HUB Cyber Security Appoints Limor Zur-Stoller as Chief Financial Officer
Rhea-AI Summary
HUB Cyber Security (NASDAQ:HUBC) appointed Limor Zur-Stoller as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 12, 2026.
Ms. Zur-Stoller brings more than 20 years of senior financial leadership across public and private companies, including Nasdaq and TASE listed organizations, and experience in capital markets, IPOs, fundraising, M&A, post-merger integration, and financial governance. She will lead HUB’s global finance organization, overseeing financial reporting, capital markets, treasury, budgeting and controls, and operational finance, with a mandate to enhance transparency, discipline, and alignment of the company’s financial structure with its long-term platform strategy.
Positive
- CFO hire with 20+ years senior financial experience
- Mandate to strengthen financial rigor and transparency
- Will oversee global finance: reporting, treasury, controls
Negative
- Leadership transition could cause short-term operational disruption
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, HUBC gained 7.09%, reflecting a notable positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +72.4% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -6.8% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 41 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $1M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $18M at that time. Trading volume was exceptionally heavy at 21.2x the daily average, suggesting very strong buying interest.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
HUBC was down 3.03% while only one peer (JG) appeared on the momentum scanner, moving up 6.62%. Other peers showed mixed, mostly modest moves, indicating stock-specific trading rather than a sector-wide move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 | Government contract win | Positive | -4.8% | Award of NIS 16M Israeli government contract with added backlog and visibility. |
| Dec 22 | Governance update | Positive | +8.6% | Board strengthening plus reverse split and capital framework proposals. |
| Dec 18 | Insider share buying | Positive | +9.1% | CEO and directors initiating open-market share purchases. |
| Dec 17 | Earnings and strategy | Positive | -14.2% | H1 2025 results and declaration of global trust infrastructure strategy. |
| Dec 11 | Client expansion | Positive | +0.5% | Expanded multi-year engagement with major European financial institution. |
Positive operational and contract news has often seen mixed to negative reactions, while governance changes and insider buying have more frequently aligned with positive price moves.
Over the last month, HUBC reported several operational and governance developments. On Dec 11, 2025 it deepened engagement with a European financial institution, followed by H1 2025 results on Dec 17 showing $15.1M revenue and improving margins and equity deficit. Subsequent insider open-market purchases on Dec 18 and a governance update with reverse split and capital framework proposals on Dec 22 drew positive price reactions. A NIS 16M Israeli government contract on Dec 29 saw a negative move. Today’s CFO appointment fits the recent governance and execution-focused trajectory.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock moved +7.1% in the session following this news. A strong positive reaction aligns with the company’s recent emphasis on governance and execution. The appointment of a CFO with over 20 years of capital markets and M&A experience could be seen as reinforcing HUBC’s turnaround and growth ambitions, especially after prior strategic updates and insider buying. However, shares trade well below the 200-day MA of $2.09 and near a $0.3127 52-week low, so sustainability would still depend on demonstrating operational progress and balance sheet improvement.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HUB Cyber Security Ltd. (Nasdaq: HUBC) (“HUB” or the “Company”), a global provider of confidential computing, secured data fabric, and regulated AI trust infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Limor Zur‑Stoller as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Ms. Zur-Stoller brings more than 20 years of senior financial leadership experience across public and private companies, including Nasdaq and TASE listed organizations, high growth technology ventures, and complex global operating environments. Her expertise spans capital markets execution, IPOs, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration, and financial governance in highly regulated sectors.
She has held CFO and senior finance roles across cybersecurity, biotechnology, agro-tech, and advanced manufacturing companies, leading finance organizations through periods of scale, restructuring, and strategic transformation.
Noah Hershcoviz, Chief Executive Officer of HUB, commented: “Limor is the right executive to support HUB as we enter our next phase of execution, scaling our trust infrastructure strategy across regulated data, digital assets, and token-enabled systems. She has a proven track record of operating in complex public-company environments, managing capital with discipline, and executing through periods of transformation. Limor will play a critical role in strengthening HUB’s financial rigor, transparency, and governance as we advance our long-term platform strategy and build durable value for shareholders.”
As Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Zur-Stoller will lead HUB’s global finance organization, overseeing financial reporting, capital markets activities, treasury, budgeting and controls, and operational finance. Her mandate includes supporting disciplined execution, enhancing transparency, and aligning the Company’s financial structure with its long-term growth and platform objectives.
Limor Zur-Stoller added; “HUB is building foundational trust infrastructure for regulated and national-scale systems. I look forward to supporting the Company’s next phase with strong financial governance, operational rigor, and a long-term execution mindset.”
About HUB Cyber Security Ltd.
HUB Cyber Security Ltd. (Nasdaq: HUBC) is a global leader in confidential computing, AI-driven data fabric, and cybersecurity. HUB's Secured Data Fabric (SDF) empowers organizations to virtualize, secure, and analyze sensitive data across borders and silos generating real-time intelligence while meeting the highest regulatory standards. With operations across North America, Europe, and Israel, HUB partners with Fortune 100 companies, global banks, and sovereign institutions to secure the next generation of digital infrastructure.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “future,” “forecast,” “project,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “seem,” “should,” “will,” “would” and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of HUB, as applicable, and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made with the SEC by HUB and the following: (i) significant uncertainty regarding the adequacy of HUB’s liquidity and capital resources and its ability to repay its obligations as they become due; (ii) the war between Israel and Hamas commenced in October 2023, which may harm Israel’s economy and HUB’s business; (iii) expectations regarding HUB’s strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and HUB’s ability to invest in growth initiatives and pursue acquisition opportunities; (iv) the outcome of any legal or regulatory proceedings against HUB in connection with our previously announced internal investigation or otherwise; (v) the ability to meet stock exchange continued listing standards and remain listed on the Nasdaq; (vi) competition, the ability of HUB to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (vii) limited liquidity and trading of HUB’s securities; (viii) geopolitical risk, including military action and related sanctions, and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (ix) the possibility that HUB may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (x) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in HUB’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on May 1, 2025. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of HUB prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning HUB or other matters addressed in this press release and attributable to HUB or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in the press release. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, HUB undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Investor Relations
Lytham Partners
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