Mr. Yair Shamir is the Founding and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments. 

Mr. Shamir was elected Parliament Member and served as Minister of Agriculture of the State of Israel in the 19th Knesset from 2013 until 2015.

Mr. Shamir is now serving as the chairman of board of N.T.A - Metropolitan Mass Transit System. He also serves as the President of the Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation, as the Chairman of the General Meeting of Ohalo College and as the Chairman of the Shalem Collage, a research and educational institute in Jerusalem.

Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of Israel’s National Roads Company from 2011 until 2012. Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) from 2005 until 2011. From 2003-2007, Mr. Shamir was the Chairman of Shamir Optical Industry Ltd (NASDAQ: SHMR). From 2004-2005, Mr. Shamir served as the Chairman of EL AL and lead the privatization process of the airline carrier. From 1997- 2006, Mr. Shamir served as the CEO and Chairman of VCON Telecommunications Ltd. Yair was a board member of DSP Group Corporation (NASDAQ: DSPG) from 2005 until 2013. Yair was the CEO of Elite Food Industries, Ltd between the years of 1994 and 1995. He was also the Executive VP of Scitex Corporation and General Manager of Scitex Israel from 1988 until 1993.

Mr. Shamir served as a Board member of private hi-tech companies that were part of Catalyst’s investment portfolio such as Mobileye (largest Israeli IPO in 2014), Harmoni.ie and was a director of Tufin. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Shamir served as Executive Vice President of the Challenge Fund L.P.

Mr. Shamir served in the Israeli Air Force as a pilot and commander from 1963-1988. During his term in the Air Force, Mr. Shamir attained the rank of colonel and served as head of the electronics department, the highest professional electronics position within the Israeli Air Force.

He was the Chairman of Gvahim (from 2006 to 2013), a non-profit organization which assists qualified new immigrants from around the world in realizing their professional aspirations in Israel. He was also the Board Member of Mikveh Israel from 2010 until 2013. Mr. Shamir was also a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion University and sat on the executive committee of the Beer Sheva University from 1990 until 2013.

Mr. Shamir holds a B.Sc. Electronics Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Mr. Shamir is now serving as the chairman of board of N.T.A - Metropolitan Mass Transit System.

Mr. Shamir also serves as the President of the Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation and as the Chairman of the General Meeting of Ohalo College.

Mr. Edouard Cukierman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Investments and serves as the Chairman of Cukierman & Co. Investment House. Since its establishment in 1993, Cukierman & Co. Investment House has been engaged in more than € 5.5 billion cross-border transactions across industries. Catalyst was the only Israeli venture fund that invested in Mobileye.

Prior to establishing and managing Catalyst Investments in 2000, Mr. Cukierman was the President and CEO of Astra Technological Investments, a Venture Capital Fund established in 1993, which was the first Israeli company to go public in Continental Europe.

Today, Edouard Cukierman serves as board member of Tufin technologies, a leading Cyber security company in Israel that went public in April 2019 – NYSE (TUFN), and Dori Media Group in Israel.  

Edouard Cukierman is the Founder of the GoforIsrael annual conference.

Mr. Cukierman is a board member of Sar-El (Association that brings volunteers from across the world to the IDF in Israel). He is also a director of the China based Asia M&A Council.

Edouard Cukierman together with Dr. Daniel Rouach co-authored the book “Israel Valley Le bouclier technologique de l’innovation” published in June 2013 by Edition Pearson in Paris, translated into Chinese, Italian and in Portuguese (Brazil). 

Mr. Cukierman served for many years as a reserve officer in the Crisis & Hostage Negotiation team and in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the IDF.

Mr. Cukierman holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a B.Sc. from the Technion – Israel’s Institute of Technology.

Mr. Harel brings 20 years of management experience in various industries including hi-tech to the Catalyst management team.
In 1990, he established Mashik-Research & Systems for Business Development Ltd, A consulting firm Consisting of 40 management consultants and industrial engineers.
From 1993 until 1997, Boaz served as President and CEO of Leedan Holdings, a holding company with major stakes in approximately 25 companies.
From 1996 until 2001, he worked in Leedans NY office in order to develop these investments.
Boaz Oversaw Acquisitions and new investments, and developed a reputation as a company turn-around specialist. Mr. Harel was also the Chairman of ICTS International - both public companies traded on Nasdaq. Mr. Harel holds a B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Mr. Chen Shuang, is a member of the Executive Committee and the Strategy Committee of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Management Decision Committee of the Group. He is responsible for the overall operation of the Group.

Mr. Chen is also a director and deputy general manager of` China Everbright Holdings Company Limited, a director of Everbright Securities Company Limited (stock code: SH 601788), a supervisor of China Everbright Bank Company Limited (stock code: SH 601818, HK 6818), an independent director of Noah Holdings Limited (stock code: NOAH.N) and an independent nonexecutive director of China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited (stock code: HK 1258). He is currently a non-official member of Financial Services Development Council, the Chairman of Chinese Financial Association of Hong Kong, the Vice-Chairman of Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong and the visiting professor of East China University of Political Science and Law.

Mr. Chen holds a Master of Laws Degree from East China University of Political Science and Law and a Diploma in Legal Studies from the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong. He is a qualified lawyer in the PRC and a senior economist. Prior to joining China Everbright Group, Mr. Chen was the Chief of the Legal Department of Bank of Communications. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in commercial banking and investment banking. He joined the Board in August 2004.

Richard Tang is the Chief Financial Officer of the China Everbright Limited ("CEL", SEHK:165), Managing Partner of Catalyst CEL Fund and also serves on the Investment Committee.
He has overall responsibility for supervising the financial resources planning, allocation and control of CEL. Mr. Tang is a member of Executive Committee of the board of CEL. Mr. Tang is a Non-executive director of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (stock code: HK 1848). He was a director of Everbright Securities Company Limited (stock code: SH 601788) from February 2008 to January 2011. Mr. Tang is a Certified Public Accountant and is a graduate of the Accountancy Department from Hong Kong Polytechnic. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has over 22 years of experience in audit, investment, accounting and finance. Since 1990, Mr. Tang had been engaged as department head of the financial and business operations of various international financial institutions. He joined CEL in September 2005 and joined the board of CEL in July 2007.

Joined CEL in 2009. Oversees the day-to-day operation of Strategic Investment & Development Department, responsible for CEL’s new business development in strategic investments and mergers & acquisitions project

Previously over ten years of experience with increasing responsibility at multinational investment banks

BA and BS from Tsinghua University (Beijing) and a MA from the University of Oxford.

Responsible for M&A transactions in relation to principal investment, strategic development initiatives, including forming cooperation with international partners

Previously over ten years of experience working with regional and international financial institutions and investment banks

Joined CEL in 2010

MA and BA from University of Cambridge.

Lisya has over 10 years of professional experience in the fields of M&A, post-merger integration and global operations. She has held various managerial positions in global leading corporations including Keter Group (BC Partners), ADAMA and Magna Steyr (Nasdaq: MGA). Prior to joining Catalyst, Lisya led operational due diligence for Keter’s acquisition and managed post acquisition integration. Lisya earned Harvard executive education, MBA from Tel Aviv University and M.Sc from Vienna University of Technology. Lisya is fluent in English, German, Turkish and Hebrew and has a strong international background.

Samuel Blank joined Catalyst in October 2017. Samuel is involved in all aspects of analyzing incoming investment opportunities, due diligence and ongoing monitoring of portfolio companies.

Samuel joined Catalyst from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, London where he had worked for over 6 years, within Specialist Asset Finance for large corporate clients in the Automotive sector, and before that as a Credit Analyst involved in Senior Debt Finance for large corporates in the retail and leisure sectors.

Samuel began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, where he worked on audit engagements for companies across a wide range of industries with a focus on the real estate and global media sectors. During this time, Samuel qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales.

Samuel holds a BSc in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics.

Yaron Yonati joined Catalyst as a CFO in November 2015 and brings with him extensive experience in accounting, finance, taxes, business management and operations. Prior to joining Catalyst, Yaron served as CPA in the audit department at Erez Komornik CPA firm for allmost 5 years.

During his work, he has gathered audit records of large companies and also fill position of financial controller in international company. 

Before that Yaron worked for Shaham&Co CPA as an intern for 2 years. Yaron is a CPA and a member of the institution of Certified Public Accountants in Israel (ICPAS).  He holds a Bachelors Degree (B.A) in Business Administration and Accounting from Ono Academic center.

Audrey Gozlan joined Catalyst Fund in 2008 as a Personal Assistant to Edouard Cukierman. Prior to joining Catalyst, Audrey served as web manager for an Israeli e-newspaper specializing in High Tech. Fifteen years ago, after studying Tourism at the "Ecole Francaise de Tourisme" in Paris, Audrey settled in Israel.

Mr. Roger Cukierman is the Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress and of the European Jewish Congress, vice president of Alliance Israelite Universelle and director of the Claims Conference. Mr. Cukierman was until May 2007, the President of the CRIF (French Jewish Community). Mr. Cukierman was the former CEO of the Edmond de Rothschild Group as well as former CEO of the Israel General Bank and Israel 2000 Mutual Fund. Mr. Cukierman also served as president of the venture capital firm established by the Rothschild Group. His experience includes directorships of several international groups such as Club Med, Publicis, and the Association of French Bankers. Mr. Cukierman holds a doctorate degree in economics from the Paris University, a bachelor's in law, and the ESCP - European School of Management- diploma in business administration. He is also the author of The Capital in the Japanese Economy.

Antony Leung, former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is Group CEO of Nan Fung Group, a leading regional conglomerate focusing on property & investment businesses.  He is also Independent Non-Executive Director of China Merchants Bank, Chairman of charity organizations Heifer International Hong Kong and Food Angel, and Chairman of Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong.

Mr. Leung has extensive experience in financial services, including Chairman of Greater China of Blackstone, Chairman of Asia of JP Morgan Chase, Asia Head of Citi Private Bank, Regional Head of Citi Investment Bank, Treasury and Greater China.  In addition, he was independent director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited, American International Assurance (Hong Kong) Limited, and international advisory board member of China Development Bank. His past public service include Non-Official Member of the Executive Council, member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Airport Authority, Chairman of the Education Commission and University Grants Committee in Hong Kong.

Dr. Lee George LAM holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Sciences, a Master of Science in Systems Science, and a Master of Business Administration, all from the University of Ottawa in Canada, a Post-graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Carleton University in Canada, a Post-graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law and a Bachelor of Law (Hons) from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, a PCLL in law from the City University of Hong Kong, a Certificate in Professional Accountancy from the School of Continuing and Professional Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a LLM in law from the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master ofPublic Administration from The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lam has over 30 years of multinational general management, management consulting, corporate governance, investment banking, direct investment and investment fund management experience. Dr. Lam is Chairman – Indochina, Myanmar and Thailand of Macquarie Capital (an international investment bank from Australia). He serves on the board of several publicly-listed companies and investment funds in the Asia Pacific region. Having served as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for two terms and the Legal Aid Services Council, Dr. Lam is a member of the General Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, a member of the Derivatives Market Consultative Panel of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited, a non-official member of the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council, a visiting professor a the School of Economics & Management of Tsinghua University in Beijing, and an adjunct professor at the Department of Management in the Chinese University of Hong Kong.