Dafna Gruber Joined Nova's Board of Directors

Nova Measuring Instruments

, a leading innovator and a key provider of metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing, today announced that Ms. Dafna Gruber was elected to Nova's Board of Directors as an external director at the recent annual general meeting of shareholders. Ms. Gruber served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nice Systems Ltd. from May 2007 until April 2015 where she was responsible for Finance and Operations. From 1996 until May 2007, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Alvarion Ltd. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1996, Ms. Gruber was a controller at Lannet Data Communications Ltd., subsequently acquired by Lucent Technologies Inc. Ms. Gruber serves as an external director at TAT Technologies Ltd., a publically traded company on Nasdaq and TASE since November 2013. Ms. Gruber is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University. "Dafna brings a wealth of experience and extensive financial expertise to Nova's Board of Directors," stated Dr. Micha Brunstein, Chairman of the Board. "Her executive leadership will be a tremendous resource for us as we look for opportunities to accelerate our growth." "We are looking forward to Dafna's addition to the Board of Directors and to leveraging her broad experience that spans on group of innovative, high-caliber public organizations," commented Eitan Oppenhaim, President and CEO of Nova. "Dafna's insights will be significant contribution as we further strengthen our position and continue our growth."