Difference between revisions of "Yossi Vardi"
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Joseph (Yossi) Vardi is one of Israel's early high-tech entrepreneurs. For over 40 years he has founded and helped to build over 60 high-tech companies in a variety of fields, including software, energy, Internet, mobile, electro-optics and water technology. | Joseph (Yossi) Vardi is one of Israel's early high-tech entrepreneurs. For over 40 years he has founded and helped to build over 60 high-tech companies in a variety of fields, including software, energy, Internet, mobile, electro-optics and water technology. | ||
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==Government Career== | ==Government Career== | ||
| + | Vardi served as Director General of the Ministry of Development (at the age of 27). He served as the chairman of Israel Chemicals (at the age of 28), of Mifaley Tovala, of Harsit and Hol Zach, and as a member of the boards of Israel Electric Corporation, Dead Sea Works, Dead Sea Bromine, Dead Sea Periclase, Haifa Chemicals, Chemicals and Phosphates, and others. He also chaired the Oil Explorations Concessions Council and Fertilizers Development Council. | ||
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| + | He was then sent to the U.S. to serve as the Director of the Investment Authority in North America, and Consul For Economic Affairs of the State of Israel in New York. Upon returning to Israel he served as the first Director General of the Ministry of Energy. Vardi also chaired the Israel National Oil Company, and was member of the board of the Oil Refineries Ltd. During his tenure Israel discovered and developed oil fields in the Gulf of Suez. | ||
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