Yoav Turgeman
Israeli chief executive of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems and retired navy colonel
| Yoav Turgeman
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Defence industry executive; retired naval officer |
| Known for | Chief executive of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems; former CEO of Elta Systems |
Yoav Turgeman is an Israeli defence industry executive and retired Israeli Navy colonel. In December 2023 the board of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems, the state-owned weapons maker behind Iron Dome, chose him as chief executive. He had been CEO of Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries.[1]
Career
Defense News reported that Turgeman retired from the navy as a colonel, having headed its combat systems department, and joined Israel Aerospace Industries in 2006. At IAI he headed the Arrow air defence programme and the company's anti-aircraft plant. In 2018 he became CEO of its subsidiary Elta Systems, which makes radars for the Rafael-made Iron Dome and David's Sling air defence systems and for the Trophy active protection system.[1]
The Rafael board chose him over three serving Rafael vice-presidents, to replace retired General Yoav Har-Even, who had been CEO for eight years. The appointment needed final approval from the defence and regional cooperation ministers and a government appointments committee. Defense News reported that Rafael made $3.4 billion in defence revenue in 2022, and that about 1,700 of its employees had been called up as reservists during the Israel–Hamas war.[1]
Turgeman's background is in the navy and the defence industry, not Unit 8200.
See also
- RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems
- Israel Aerospace Industries
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tzally Greenberg, Israeli firm Rafael picks Elta Systems boss as new chief executive Defense News, 6 December 2023.