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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

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

גיל שויד יו"ר מנכ”ל ומייסד צ’ק פוינט

"We are in the midst of a crisis, but the need for more technology is great, so the technology market will grow"

10.11.22| Maya Nahum Shahal

Check Point founder and CEO Gil Shwed explained during the Hi-Tech Effect series by Calcalist and Mobileye his insistence on staying in Israel and why the high-tech crisis should have been expected

מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Gil Shwed: “Check Point stock is fantastic. Nasdaq has fallen 30% but we’ve remained stable”

27.10.22|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli cybersecurity company recorded revenue of $578 million in the third quarter, an 8% increase year over year. “There is no share in Israeli history that has provided the same performance as Check Point over the years,” added Shwed

כנס פורום היוניקורנס 2022 גיל שויד מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Check Point

Gil Shwed: "I'm optimistic about Check Point, but no one is immune today"

03.08.22|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli cyber giant beat the forecasts and registered 9% growth in the second quarter - 2X the growth rate in the corresponding period

כנס פורום היוניקורנס 2022 גיל שויד מייסד משותף ומנכ"ל Check Point

Check Point: “We have $4 billion to spend and we are looking for acquisitions”

29.06.22|Irad Atzmon Schmayer

Co-founder and CEO Gil Shwed added during the Unicorns Forum that the cybersecurity powerhouse has already reached its recruiting target for the year, adding between 500-1000 employees

מימין גיל שוויד ו שלמה קרמר

Cybersecurity valuations are a bubble, warn Check Point co-founders

20.10.21|Meir Orbach

Gil Shwed and Shlomo Kramer haven’t been partners for over two decades, but both believe that current cyber growth is unrealistic

גיל שויד מנכל צק פוינט

Check Point is ready to fight for its place, reveals numbers behind cloud operation

07.06.21|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli cybersecurity pioneer wants to prove to everyone that even though it might have arrived late to the cloud game, no one should count Gil Shwed’s company out. ”We will make more acquisitions and continue to be aggressive with the cloud”

מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Check Point surpasses market forecasts for Q1, plans to recruit 600 new employees this year

26.04.21|Sophie Shulman

The Israeli cybersecurity giant ended the first quarter of 2021 with total revenues of $508 million, a modest 4% increase year over year

גיל שויד ב כנס חדשנות ב מרכז פרס

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed exercises $32.5 million worth of options in 2020, down by $7 million from previous year

04.04.21|Hezi Sternlicht

The Israeli cybersecurity giant has registered relative stagnation in its sales over recent years, with its shares climbing 10% over the past 12 months, while the Nasdaq index surged by 70%