HAIFA CHEMICALS - Key Persons
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- GM Haifa North West Europe
Ariel Halperin founded Tene Investment Funds in 2004, together with Eyal Attia Dori Brown and Ran Ben-Or. From 1992 through 2000, Dr. Halperin led the ‘Kibbutzim Creditor Arrangement', as the trustee on behalf of the Israeli government, Israeli banks, and the Kibbutzim.
During his tenure, Dr. Halperin formulated a comprehensive financial program involving numerous transactions settling an aggregate debt of more than US$6 billion, and oversaw the reorganization and recovery programs of hundreds of Kibbutzim and their enterprises.
‘The Kibbutzim Creditor Arrangement' was the most complex reorganization and financial restructuring in the history of Israel. Ariel is well recognized for his unique combination of financial and managerial expertise and ties with the Israeli banking system and the Kibbutz sector.
In 2001, Dr. Halperin joined Mr. Attia and Mr. Brown and formed Tenram Investments Ltd, a private investment company engaged in domestic and foreign real estate investments. His active role in Tenram ended at the beginning of 2005 as he began to focus on Tene's activities.
Dr. Halperin generates broad deal flow from his strong network; relationships that have been nurtured over many years and strengthened by his demonstrated success. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Hebrew University, and completed post doctoral work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in industrial organization and finance.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP of Supply Chain
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- Member of the Executive Team
- V.P Research & Development
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- Co - Chairman
- Member of the Board
Jules Trump is the co-chairman, together with his brother, Eddie Trump, of several companies collectively known as "The Trump Group", which covers a broad spectrum of industries.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP European Sales
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP Safety & Security
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- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Board
- Partner
Mark Hirsch is a Partner and Executive Vice President of several companies collectively known as "The Trump Group", which covers a broad spectrum of industries.
Among his various positions, Levin served as CEO of Gadot Tanker from 2014-2018. 2014 and as CEO of Maman Group from 2006 to 2011. In his various positions, Levin also served as CFO of Netafim, and served in various positions at the Israel Chemicals Company, including the Deputy CEO and CFO of ICL.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP Marketing, Business Development & Innovation
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- CFO
- Member of the Executive Team
- VP of Finance
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO of Haifa Negev Technologies
Ms. Deborah Ifrah joined Tene Investment Funds in February 2014 bringing M&A, LBO, and IPO experience.
Before joining Tene, Deborah was a Managing Director for JPMorgan's Investment Banking Division in New York. Deborah joined J.P. Morgan in 1999 as an Analyst, and worked within the M&A, Industrials, Energy, and Cleantech groups over her 15-year career. Deborah's experience includes M&A, IPO, and LBO transactions such as Melrose PLC's acquisition of Elster Group SE for $2.3 billion (June 2012), United Technologies' acquisition of Goodrich Industries for $16.4 billion (September 2011), Toshiba's $2.3 billion acquisition of Landis + Gyr (May 2011), 3M's acquisition of Cogent for $950 million (August 2010), $242 million IPO of Elster Group (Sep 2009), $414 million Education Management IPO (Sep 2009), Private equity consortium's purchase of Home Depot Supply for $8.5 billion (Sep 2007), and Cendant's $25 billion corporate split-up.
Ms. Deborah Ifrah holds a B.S. from Yeshiva University.
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- Chief Engineer
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP of Human Resources
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Sasha has over two decades of experience in the business and non-profit sectors in Israel and the US.
She is a Social Psychologist and Organizational Consultant working with a range of executives and managers.
Sasha joined the Haifa board in 2021 and is Chairperson of Beit Issie Shapiro and has founded several non-profits.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- VP Operations
Mrs. Eyal will be responsible for all production processes in Israel and around the world. She will also lead, with her team, the implementation of Haifa South 's expansion plan, the doubling and diversification of production capacity in the plant.
Mrs. Eyal began her work in Haifa Group in 1997, as a Process Engineer in a Phosphoric Acid facility. Later on, she served as the Facility Manager and was later promoted to be the Engineering, Projects and Laboratory Manager. After serving as the Production Manager of Haifa South for several years, Mrs. Eyal was appointed as the CEO of Haifa South, a position she has filled since 2013.
Sharon holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the Technion and MA in Management from Ben-Gurion University.
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- GM Haifa South East Europe
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- Sales Manager - Africa and CIS