Lena Katz has been appointed Chief Technology Officer at Selina LTD
Selina, the fast-growing lifestyle and experiential hospitality brand targeting Millennial and Gen Z travelers, is pleased to announce that Lena Katz has joined its executive team as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Katz reports to Selina's co-founder and CEO, Rafael Museri, and is responsible for overseeing Selina's technology roadmap and innovation initiatives including product development.
Katz joins Selina with extensive technology experience as well as a proven track record in software engineering, infrastructure, development and security. During her 20-year career, Katz has established and led global research and development groups and created large-scale SaaS products for high-growth startups and established enterprises. Most recently, she worked at Israel-based ridesharing company Gett, where she served as Vice President, Research & Development at Gett Delivery. In this role, Katz provided solutions for B2B and B2C clients for last-mile deliveries based on algorithms and route optimization technologies.
Prior to her time at Gett, Katz worked at enterprises such as Hewlett Packard, Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) MBT Space Division and the Israeli Military Intelligence. Katz received her Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Holon Institute of Technology.
Katz is the latest highly experienced executive to join Selina's leadership team as the company prepares to accelerate its multi-year growth plan, which includes expanding its global network of hotels as well as introducing new products and brand partnerships. In addition to promoting Steven Ohayon to Head of Strategy, the company recently announced the appointments of Sam Khazary as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Corporate Development and Eyal Amzallag as Chief Operations Officer.
