Giora Kaplan was born in 1972, in Israel. Mr. Kaplan is Wix's Co-founder and has served as the company's CTO since March 2008. Mr. Kaplan also served as Wix's Co-CEO from 2006 to March 2008, and has served as one of the company's directors since 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a technology and product management consultant to several start-up companies. Prior to these positions, Mr. Kaplan was the founder and CEO of Promotix Technologies, an Internet advertising, and publishing company (from 1999 to 2001). From 1992 to 1999 he was the co-founder and CTO of Optimedia, an electronic and online publishing company,