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Yarom Ariav (''ירום אריאב''; born June 15, 1954) is an Israeli-born economist who was the Director General of the
Ministry of Finance (Israel) The Israeli Ministry of Finance ( he, מִשְׂרַד הָאוֹצָר, ''Misrad HaOtzar'') is the main economic ministry of the Government of Israel. It is responsible for planning and implementing the Government's overall economic policy, as we ...
from 2007 to 2009, and former President and
CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of ICL Fertilizers Europe, a division of
ICL Group Ltd. ICL Group Ltd. (Hebrew language, Hebrew: איי.סי. אל. גרופ בע"מ) (formerly Israel Chemicals Ltd., ICL) is a multi-national manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose che ...


Biography

Ariav was born in Kibbutz Kabri as the eldest son of Ziona, a teacher by profession, an
Omri Ariav
who served in the
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
as a fighter pilot. When he was about two months old, his father was killed in a training accident. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to live in Kibbutz
Ein Harod Ein Harod ( he, עֵין חֲרוֹד) was a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. Founded in 1921, it became the center of Mandatory Palestine's kibbutz movement, hosting the headquarters of the largest kibbutz organisation, HaKibbutz H ...
, and then to
Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon t ...
. Ariav served in the
Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
between the years 1972–1977, and was discharged with the rank of major. At the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
, he graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in economics (1981) and a master's degree in economics and international relations (1984).


Finance Ministry career

In 1985, he began working in the budget department of the
Ministry of Finance (Israel) The Israeli Ministry of Finance ( he, מִשְׂרַד הָאוֹצָר, ''Misrad HaOtzar'') is the main economic ministry of the Government of Israel. It is responsible for planning and implementing the Government's overall economic policy, as we ...
, alongside work as a lecturer at the Hebrew University. In 1989, Ariav was appointed Deputy Director of Budgets in charge of the economic ministries. He played a central role in implementing major economic reforms in the economy and worked, among other things, to establish an initiative to encourage venture capital funds. In 1993 he left the Civil Service for work in the private sector. In 2007, Ariav returned to the Finance Ministry as Director General. In these politically volatile years, he served under four acting Ministers:
Avraham Hirschson Avraham Hirschson ( he, אברהם הירשזון; 11 February 1941 – 7 March 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1992 until 2009. He also held the po ...
,
Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert (; he, אֶהוּד אוֹלְמֶרְט, ; born 30 September 1945) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and ...
(in his capacity as Prime Minister of the Minister of Finance),
Roni Bar-On Roni Bar-On ( he, רוני בר-און, born 2 June 1948) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2011, and is also a former Minister of Finance. Biography Bar-On was bor ...
and
Yuval Steinitz Yuval Steinitz ( he, יוּבַל שְׁטַיְינִיץ; born 10 April 1958) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the Likud party. He also held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Finance, ...
. He also served as acting budget director at the time of approving the biennial budget for 2009–2010. Ariav navigated the government's economic policy during the 2008–2009 financial crisis. During his tenure, he headed an inter-ministerial team for planning and implementing reform of the Tenders Obligation Law and worked to plan and implement a new Horizon reform in primary education, and headed the Public Committee for The Development and Increase of Competition in the Capital Market in Israel (the "Ariav Committee"). He was known for his social approach and worked to achieve goals to encourage employment and reduce poverty, and headed the government committee to implement the socioeconomic agenda for reducing gaps in society.


Private sector work

In 1993, he served as a representative of the Israel Chemicals Company (now known as in Sou
ICL Group Ltd. ICL Group Ltd. (Hebrew language, Hebrew: איי.סי. אל. גרופ בע"מ) (formerly Israel Chemicals Ltd., ICL) is a multi-national manufacturing concern that develops, produces and markets fertilizers, metals and other special-purpose che ...
th America (1993–1996) and as VP of Marketing a
ICL Rotem
(1996–2000). In 2000, he oversaw the merger between the
Dead Sea Works The Dead Sea Works ( he, מפעלי ים המלח, ''Mif'alei Yam HaMelakh'') is an Israeli potash plant in Sdom, on the Dead Sea coast of Israel. History Under the British administration, concessions from the Mandatory government were given ...
and Rotem and was appointed VP of Marketing of the new subsidiary "ICL Fertilizers". From 2002 Yarom served as President and CEO of ICL Fertilizers Europe, a division of Israel Chemicals (ICL) Group. Ariav then led the merger of ICL's phosphate and potash divisions in Europe. The merger included the consolidation of the headquarters of the logistics and sales centers of ICL's marketing companies in Europe. Following his term as the Director General of the Finance Ministry, Ariav held a number of roles including CEO of the consulting company Yarom Ariav Ltd.,
Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
of Lavi Capital, Chairman of the Investment Committee of Fellows - Veteran Pension Funds, Chairman of the Committee Investments of the Agency's Pension Fund, Hadera Paper Board Member, Zur Shamir Board Member,


Public service

Yarom Ariav has held a number of positions in the business, public and third sectors. His positions include: Chairman of the Executive Board of
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...
, member of the Global Board of the
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (VLJI) is a center for the interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to philosophy, society, culture, and education. The Institute was established in to create a body of knowledge and discourseto ...
, Chairman of the Lod Development Fund, and is a member of the Israel Advisory Committee of the Wexner Foundation.


References

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