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Zach Ben Atav

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Director of Finance at Proofpoint
📍 Israel

Zach Ben Atav is a Director of Finance at Proofpoint with over 15 years of experience in accounting, auditing, M&A, and international tax. He holds a Master of Laws and a Bachelor of Business. Colleagues frequently describe him as professional, dedicated, personable, and a great team player.

He is motivated by personal growth and overcoming challenges, believing that winners never quit. His personal values include patience, tolerance, and acceptance of others, which he shares as a guiding principle. He is also actively looking to hire and build his team at Proofpoint.

Unique fact: He combines his background in law with his extensive finance expertise, holding a Master of Laws in addition to his business and finance credentials.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director of Finance
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Israel
Personality Overview

How Zach shows up

ROI Seeker
Detail Oriented
Process Focused

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Priorities

Topics Zach cares about

Building Finance Teams
He successfully built the regional accounting team for Proofpoint in Tel Aviv from the ground up, transitioning all functions from local service providers in just six months.
AI-driven Cybersecurity
His current role is at Proofpoint, and he actively promotes the company's focus on human-centric, AI-driven security solutions.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Director of Finance
Proofpoint
8-2021 - 8-2022
Director of Finance
JLL Technologies
5-2018 - 10-2021
VP Finance
Skyline AI
5-2018 - 4-2020
VP Finance
Become.co
12-2015 - 12-2017
Director of Finance
Perion Network
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Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2003
Master of Laws
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Business
The College of Management, Rishon le Zion
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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