Executive Leadership

Dan Bodner
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dan Bodner has served as president and CEO of Verint Systems since its inception. In August 2017, he became chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bodner started the company in 1994 with a focus on Actionable Intelligence innovation, reflecting his vision of helping organizations gain actionable insights from large amounts of structured and unstructured data. Under his leadership, the company has experienced rapid growth.

Peter Fante
Chief Administrative Officer
Peter Fante serves as our Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Fante was appointed as General Counsel in September 2002 (subsequently retitled as Chief Legal Officer), as Chief Compliance Officer in September 2008, and as Chief Administrative Officer in September 2016. He previously served as our Secretary from September 2005 to January 2011.

Elan Moriah
President, Customer Engagement Solutions
Elan Moriah serves as President of our Customer Engagement Solutions global business line. Mr. Moriah has served in such capacity since September 2008 (including periods in which this business line was comprised of two units), having previously served as our President, Americas from May 2004 to August 2008, and as President of our Contact Center business line from 2000 to 2004.

Elad Sharon
President, Cyber Intelligence Solutions
Elad Sharon serves as President of our Cyber Intelligence Solutions business line. Mr. Sharon has served in this capacity since February 2016. Since joining Verint in 1997, Mr. Sharon has held a broad range of management positions in our Cyber Intelligence Solution business, including Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to January 2016.

Jane O’Donnell
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Jane O’Donnell serves as Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources and has been in this role since 2007. Ms O’Donnell first joined Verint in July, 1999 as Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas.

Douglas Robinson
Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Robinson serves as our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robinson has served in such capacity since December 2006.

Alan Roden
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Alan Roden serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, a position he has held since 2002. In this role, he leads our corporate development strategy to extend Verint’s market leadership and pursue strategic acquisitions. He also is responsible for leading the company’s investor communications program.

John Egan
Lead Independent Director
John Egan has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since August 2012 and became the company’s lead independent director in August 2017. Mr. Egan is a founding managing partner of Egan-Managed Capital and a managing partner of Carruth Associates.

Stephen J. Gold
Director
Stephen Gold has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since August 2018. Mr. Gold has more than 30 years of management experience serving primarily as Chief Information Officer for both public and private companies, and brings data analytics and cloud experience to Verint.

Penelope Herscher
Director
Penelope Herscher has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since April 2017. Throughout her career, she has held numerous C-level and senior positions in high-tech organizations, including that of president and CEO of FirstRain, Inc. and CEO of Simplex Solutions, Inc. (now Cadence Design Systems, Inc.). 

William Kurtz
Director
William Kurtz has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since September 2016. Mr. Kurtz has held CFO or other senior finance roles for Novellus Systems (now Lam Research), Engenio Information Technologies, 3PARdata (now part of Hewlett Packard Enterprise), Scient Corporation and AT&T Corporation. Mr. Kurtz currently serves as a strategic advisor to Bloom Energy Corporation, where he previously served as Chief Commercial Officer as well as Chief Financial Officer.

Richard Nottenburg
Director
Richard Nottenburg has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since February 2013.  Dr. Nottenburg is currently an Executive Partner at OceanSoundPartners LP, a private equity firm.  Dr. Nottenburg previously was president, CEO and a director of Sonus Networks. He also has held various executive roles at Motorola, including executive vice president, chief strategy officer and chief technology officer.

Howard Safir
Director
Howard Safir has served as a director on the Verint Board of Directors since May 2002. Mr. Safir currently is chairman and CEO of Vigilant Resources International (VRI). He also is a member of the board of directors for LexisNexis Special Services and Citius Pharmaceuticals. Prior positions he has held include chairman and CEO for SafirRosetti (now Guidepost Solutions), vice chairman of Global Options Group (now CoventBridge Group) and CEO of Bode Technology (now Bode Cellmark).