Sharona Novak in

Sharona Novak

Critic · DISC type C
CFO Annapurna at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Israel

Sharona Novak is a financial executive with extensive experience leading finance teams in fast-growing international hi-tech and industrial corporations like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Paz Oil, and Check Point. She holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and is adept at managing financial planning, budgeting, and corporate finance during times of significant change.

She is passionate about contributing to innovative organizations and believes a finance team should be an active partner in generating corporate growth. Sharona also shows support for social causes, such as through her engagement with breast cancer awareness campaigns.

Unique Fact: She has successfully transitioned her financial leadership across vastly different industries, from cybersecurity and cloud computing to the oil and gas sector.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
CFO Annapurna
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Israel
Personality Overview

How Sharona shows up

ROI Driven
Information Seeker
Critic

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Sharona cares about

Financial Leadership
Serves as CFO for AWS's Annapurna Labs, previously holding CFO and Corporate Controller roles at major industrial and technology companies like Paz Oil and Check Point.
Corporate Growth
Expresses a core belief that finance teams should be active partners in supporting and generating the growth of a corporation, especially in innovative organizations.
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Career

Work history

2-2020
CFO Annapurna
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
9-2019 - 2-2020
Chief Financial Officer
Startup in the Telcom Industry
4-2013 - 1-2019
CFO
Paz Oil Company
11-2005 - 11-2012
Corporate Controller
Check Point Software Technologies
6-2003 - 11-2008
Purchasing Director
Check Point Software Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (MBA) executive
Tel Aviv University
1993 - 1996
Bachelor's degree
The College of Management Academic Studies
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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