Ran Maidan appointed new CEO of Netafim
Maidan, 43 and married with 3 children, is the current CEO of Makhteshim Agan for Asia Pacific & Africa. The company’s revenues in this region more than doubled and sales margins improved significantly during Maidan’s term. From 2006 to 2010 Maidan served as Makhteshim Agan’s CFO. Before joining Makhteshim, Maidan served as CFO in Koor Industries, CFO in Elisra Electronic Systems, and Audit Manager at Somech Haykin KPMG. Maidan is an accountant with a BA in economics and accounting (with honours) and an MBA (in finance) from Bar Ilan University.
Commenting on his appointment, Maidan said: “It is a great honor to become the new CEO of Netafim. I look forward to working in collaboration with the rest of the management team and the company’s dedicated employees to strengthen our position as the world’s leader in advanced irrigation solutions and realize the enormous potential in this field. Together we will leverage Netafim’s global infrastructure, which has been built up over many years, to accelerate growth and continue to offer unique solutions in micro-irrigation.”
Chairman of Netafim’s BOD Rudolf Weber added, “I would like to thank Igal Aisenberg, the company's CEO in the last five years, for 25 years of his dedicated service to the company. From the position of sales rep to CEO, Igal made an enormous contribution to the company and its transformation into a global leader in its field.
As Igal leaves us, we are pleased to turn the reins over to Ran Maidan. Ran has 15 years of experience in managerial positions in global companies, during which he held a variety of senior managerial positions, including in finance, operations, M&A, marketing and sales. In the last four years, Maidan very successfully established, grew and managed the Asia Pacific & Africa region in Makhteshim Agan, where he developed and entered new markets, demonstrating creativity and innovation, establishing long-term infrastructure and accelerating growth while improving margins. We believe that Maidan’s wealth of global experience in general, and in business development in particular, will be invaluable to lead Netafim’s growth and innovation over the coming years.”
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