Amos Shapira

Israeli university president

Amos Shapira
עמוס שפירא
Amos Shapira (2013)
Born	1949 (age 74–75)
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	University of Haifa (B.A. in economics) Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (MA in industrial management)
Known for	President of El Al Airlines President of Cellcom President of the University of Haifa

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c Fishkoff, Sue (April 25, 2014). "Haifa University, where diversity is an asset". Jweekly.
^ ^a ^b "New Haifa U president warns of Israeli brain drain," The Canadian Jewish News.
^ "Amos Shapira, President of EL AL "We Offer The Better Product"". Jewish Post.
^ ^a ^b "U.S.-Based Nonprofit Spearheads Fortified Hospital in Haifa". Jewish Journal.
^ Śarah Aharoni, Meʼir Aharoni (2005). Industry and Economy in Israel. Miksam Limited. ISBN 9789659090112 – via Google Books.