Avi Hacohen

Biography

 Avi Hacohen joined Neopharm’s Operations Department in 1981, and has directed the department since 1987. In 1992 Avi was appointed Vice President of Operations. Mr. Hacohen has been instrumental in adapting Neopharm’s supply chain, IT, purchasing, importing and human resource departments to the needs of the growing dynamic company. In 2005 he co-led the merger of Neopharm and Promedico. Following the formation of the group headquarters in 2006, Mr. Hacohen was appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources, leading the organization development, training, change management, recruiting and retaining of manpower of the various companies of the group. It is largely thanks to his leadership that the company has succeeded in maintaining the employee loyalty, commitment and professionalism and continually meets the needs of rapid growth as demanded by the dynamic changes in the local market. Mr. Hacohen holds a BA in Statistics and International Relations from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, an additional degree in Systems Analysis from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. In 2010, Mr. Hacohen participated in the program “Leading Change and Organizational Renewal” at Harvard Business School.

Research Interest

 leading the Organization Development, Training, Change management,