Ori Yogev
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Ori Yogev (
Biography
Yogev was born in
Yogev has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from
Between 1990 and 1993 Yogev managed the
Between 1997 and 2001 he was CEO of '
Ministry of Finance
In 2002 Yogev was appointed by then Finance Minister Silvan Shalom as head of the Budget Division – the highest public sector position in the economic field. He served in this position until April 2004. His appointment coincided with a recession in Israel's economy due to the high-tech crash and the Second Intifada. The treasury worked to pass legislation for the Emergency Economic Plan, and under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, who replaced Shalom in 2003, pursued a liberal economic policy. This included extensive cuts in government spending and comprehensive reforms. Yogev led both the drafting and implementation of these reforms.[2][3]
During his tenure, automatic increases in governmental budgets by means of
After his departure, Yogev continued to serve for several months as a consultant to the treasury which led to the ports reform – a reform that he had championed during his tenure.[6][5] Yogev is regarded as Benjamin Netanyahu's economic ideologue.[citation needed]
Private business
In 2004, Yogev began representing Australian businessman
From 2005 to 2007, working on behalf of the Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot, Yogev led partnership negotiations between Osem and Tivol, as well as the sale of the kibbutz's stake to Nestlé.
Water technologies
In recent years,[
In 2006, he established Whitewater Holdings, operating in the field of water quality and control and investing in developing technologies to ensure the quality and safety of drinking water. Whitewater provides a comprehensive and
Whitewater Holdings has three subsidiaries: Whitewater Technologies (integrated management, optimization and analytics), which holds a daughter company located in
Chairman of the National Economic Council Advisory Committee and Chairman of Israel Railways
In 2009, Yogev was appointed as Chairman of National Economic Council Advisory Committee and to the Prime Minister and lead the financial program and the Package deal with the Israeli Labor Union (Histadrut).
In that year, The Marker magazine ranked Yogev ninth in its list of the most influential people in the Israeli economy, based on his tenure as a consultant to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council and to the Prime Minister).
Chairman of Israel Railways
In 2010 Yogev became one of the architects of the 'Israel Ways' program for massive development of the Israel Railways' infrastructure.[7][8] The plan was approved by the Netanyahu government, and Yogev was appointed as chairman of its Advisory Committee and chairman of the Railway Board till mid 2013. During his tenure as chairman, a profound change of personnel structure took place and the chairman of the committee, Gila Edrei, was dismissed.[9]
General Manager of the Government Companies Authority
from September 2013 to September 2017 Yogev served as the general manager of the Government Companies Authority.
In his capacity as director of the Government Companies Authority, Yogev initiated the reform in government companies. The purpose of the reform, which is based on the OECD's concept of managing government companies, is to transform government companies into a property for them, while improving the efficiency and level of service they provide to citizens in Israel.[10]
The government companies that lost NIS 600 million in 2013 went to an aggregate profit of NIS 2.6 billion in 2016 and are expected to earn more than NIS 3 billion in 2017, with all major government companies earning the first time.[11]
In November 2013, the Directors' team was launched,[12] which was aimed at ending the political involvement in government companies.
For the 2014 team came 13,795 candidates, of whom 500 were selected finalists. About 7,100 candidates went to the 2015 team, of whom the 500 finalists recommended to government ministers were located. The number of directors of 2017 was 9,266, of which 400 candidates were added to the 500 candidates from the previous year's board of directors.[13] As of 2017, the 250 elected directors are the elected candidates.[14]
Since the establishment of the Directors' team, the number of women represented on boards of directors has risen to fifty percent. In addition, ten percent of directors belong to minority groups.[15] A report prepared by the Government Companies Authority indicated that since the establishment of the directors' team, the percentage of family members in government companies has fallen by 80%.[16]
Chairman of the Aluma Infrastructure Investment Fund and Other Companies
Ori is also one of the founders and the Chairman of the Board of the Aluma Infrastructure Investment Fund. Established in 2020, the Fund complies with the recommendations issued in the final report of the Committee for the Promotion of the Establishment of Listed Infrastructure Investment Funds that seek to develop the infrastructures field in Israel and facilitate greater accessibility to investors from the public. Aluma invests in infrastructure companies in fields with the highest potential for growth: telecommunications, green energy, and the environment.
Yogev serves as the Chairman of Datumate Ltd., Esco Israel – Electricity & Energy Ltd., Future Mobility II, Tibar Ltd., Green Anchors Ltd., T.M. Communication Towers Ltd., and Esco Aluma Ltd.. Yogev is the Director of Tamares Telecom Ltd., Profero Ltd., O. Yogev Consultants Ltd., and Baladi Belev-Yam Ltd.
Macro Economics Doctrine
Yogev supports extensive scaling back and
Yogev was responsible for drastically cutting allowances in the first decade of the 21st century, but also for supporting the Wisconsin plan encouraging work by reducing benefits, and investment in the transportation infrastructure. He called for the cancellation of the collective agreements with teachers and for enabling school administrators to hire teachers with private contracts and to purchase teaching services from private companies. He supported the separation of water and sewage departments of local authorities, and the establishment of independent water and sewage corporations.
Yogev is aggressively opposed to the existence of
References
- ^ "Plastro Irrigation Systems Ltd". Maya. September 22, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ Bar-Eli, Avi. "נהיה הצ'ק-פוינט של המים" ['We'll be the check point of water']. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ למי מגיע הקרדיט על "התוכנית להצלת המשק"? [Who deserves to take the credit for "the plan to rescue the economy"?]. Globes (in Hebrew). May 6, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ אורי יוגב: אם היינו מטילים מס על העשירים הם היו בורחים [Ori Yogev: If we impose a tax on the rich they will run away]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ a b Arlosoroff, Meirav (May 5, 2004). "צריך לפרק את המינהל ולמכור את קרקעות המדינה" [We must dismantle the administration and sell state lands]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ Gad Lior; Yael Gaoni (December 2, 2003). אורי יוגב: בעל השליטה [Ori Yogev: In Control]. Ynet (in Hebrew).
- ^ Gutman, Lior (February 7, 2010). "תוכנית נתניהו-יוגב יוצאת לדרך: 51 מיליארד שקל יושקעו ברשת רכבות וכבישים" [The Netanyahu-Yogev Plan is underway: 51 billion NIS will be invested in a network of trains and roads]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ Hazelkorn, Shahar (June 6, 2010). "The train is doing a u-turn: The CEO who resigned is back". Ynet. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
- ^ Hazani, Golan (January 10, 2011). אורי יוגב: "נכפיל את מספר נוסעי הרכבת בשנים הקרובות" [Ori Yogev: "We will multiply the number of train passengers in the coming years]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Report on the activity of the Government Companies Authority for 2014" (PDF).
- ^ גורודיסקי, סוניה (September 17, 2017). "החברות הממשלתיות הרוויחו ב-2017 כ-730 מיליון שקל". Globes. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ חרותי-סובר, טלי (June 2, 2015). "נבחרת הדירקטורים 2015: 50% נשים ו-10% ערבים". TheMarker. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ חרותי-סובר, טלי (March 1, 2017). "9,266 אנשים הגישו מועמדות לנבחרת הדירקטורים 2017". TheMarker. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ חרותי-סובר, טלי (July 18, 2017). "הסתיים הליך איתור נבחרת הדירקטורים ל-2017". TheMarker. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "אני יודע שצפויים עוד מהלכים של להב 433 בחברות הממשלתיות". TheMarker.
- ^ "הקלף של אורי יוגב: רשות החברות צמצמה העסקת מקורבים". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. February 2, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ Goldstein, Tani (May 5, 2004). אורי יוגב: נמאס לי לעבוד בתור שכיר [Ori Yogev: I'm tired of working as a salaried worker]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 11, 2014.
External links
- Recent publications about Whitewater Group
- Whitewater equipment was implemented in Hagihon Corporation in Jerusalem
- Deputy Legal Advisor has approved the appointment of Yogev as chairman of Israel Railways, Calcalist.
- Ori Yogev raised NIS 22 million, Calcalist.
- Rafi Rosenfeld, interview: The optimistic side of Netanyahu's economic ideologue NRG Maariv, June 25, 2010.
- Interview with Ori Yogev Eretz Acheret Magazine.
- Articles by Ori Yogev, TheMarker.