Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI), announced today the appointment of Sarit Sagiv to its Board of Directors effective immediately.

Ms. Sagiv is a seasoned executive, who served for four years as General Manager of the Global Business division at Amdocs (NASDAQ), leading the teams for Alliances, Channels and Partnerships. Prior to this role, Ms. Sagiv served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nice Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE), with responsibility for the finance, legal, operations and IT areas, as well as the Chief Financial Officer of Retalix Ltd. (Nasdaq and TASE), playing a key role in the transaction with NCR.

"We are excited that Ms. Sagiv accepted the appointment to our Board of Directors. Sarit's wealth of experience in high tech global companies in operation and business roles will certainly contribute to the company future growth" commented Dr. Micha Brunstein, Nova's Chairman of the Board.

"I am excited to join Nova and have the opportunity to contribute to its strategic targets and continued growth." added Ms. Sagiv.