Amos Shapira

Amos Shapira (עמוס שפירא; born 1949) is an Israeli former President of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa.

Amos Shapira
עמוס שפירא
Amos Shapira (2013)
Born1949 (age 71–72)
NationalityIsraeli
Alma mater
Known for

Biography

Shapira is a sixth-generation Israeli. His grandfather was an Orthodox rabbi in the agricultural settlement of Yesud HaMa'ala in the Hula Valley in Northern Israel.[1]

Shapira earned his B.A. in economics from the University of Haifa in 1980, and his MA in industrial management from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[2][3][1]

Shapira was President and CEO of El Al Airlines from 2003 to 2005, and then of Cellcom (appointed in 2005), Israel's largest cellular provider.[2][1][4][5]

He then was made President of the University of Haifa, beginning in October 2012.[4]

References
  1. Fishkoff, Sue (April 25, 2014). "Haifa University, where diversity is an asset". Jweekly.
  2. "New Haifa U president warns of Israeli brain drain," The Canadian Jewish News.
  3. "Amos Shapira, President of EL AL "We Offer The Better Product"". Jewish Post.
  4. "U.S.-Based Nonprofit Spearheads Fortified Hospital in Haifa". Jewish Journal.
  5. Śarah Aharoni, Meʼir Aharoni (2005). Industry and Economy in Israel. Miksam Limited – via Google Books.
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