Deltathree has announced that Chief Executive Officer and President of deltathree (News - Alert) Shimmy Zimels will transition those roles to Dror Gonen through a planned transition scheduled to take place in May.

 

Zimels said that over the past 11 years at deltathree, he has had the pleasure of working with an extremely talented team of communications professionals and Board of Directors as they developed and deployed a portfolio of innovative and exciting VoIP solutions.

 

He still sees new opportunities ahead for deltathree in the global VoIP communications market, after more than a decade of service, but feels now is the right time for him to transition his role. Zimels expressed his confidence that Dror brings the right blend of strategic, financial, and operational expertise to lead deltathree during its next stage of development.

 

Zimels will continue to serve on the deltathree Board of Directors following this transition, and looks forward to supporting Dror as well as lending his expertise as an ongoing member of the Board.

 

Gonen spent most of the period from August 1998 to his joining deltathree serving in various positions at Comverse Technology (News - Alert). Comverse develops, manufactures and supports software, systems and related services for multimedia communication and information processing applications. In his last position there, Gonen served as vice president, General Manager of Comverse’s Content Solutions line of businesses since October 2005.

 

He also helped establish and run Comverse’s i-mode business unit, served as the marketing team manager of Comverse’s SMS business unit, and held various positions in Comverse’s research and development as well as product management departments. He also served as a Senior Associate at Apax Partners VC, a global private equity group.

 

“On behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, I would like to thank Shimmy for his years of dedication and leadership to the company. It is an honor to be assuming the role of CEO and President of deltathree,” said Gonen.

 

According to Gonen, with its suite of advanced VoIP solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers worldwide, the opportunities for deltathree in the global markets remain bright. He added that he looks forward to the opportunity to successfully lead the company forward in the global telecommunications landscape.