TXN), a Global American based technology company that designs and manufactures semiconductors. Prior to this experience, from 2003-2007, Mr. Machness served in various consulting position in companies such DSP Group (Nasdaq: DSPG), a global leader in wireless communications and voice processing chipsets and algorithms for a wide range of smart-enabled devices, and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), A multinational technology corporation which produces computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. His professional experience also includes roles in system engineering and R&D management. Mr. Machness holds a B.A in Computer Science from The Open University and an MBA Tel Aviv University.

Shlomit Hacohen, Chief Marketing Officer

Ms. Hacohen has served as our Chief Marketing Officer since November 27, 2017. Ms. Hacohen is a seasoned marketer with over 20 years of experience in developing marketing strategies, launching products, and building brand awareness. Prior to joining us, from 2015 to 2017, Ms. Hacohen was CMO and executive marketer in organizations such as DEEP, Collabrium, Viaccess Orca, Comverse (Nasdaq: CMVT), and Check Point (Nasdaq: CHKP). Ms. Hacohen holds a BA in Management and Sociology from Tel Aviv University and an MBA from the Technion.

Shay Naeh, Vice President Operations

Mr. Naeh has served as our Vice President Operations since December 6, 2020. Mr. Naeh has over 23 years of experience in semiconductors design, program management, quality, and operations with automotive Tier 1s and OEMs. Prior to joining us, from 1998 to 2020, Mr. Naeh worked with Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) and Valens (NYSE: VLN). Mr. Naeh holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA both from the Tel Aviv University.

Nadav Snir, Vice President IC

Mr. Snir has served as our Vice President IC since February 2023. As Vice President IC, Mr. Snir leads our IC Research and Development group. From July 2018, Mr. Snir ledour RFIC R&D team. Prior to joining us, Mr. Snir worked as an RFIC Design Engineer at DSP Group and at ELIPSE RFIC Array Devices. Mr. Snir received an MBA degree from the Technion, and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ben Gurion University.