Tel Aviv District, Israel, September 2025 – Fortissimo Capital, a leading private equity fund in Israel, has announced the appointment of Netta Nahum as its new Chief People Officer. In this role, she will expand the people side of investing by embedding culture and human capital strategies into the investment process and portfolio value-creation journey, while partnering closely with portfolio leaders and their teams to support scaling and growth.
Netta brings nearly two decades of people leadership experience to her new role. For close to six years, she served as VP People at Sygnia, a global cyber technology and services company. There, she was responsible for building and leading the Human Capital organization, enabling Sygnia’s growth and operational excellence.
Alongside her role at Sygnia, she also worked as a People and Culture Coach with Zone7, where she served as a trusted advisor to founders, helping design cultural foundations and building high-performing teams for scaling organizations.
Previously, Netta was the Director of People & Culture at TytoCare, where she empowered employees through belonging, growth, and collaboration, directly contributing to the company’s mission of transforming telehealth. Before that, she spent over five years with Kaminario, first as HR & Recruitment Manager and later as Director HR EMEA, driving HR initiatives across multiple regions, supporting international expansions, and leading employee engagement and leadership development programs.
Netta began her career with the Israel Defense Forces, where she rose to the rank of Major in the Intelligence Corps. She held key leadership positions including Head of HR for an Elite Special Forces Unit and Head of Recruitment for an Elite Technology Unit, overseeing sensitive HR projects, strategic recruitment, and large-scale workforce management in high-pressure environments.
About Fortissimo Capital
Fortissimo Capital is a premier private equity fund in Israel with $2.7 billion under management. Established in 2004, Fortissimo focuses on special situations, buyouts, and growth capital investments, aiming to unlock potential and achieve sustainable, long-term growth for its portfolio companies.
The firm prides itself on its unique and proactive investment approach, designed to achieve ambitious outcomes. Fortissimo’s core values—honesty, trust, respect, transparency, and collaboration—are reflected both internally and within its portfolio companies. Through its people-first philosophy and strategic capital deployment, Fortissimo continues to build market leaders across industries.
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