The Industrialists Organization?s Industry Prizes for the year 5761-2001 will be awarded on September 6 2001, in the Lavon Industrial Park in the Galilee. The awards will be made in the presence of the President, Moshe Katzav, the President of the Industrialists Organization, Oded Tirah, leaders of Israeli industry and economy, government ministers and members of Knesset. The award committee was headed by Mozi Wertheim. This is the 27th year that the Industrialists Organization is awarding the Prizes.
Recipients of the Prizes this year are:
* Ronit Silon, one of the owners of the Olivex company ? for excellence in marketing and business.
* Ya?akov (Kobi) Alexander, Chairman and CEO of Comverse Technology Inc. ? for excellence in management.
* Yitzhak Nissan, Manager of the Mabat factory ? for excellence in management.
* Gary Heyman, owner and Chairman of the Board of Arad Towels, Ltd. ? for entrepreneurship and creation of industrial factories.
In addition, a lifetime achievement award will be given to Michael Straus, Chairman of the Straus-Elite Executive and Joint Chairman of Straus Investments ? Straus-Elite Group.
Recipients of the Prizes this year are:
* Ronit Silon, one of the owners of the Olivex company ? for excellence in marketing and business.
* Ya?akov (Kobi) Alexander, Chairman and CEO of Comverse Technology Inc. ? for excellence in management.
* Yitzhak Nissan, Manager of the Mabat factory ? for excellence in management.
* Gary Heyman, owner and Chairman of the Board of Arad Towels, Ltd. ? for entrepreneurship and creation of industrial factories.
In addition, a lifetime achievement award will be given to Michael Straus, Chairman of the Straus-Elite Executive and Joint Chairman of Straus Investments ? Straus-Elite Group.