AppointmentVintage Investment Partners adds Dr. Samer Haj-Yehia and Andy Walter to its strategic advisory board
Appointment
Vintage Investment Partners adds Dr. Samer Haj-Yehia and Andy Walter to its strategic advisory board
"Both Samer and Andy are world class professionals that are universally respected. More importantly, both bring unique experience and perspectives to Vintage that we are thrilled to tap”, said Alan Feld, Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Vintage
Vintage Investment Partners announced on Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Samer Haj-Yehia and Andy Walter to its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).
Dr. Samer Haj-Yehia joins Vintage’s SAB as Chairman. Dr. Haj-Yehia served between 2019-2023 as Executive Group Chairman of Bank Leumi, the largest and oldest bank in Israel. Dr. Haj-Yehia has served as a director in leading firms, such as Strauss Group, Hadassah Medical Center, National Council for Higher Education, and Lemonade. Prior to that, he served in a variety of positions in the U.S. business sector, including as a VP of Financial Engineering at Fidelity, a Global Trading Strategist at GMO, and a consultant in finance, economics, and regulation at Analysis Group.
Andy Walter, former Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Services of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), has joined Vintage’s SAB. Walter previously served as the executive lead overseeing all Commercial Services IT across Procter & Gamble’s Global Business Services (GBS), and brings over 30 years of experience in both fast-moving consumer goods and enterprise services.
“I am thrilled to have Samer and Andy join our Strategic Advisory Board. Both Samer and Andy are world class professionals that are universally respected. More importantly, both bring unique experience and perspectives to Vintage that we are thrilled to tap”, said Alan Feld, Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Vintage.
The other members of the Vintage SAB include: Bradley Bloom, Former Chairman and Co-Founder of Berkshire Partners, Mark Dubowitz, CEO, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Ambassador S. Fitzgerald Haney, Former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica during the Obama Administration, Eric Johnson, Former Chairman of the Hillman Company, Amanda Parness, a former Managing Director and Managing Principal at CDPQ and Goldpoint Partners, respectively, Saul Singer, best-selling Co-Author of StartUp Nation and The Genius of Israel and Arthur Stark, Former President of Bed, Bath and Beyond.
Vintage Investment Partners is a global integrated venture platform combining Secondary Funds, Growth-Stage Funds, and Fund-of-Funds. With around $4 billion in assets under management across 15 active funds, the firm is invested in many leading venture funds and mid/late-stage startups.
