Yaron Peled ( he, ירון פלד, born May 23, 1969) is an Israeli producer and entrepreneur.

Personal life

Peled graduated from the

Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium The Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium ( he, הַגִּימְנַסְיָה הָעִבְרִית הֶרְצְלִיָּה, ''HaGymnasia HaIvrit Herzliya'', Also known as ''Gymnasia Herzliya''), originally known as HaGymnasia HaIvrit (lit. Hebrew High Scho ...

and served in the Israeli air force. He is the son of Miki Peled, one of Israel's most notable

Impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. Hist ...

s. He is married with two kids and lives in Hofit.

Entertainment and media

Since 2003 Peled has been a partner in Solan Hafakot, the company producing the

Festigal Festigal ( he, פסטיגל) is an annual Israeli song and dance musical show for children. Festigal is held every year at Hanukkah time, during the school vacation. It began as a song contest but the format gradually changed to include perform ...

- a well known annual Israeli song and dance show for children starring some of the country's most notable performers. As part of his private company, Footprint investments, Peled helped produce local version of famous musical

Billy Elliot the Musical ''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a m ...

starring

Avi Kushnir Abraham Yeshayahu (Avi) Kushnir ( he, אבי קושניר, born 26 August 1960) is an Israeli comedian, actor and host. Early life During high school Kushnir studied at the youth village HaKfar HaYarok. Afterwards, during his mandatory military s ...

and

Dafna Dekel Dafna Dekel ( he, דפנה דקל; born 7 May 1966, in Ashdod, Israel) is an Israeli singer, actress and television personality. Biography Dafna Dekel was born in Ashdod, Israel, to a family of Yemenite-Jewish descent. She was discovered while ...

and bring to Israel

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical) ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a jukebox musical with book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott's 1994 film ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Quee ...

, both planned for the summer of 2016. His company will be bringing American stand-up comedian

Kenny Kramer Kenny Kramer (born May 1943) is an American former stand-up comedian, who was the inspiration for the character of Cosmo Kramer from the television sitcom ''Seinfeld''. Early life Kramer grew up in New York City, in the Tremont section of the ...

, the inspiration for the character of

Cosmo Kramer Cosmo Kramer, usually referred to as simply "Kramer", is a fictional character in the American television sitcom '' Seinfeld'' (1989–1998) played by Michael Richards. The character is loosely based on comedian Kenny Kramer, Larry David's e ...

from the television sitcom

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

in March 2016Kenny Kramer goes to Israel (Hebrew, Ynet)
/ref> and was also involved in bringing to Israel the works of the Spanish surrealist painter

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...

for an exhibition that will open in Tel Aviv in April 2016.

Renewable energy projects

Peled has also been involved in renewable energy projects in Israel through his investments in Solarfarm, a company specializing in

biogas Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a ...

and Anaerobic Digestion systems for agriculture uses with over 10MW planned for installment between 2017 and 2019.

References

External links

45 million dollar production - the numbers behind the festigal (Globes)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peled, Yaron Living people 1969 births Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium alumni Israeli businesspeople Israeli producers Israeli Jews Israeli Air Force personnel People from Central District (Israel)