Executive Management Team

Our Executive Management Team brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge in developing, deploying and marketing digital services on a global stage.

Yaacov Ben-Yaacov, Founder & CEO, is a veteran US-Israeli hi-tech entrepreneur with a proven track record. He is the founder of PictureVision, the first company to bring the convenience of digital photography to the mass consumer market. PictureVision and its clearinghouse system were acquired by Eastman Kodak for over $150 million in 2000.

Boaz Ben-Yaacov, Founder & CTO, has served as the Company’s CTO from its inception and is responsible for the company’s technology strategy. Prior to founding Catch Media, Boaz held technology and business development positions at News Corporation and Picture Vision, focusing on building the first ‘cloud’-based technologies in the realms of photography and interactive television applications.

Nicholas Chakalos, President, is a senior executive with over 20 years of hi-tech business leadership in both large and small ventures. Most recently he led Strategy & Business Development, On-Demand Video, and the advanced Set-Top Software Solutions businesses for Motorola’s multi-billion dollar Broadband Home Solutions division. In his previous role at IBM Nicholas managed the worldwide strategic marketing and business development of silicon and embedded software for set-top boxes.

Tom Guy, Chief Marketing Officer, is a senior executive with over 15 years of marketing experience who joined Catch Media from Best Buy Europe (The Carphone Warehouse), the world’s largest independent mobile phone retailer. At Best Buy Tom focused on digital services and content, setting the agenda and strategy for the business across Europe. Prior to Best Buy, Tom has worked at Dixons, Virgin and Kingfisher leading commercial teams across a variety of technology and entertainment categories.

Avi Lieberman, Executive Vice President – Technology, has 15 years of experience leading the development of technology in digital media and other industries. Avi has led the development of the Play Anywhere^® system. Before joining Catch Media, Avi developed digital rights management solutions for a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG.

Menashe Nuriel, Vice President – Operations, has over 25 years experience working with computer equipment manufacturers and high technology companies. He has participated in the design of large scalable server farms in coordination with the equipment manufacturers. Working for Picture Vision from its initial stage, he designed, built, and maintained a distributed system that stored pictures, including as part of the system the AOL “You Got Picture” server farm. Menashe served as Director of System Engineers at Picture Vision for 5 years; prior to that he was the General Manager of Technical services for Nexsan Technologies.

Harry Maloney, CEO Catch Media UK, has long-standing experience of the UK music industry as an artist manager, record producer, music publisher, record company owner and commercial director of BMG records. He is also a director and Council Member of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).