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David Kostman has been the CEO of Teads since February 2025, when the company was acquired by Outbrain. He currently also serves as Chairman of the Board of NICE Ltd (Nasdaq: NICE); and as a member of the American Friends of Natal, a non-profit organization.
Anteriormente, Kostman fue Managing Director y Head of the Global Internet Group en la división de banca de inversión de Lehman Brothers tras iniciar su carrera en banca en NM Rothschild & Sons; Director de Operaciones y Consejero Delegado de Delta Galil USA, filial de Delta Galil Industries Ltd., que cotiza en bolsa; y Presidente de la División Internacional y Director de Operaciones de VerticalNet Inc. que cotiza en bolsa.
Kostman es licenciado en Derecho (LLB) por la Universidad de Tel Aviv y posee un máster en Administración de Empresas (MBA) por el INSEAD.


Coyle is a global finance and business transformation leader with more than 30 years of experience driving financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic change across multinational organizations. He brings to Teads a proven track record of leading complex restructuring, cost optimization, and capital allocation initiatives that strengthen financial discipline and support sustainable growth.
Prior to joining Teads, Michael served as Managing Director at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), where he held senior leadership roles spanning corporate FP&A, divisional CFO responsibilities, and enterprise transformation. He oversaw financial performance for multiple businesses and led significant cost reduction, margin improvement, and strategic investment initiatives.
Previously, Michael held senior leadership positions at Merck & Co. in the United States and Switzerland, leading global finance operations, post-merger integration, and large-scale business transformation programs. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), spending 13 years serving clients across the United States and United Kingdom.
Michael holds a joint Executive MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School and a bachelor’s degree from La Salle University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).


Mollie Spilman serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Teads, overseeing global commercial strategy and execution to drive growth for marketers, agencies, and content creators. A seasoned executive in the digital media and technology sectors, Mollie previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at Oracle Advertising and held dual roles as CRO and COO at Criteo. During her five-year tenure at Criteo, she was instrumental in scaling the company’s revenue from $600M to over $2B and leading its strategic expansion into retail media.
Throughout her career, which includes leadership roles at Yahoo, Millennial Media, and Time Warner, Mollie has earned significant industry recognition. She has been ranked by Business Insider as one of the most powerful women in mobile advertising and is a recipient of the IAB Service Excellence Award and the Silver Stevie for Best Female Executive.


Veronica Gonzalez is the Chief People & Operations Officer at Teads. In addition to overseeing global legal and corporate governance matters, she leads Teads’s corporate services function, which includes managing the company’s global real estate, office administration, and procurement. Veronica is active in employee-resource groupings, including co-founding the Women at Teads program, fostering a community for women’s empowerment in our offices across the globe.
Antes de unirse a Outbrain y Teads, Veronica trabajó como asociada en el bufete de abogados Day Pitney LLP. Se graduó en Brown University con un Bachelor of Arts en Ciencias Políticas y cursó la Fordham School of Law, donde obtuvo su Juris Doctor.


Dani Cushion is Chief Marketing Officer at Teads, leading the company’s global marketing organization, brand, communications, and go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth and deliver meaningful outcomes for advertisers, agencies, and media owners.
With a strong track record in high-growth technology companies, Dani was most recently CMO at Innovid, helping position the company for acquisition by Mediaocean. She previously served as CMO at Cardlytics and ExecOnline, and as SVP of Marketing at Millennial Media, contributing to IPOs, global expansion, and acquisitions. She has also held roles at SiriusXM, ISL, Omnicom, and Major League Soccer, and is a frequent speaker at CES, Cannes Lions, and Advertising Week NY. Dani graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and minors in Philosophy and Economics.


Damien Islam-Frenoy is Chief Technology Officer at Teads, leading technology development, operations, and innovation to drive the company’s growth and enhance its AI and platform capabilities. Based in Paris, he oversees Teads’ tech hubs in Ljubljana, Montpellier, Netanya, and Paris, managing a team of over 350 people to deliver full-funnel solutions for advertisers and media owners.
With 25+ years of experience in large-scale software systems, AI-driven optimization, and product strategy, Damien previously led a 200+ person Product, Tech, and Science organization responsible for optimizing global package distribution at Amazon and held senior roles at Microsoft. He holds a Master’s in Engineering from Oxford University and is passionate about applying data and AI to drive innovation while nurturing high-performing engineering teams.


Remi Cackel is the Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Enterprise at Teads, where he leads global Enterprise Product and strategy, and works closely with commercial, operational, and marketing teams to drive growth across the platform following the merger with Outbrain. Since joining Teads in 2017, Remi has played a central role in shaping the company’s data and product strategy, previously serving as Chief Data Officer and Chief Product Officer.
Remi was instrumental in building Teads’ data solutions from the ground up and expanding outside of the inRead core offering. Leading global teams responsible for strategy, product development, product operations, and go-to-market. Earlier in his career, he worked in the travel advertising industry at Amadeus and Travel Audience, where he focused on data-driven personalization and performance advertising.
Remi holds Master’s degrees in Engineering from the University of Technology of Compiègne and Cranfield University, and is known for challenging conventions to drive more efficient, innovative outcomes at scale.


Amnon Lahav is the Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Supply & DR at Teads. A seasoned leader in the ad tech Industry, Amnon brings over a decade of leadership experience to this role at Teads. His journey in the ad tech industry includes founding several startups, which all specialized in developing machine learning and ad tech. His latest startup was acquired by Outbrain in 2018.
At Teads, Amnon leads the company’s strategic product direction and the go-to-market initiatives for supply and direct response. His teams are responsible for accelerating mid and long-term growth, enhancing customer experience to position Teads as an industry leader.
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David Kostman
David Kostman
David Kostman es el Chief Executive Officer. Fue codirector general de Outbrain desde octubre de 2017 hasta marzo de 2024. Actualmente también es presidente del consejo de NICE Ltd. (Nasdaq: NICE); miembro del consejo de Unity Software Inc. (Nasdaq: U); miembro del consejo de TIVIT SA; y presidente de American Friends of Natal, una organización sin ánimo de lucro.
Kostman trabajó previamente como Managing Director y Head of the Global Internet Group en la división de banca de inversión de Lehman Brothers, tras comenzar su carrera en banca en NM Rothschild & Sons; Chief Operating Officer y Chief Executive Officer de Delta Galil USA, subsidiaria de la compañía cotizada Delta Galil Industries Ltd.; y Presidente de la División Internacional y Chief Operating Officer de la empresa cotizada VerticalNet Inc.
Kostman es licenciado en Derecho (LLB) por la Universidad de Tel Aviv y posee un máster en Administración de Empresas (MBA) por el INSEAD.
Yaffa Krindel
Yaffa Krindel
Yaffa Krindel es directora en Teads desde abril de 2022.
Desde mayo de 2022, ha sido directora de Ashdod Port Company y también ejerce como directora en varias empresas privadas. Yaffa formó parte del consejo de las siguientes compañías cotizadas en NASDAQ hasta su adquisición o fusión: BreezeCOM (NASDAQ:BRZE), Fundtech (NASDAQ:FNDT), Voltaire (NASDAQ:VOLT), Syneron Medical (NASDAQ:ELOS), Itamar Medical (NASDAQ:ITMR) y Sol Gel Technologies (NASDAQ:SLGL)
Yaffa ha sido socia gerente de Star Ventures, una firma de capital de riesgo germano-israelí. Entre sus roles de liderazgo anteriores se incluyen directora financiera y vicepresidenta de finanzas en Lannet Data Communications (NASDAQ: LNTF) y tesorera corporativa de Rotem Amfert, del grupo ICL.
Es licenciada en Economía y Estudios de Extremo Oriente por la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén y posee un MBA por la Universidad de Tel Aviv.
Kate Taneyhill Jhaveri
Kate Taneyhill Jhaveri
Kate Taneyhill Jhaveri es directora en Teads desde 2021.
Más recientemente, se desempeñó como directora global de marketing de TikTok, la plataforma de redes sociales para crear, compartir y descubrir videos cortos, donde supervisó el marketing de consumidores y marcas desde 2022 hasta 2025.
Entre los cargos de liderazgo que ha ocupado Kate con anterioridad se incluyen los de vicepresidenta ejecutiva y directora de marketing de la NBA; directora de marketing de Twitch.tv; responsable de marketing de consumo en Twitter; responsable de marketing de marca en Facebook y cargos de marketing global en Microsoft.
Tiene un MBA de la Tuck School of Business de Dartmouth y una licenciatura del College of the Holy Cross.
Mark Zagorski
Mark Zagorski
Mark Zagorski es director en Teads desde 2024.
He has served as chief executive officer and director of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. since July 2020. Prior leadership roles held by Mark include chief executive officer of Telaria; president and chief operating officer for Rubicon Project (now Magnite, Inc.); and chief executive officer of eXelate.
Mark tiene un MBA de la Simon School of Business de la University of Rochester y una licenciatura en Finanzas (B.S.) de Gannon University.
Arne Wolter
Arne Wolter
Arne Wolter es director en Teads desde 2019.
He has served as chief executive officer since May 2026 of Appinio, a global AI-powered market research platform. Arne was the chief revenue officer from April 2024 through December 2025 of Statista, a data and business intelligence company, and chief sales and marketing officer from 2022 through 2024. Prior to that, Arne was the chief digital officer at Gruner + Jahr from 2015 through 2022, where he led the digital business and further digital transformation. His responsibilities included the digital content brand business (including Chefkoch, Stern, Brigitte, Gala), the marketing platform AppLike, the Greenhouse Innovation Lab, M&A and the Digital Ventures fund.
Shlomo Dovrat
Shlomo Dovrat
Shlomo Dovrat es director en Teads desde 2009.
Es cofundador del grupo Viola, un grupo de inversión en tecnología, y socio general y cofundador de Viola Ventures, una firma israelí de capital de riesgo, ambas fundadas en 2000. Shlomo se desempeñó previamente como presidente de ECI Telecom desde 2002 hasta su adquisición en 2007 por aproximadamente 1.200 millones de dólares.
Antes de fundar Viola, Shlomo fundó y fue presidente y consejero delegado de OshapTechnologies (anteriormente NASDAQ: OSHSF), que fue adquirida por SunGard Data Systems (NYSE: SDS) en 1999. También fundó Tecnomatix Technologies (anteriormente NASDAQ: TCNO) y fue su consejero delegado y presidente desde su creación hasta 1995, año en el que asumió el cargo de presidente hasta 2001 y, posteriormente, el de director hasta 2005.
En la actualidad, Shlomo es director de Unity (NYSE: U), así como de varias empresas privadas.
Nithya B. Das
Nithya B. Das
Nithya B. Das es directora en Teads desde 2023.
She has served as the chief operating officer since August 2026 of GC AI, an AI software transforming legal and governance workflows. Nithya was the GM of the governance business and chief legal officer of Diligent Corporation, a SaaS provider of governance and risk software, from January 2025 through July 2026 and served as Diligent’s chief legal and chief administrative officer from 2023 to 2025. Prior to that, Nithya held several positions at Olo including chief operating officer, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary, where she led the company through its IPO and transformation to a multi- product platform company.
Antes de incorporarse a Olo, Nithya ocupó el cargo de chief legal and people officer en AppNexus, donde dirigió la adquisición e integración de la empresa por AT&T por aproximadamente 2.000 millones de dólares. Anteriormente en su carrera, trabajó como abogada en la oficina de Nueva York de Goodwin Procter LLP, donde representó a empresas tecnológicas de crecimiento público y privado.
Nithya es licenciada en Administración de Empresas por el SC Honors College de la USC y doctora en Derecho, cum laude, por la Brooklyn Law School.
Dexter Goei
Dexter Goei
Dexter Goei es director en Teads desde 2025.
Entre sus anteriores cargos directivos se incluyen los de director, presidente ejecutivo y consejero delegado de Altice y codirector del Grupo Europeo de Medios y Comunicaciones de Morgan Stanley.
Dexter se graduó en la School of Foreign Service de la Universidad de Georgetown con honores cum laude.
Mark Mullen
Mark Mullen
Mark Mullen es director en Teads desde 2025.
Desde 2017, se desempeña como cofundador y Managing Director de Bonfire Ventures. Entre sus roles de liderazgo anteriores se incluyen director de Altice, fundador y Managing Partner de Double M Partners, Chief Operating Officer de la ciudad de Los Ángeles y Managing Director de Daniels & Associates.
Mark posee un MBA en negocios internacionales por la Thunderbird School of Global Management y un B.S.B.A. con honores cum laude por la Universidad de Denver.
Yaron Galai
Yaron Galai
Yaron Galai es cofundador de Outbrain y presidente del consejo de Teads.
Antes de fundar Outbrain, Galai fue cofundador de Quigo, Inc, pionera en publicidad contextual para anunciantes y editores premium. Fue consejero delegado y vicepresidente senior de la empresa. Quigo fue adquirida por AOL en 2007.
Galai también fue cofundador de Ad4ever, una empresa pionera en tecnologías publicitarias rich-media. Ad4ever pasó más tarde a formar parte de Microsoft Advertising, a través de una adquisición por parte de Atlas, una división de aQuantive.
Stuart Kovensky
Stuart Kovensky
Stuart Kovensky has served as a director of our company since 2026.
He has served as managing member of Cogent Advisory LLC since 2023. Prior leadership roles held by Stuart include Co-CEO, CIO and director of Onex Credit Partners, Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of credit strategy at John A. Levin and Co, and Partner and Head of Research at Murray Capital Management.
Stuart holds an M.B.A. with honors from New York University Stern School of Business.







