Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. announced that Yaky Yanay, President of Pluristem and formerly Chief Operating Officer, will join current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Zami Aberman as Co-Chief Executive Officer and retain his title of President of the company. Mr. Yanay will no longer serve as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Yanay joined Pluristem in 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, before being promoted to Executive Vice President in 2013 and then to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2014.

Previously, Mr. Yanay was the Chief Financial Officer of Elbit Vision Systems Ltd. In addition, Erez Egozi has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer of the company. Previously, Mr. Egozi served as the company's Vice President of Finance and Secretary. Prior to joining Pluristem, Mr. Egozi held several senior financial positions at Verint Systems Inc. including senior director of finance-worldwide finance controller of Verint's Communications and Cyber Intelligence Solutions division.