Raviv Zoller
| Raviv Zoller | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | רביב צולר |
| Born | March 7, 1964 Kibbutz Dalia, Israel |
| 🏫 Education | |
| 💼 Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | President and CEO, ICL Group Ltd. |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Miri Zoller |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
Raviv Zoller (Hebrew: רביב צולר)(born March 7, 1964) is an Israeli business executive. He is president and chief executive officer of ICL Group Ltd.[1] Zoller was chief executive officer of IDI Insurance Company Ltd. and a founding member of Ness Digital Engineering.[2]
Biography[edit]
Raviv Zoller was born on Kibbutz Dalia. His father, Uri Zoller, was a professor of organic chemistry, and his mother, Tamar, was a psychologist.[3] At the age of 13, his family left the kibbutz for Haifa.[4] He attended Bosmat, a technology high school in Haifa. Later the family moved to the United States, where he went to a public high school and studied for a year at University of Georgia. Upon returning to Israel, Zoller served as an officer in the Israeli Navy.[5] He earned a BA degree in Economics and Accounting from Tel Aviv University, where he also studied for a master's degree.[6] He is a qualified CPA.[4]
Zoller is married to Miri, a couples therapist,[7] with whom he has two daughters. The family lives in Ramat Efal.[4]
Business career[edit]
In 1989–1991, Zoller completed his internship in accounting at Shahak & Co., now part of PwC. In 1991–1999, he was a partner in the accounting firm Zoller, Radiano & Co.[8]
After several years in finance and economics, Zoller expanded into investment banking. He was among the founders of the investment bank Apex-Mutavim, which later became Meitav-Dash.[9]
In 1999, he founded Ness Technologies Inc. together with the Wolfson family, orchestrating a merger of five technology companies.[2] Ness Technologies was listed on NASDAQ in 2004, and the company and its shareholders raised $160 million. This was the largest Israeli IPO on NASDAQ since 2001.[10] Zoller accelerated international expansion and focused on recruiting senior managers from the regions where the company operated.[11]
During Zoller's tenure as chief executive officer, the company was awarded key projects (SAP-based enterprise resource planning system for government and leading Israeli companies, the Courts Network project, pharma systems, banking systems and more),[12] and expanded globally,[13] to become one of the leading international IT companies.[14] Ness Technologies held conferences attended by Bill Clinton,[15] Al Gore[16] and Rudy Giuliani.[17] In 2005, the company received the Israel Defense Prize for its development of a "cutting edge visual intelligence system."[18][19]
In 2007, Zoller was appointed chairman of the board of Clal Underwriting Ltd.[20]
In 2008, Zoller was appointed chief executive officer of IDI Insurance, operator of "Bituah Yashir." The company was listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in 2012. Under Zoller, the company underwent a process of digital transformation,[21] increasing its value from NIS 450 million to NIS 3.5 billion.[1]
In 2018, Zoller was appointed president and chief executive officer of Israel Chemicals, now the ICL Group.[22] He implemented a new strategy that required organizational change.[23] New processes were deployed as the company entered into its digital development phase.[4] ICL shares are dually listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The company employs over 11,000 people worldwide, with sales in 2018 totaling approximately $5.6 billion.[24] In addition to its mining and marketing of potash and phosphate,[25] the ICL Group has become part of the global food production chain, venturing into new areas such as the meat substitute market.[26]
Social activism[edit]
Zoller was co-chairman of the Ethiopian National Project (ENP), a non-profit organization promoting integration of the Israeli Ethiopian community into Israeli society.[27]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yeshayahou, Kobi (14 February 2018). "Raviv Zoller to be appointed Israel Chemicals CEO". Globes. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kressel, Henry; Lento, Thomas V. "Chapter 7 - Israel". Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy Engine for Economic Growth. Cambridge University Press. Search this book on
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- ↑ Yamini, Galia (15 December 2005). "Raviv Zoller Ness Technologies". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bahur-Nir, Diana (24 December 2018). "Raviv Zoller: "I did not ask for a salary. I said, do you want me? I'm coming."". Calcalist. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy: Engine for Economic Growth, Henry Kressel, Thomas V. Lento
- ↑ "Israel Chemicals appoints IDI Insurance head as new CEO". World of Chemicals. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ The Lounge, Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Prospectus: Ness Technologies, Inc.
- ↑ Rowlands, David (26 February 2018). "Raviv Zoller appointed CEO of ICL". World Fertilizer. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Ness Technologies Names Outsider as New CEO". The Marker. 25 December 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ If You Really Want to Change the World, Henry Kressel, Norman Winarsky
- ↑ "Ness Tech acquires Innova for $25 million". Business Standard India. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ Ness paying $16m for Czech company APP Group, The Marker, 24 Sep 2002
- ↑ Israel's Ness buys APAR Infotech for $78 M, Silicon India, 14 May 2003
- ↑ Ness Technologies continues tradition of hosting world leaders at annual customer conference
- ↑ Al Gore to Ness Technologies’ Clients and Business Partners
- ↑ Giuliani visits Israel
- ↑ Ness wins $10m IDF contract
- ↑ Shimoni, Eli (13 July 2005). "Ness and ELOP among the recipients of Israel Defense Prize". Ynet. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ Current CEO Orly Yarkoni announced that she would leave the company
- ↑ Aflalo, Eti (25 December 2017). "Interview with Raviv Zoller". Calcalist. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "ICL posts 54% increase in Q3 profit". Globes. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Gabizon, Yoram (23 September 2020). "ICL is expecting to raise profit by 50% till 2025". The Marker. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ ICL Rises to First Place Among Peer Companies in Bloomberg's ESG Sustainability Index
- ↑ Zoller will replace acting CEO Asher Grinbaum, Globes
- ↑ Raviv Zoller on Sustainability and Transparency
- ↑ Let's put an end to Ethiopian-Israeli discrimination
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