Appointment Eyal Klein joins Pitango as CFO and Partner
Appointment
Eyal Klein joins Pitango as CFO and Partner
Klein will replace Zeev Binman, who concludes a 25-year tenure as CFO and Managing Partner. Binman will remain as a strategic advisor to the fund
Pitango announced on Thursday the addition of Eyal Klein as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Partner at the fund. Klein joins Pitango following a 20-year career in the capital markets, during which he served as Head of External Debt at the Ministry of Finance, Chief Strategist at I.B.I Investment House, and Managing Director - Capital Markets at Mizrahi Tefahot Bank.
Klein will replace Zeev Binman, who concludes his 25-year tenure as CFO, during which he served as CFO and Managing Partner. Binman will remain at the fund as a strategic advisor.
Klein brings extensive experience in complex finance, market making and trading in foreign exchange, securities and derivatives, international bond issuances, corporate analysis, risk management and regulation, financial planning and analysis, portfolio management, and working with investors both domestically and globally.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration, and a Master's degree in Economics – research track of Game Theory, both earned from the Hebrew University.
Chemi Peres, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Pitango, which has over $3 billion under management, said: "Eyal Klein brings extensive and diverse experience that will yield significant value to the fund and our portfolio companies amidst the numerous challenges they face in various markets. A deep personal thanks to Zeev Binman, our partner on this journey, for his exceptional service and the significant chapter he dedicated as CFO. His immense contribution to the fund and portfolio companies cannot be adequately described in a few words. We are pleased that Zeev will continue to serve as a strategic advisor at Pitango, working with portfolio companies to benefit from his insights and extensive experience."
Eyal Klein, CFO and Partner at Pitango: “I am grateful for the trust placed in me and excited to be part of Pitango's journey—a leading, prominent, and longstanding venture capital fund in Israel, which serves as a home for entrepreneurs and breakthrough companies."
Zeev Binman added: "I am delighted to be part of the Pitango family and to have had a long-standing partnership with Israel's leading venture capital investment group. I will continue to contribute to the fund, portfolio companies, and the industry."
