Management Team
Chagay Ravid
Chief Executive Officer - Sadot Group Inc.
Mr. Ravid has over three decades of experience in global finance, investment banking, and strategic advisory roles. From December 2022 to December 2024, Mr. Ravid served as the Chief Financial Officer of Seamless Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CURR), where he was instrumental in preparing and approving SEC filings, including S-4, S-1, and Super 8-K forms, as well as interfacing with boards and negotiating promissory notes and investment bank agreements in connection with a de-SPAC transaction. Prior to that, Mr. Ravid was the CEO of Cukierman & Company Investment House Ltd., one of Israel’s leading cross-border advisory firms, from 2006 to 2022. During his tenure, he led strategic M&A transactions and capital raises totaling over $5 billion, managed multi-sector departments including TMT, Fintech, Healthcare, and Energy, and lived in Shanghai from 2015 to 2018 to oversee the firm’s China operations. His leadership included organizing major investment conferences in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Foshan, and Jinan, and he was honored as an Honorary Citizen of Changzhou in 2015 for his role in developing a technology park. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ravid held executive and partnership roles at MBI in Tel Aviv, Twin Triangle Financial in Los Angeles, and served as a loan officer and credit committee member at Bank Leumi’s Los Angeles office. He holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a Bachelor’s degree from the Hebrew University.
Mike Roper
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer - Sadot Group Inc.
Joining the Company in 2018, Mike has led the organization through significant change, including the 2020 IPO and the 2022 strategic pivot to global agri-commodities. With almost five years of public company experience, Mike has proven to be an effective leader of change management.
Prior to joining Sadot Group, Mike served as CEO of Taco Bueno Restaurants LLC from 2015 to 2017, and COO & CDO from 2013 to 2015. Mike led the successful sale of the privately-held chain to TPG Growth. Previously, Mike served as COO & EVP of Quiznos Subs from 2009 to 2012. He had been a franchisee for 9 years prior to joining the parent company.
Jennifer Black, CPA
Chief Financial Officer - Sadot Group Inc.
Jennifer joined the Company in 2022 as CFO bringing significant experience in public company management. Prior to joining the Company, she served as CFO for two oilfield service companies, Eagle Pressure Control LLC and Talon Pressure Control (2018 to 2021). She previously served as Controller for AG Resource Management (2015-2018), an agricultural lending company. From
2013 to 2015 she was Controller of Basic Energy Services. Earlier roles include VP of SEC reporting with OMNI American Bank.
Benjamin Petel
Chief of Operations - Sadot LLC
Board Director & Secretary - Sadot Group Inc.
Benjamin has served as Managing Member Representative of Sadot LLC since 2022. From 2019 through 2022, he was engaged as a Business Development Specialist and consultant to various agriculture and food companies, covering corporate finance and M&A , commercial development and operational control.
