Josef Mandelbaum

Josef Mandelbaum joined Perion Network Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer on July 7, 2010, and was elected as a director in January 2011. Before joining the company, Mr. Mandelbaum worked at American Greetings as Chief Executive Officer of the AG Intellectual Properties Group since 2000, and as Senior Vice President of the Sales and Business Development AG Interactive group from 1998 until 2000. At American Greetings, Mr. Mandelbaum grew the company from six employees and virtually no revenue to over 350 employees with $120 million in revenue, and consummated many acquisitions including BlueMountain.com, Egreetings.com, K-Mobile and Webshots. Mr. Mandelbaum holds a B.A. in economics from Yeshiva University and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.