Company: GSHRW
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: S-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-018139
Chunk: 217

Company: Gesher Acquisition Corp. II
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: S-1/A
Chunk 217
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 Tel Aviv, Israel. From 2005 to 2009, he was at UBS where he served as a Portfolio Manager and most recently Head of UBS’ US Equity Portfolio for the Fundamental Investment Group where he also sat on the US Trading Committee (Management Board for the US Equities Business). From 2001 to 2005, he served in senior analyst roles at MSD Capital (Michael Dell family fund management office) and Braahman Capital. From 1999 to 2001, he served as an analyst in the Investment Banking Group at JP Morgan. Mr. Gardner currently serves on the board of directors of Galileo Wheel and Neureality, both Israeli -basedprivate businesses, and CCI, a Colorado -basedprivate business. Mr. Gardner received a BA in Economics (with honors) and a BA in International Relations from Brown University. We believe Mr. Gardner is qualified to serve on our board of directors due, among other things, to his experience as a founder of a special purpose acquisition company and as an international Israel -focusedinvestor, entrepreneur and finance executive. Sagi Daganhas served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2024 and will become a member of our board of directors when we begin trading on Nasdaq. Since June 2024, Mr. Dagan has joined the team of Varana Capital, LLC, where he provides strategic oversight for innovative investment opportunities and financial operations. From 2017 to 2024, Mr. Dagan was a senior executive at the Israel Innovation Authority, where he served as Vice President, Head of Strategy and Finance, and Vice President, Head of the Growth Division. During his tenure, he directed the deployment of over $1 billion into early -stageand early -growthstartups, designed financial frameworks for public -privateinvestment partnerships, and managed the responses to financial crises, including the creation of a $200 million co -investmentprogram during COVID -19. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Dagan was a Corporate Manager at Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, overseeing the Climate & Energy Technologies Business Unit. He managed the development and commercialization of R&D projects, including renewable energy solutions and advanced energy storage systems, and led investments in energy startups. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Dagan served as a Senior Economist at the National Economic Council in the Prime Minister’s Office. In this capacity, he led the development of national financial strategies for high -techand venture capital sectors and launched the Smart Mobility Initiative