Gadi Lesin, President and CEO of Strauss Group has announced the appointment of Eyal Dror as the new Chief Executive Officer of Strauss Israel and as a member of Strauss Group’s senior management.
Strauss is one of the biggest and most veteran food and beverage companies in Israel, and provides jobs for some 5,000 employees, from Safed in northern Israel to Yotvata in the south.
Gadi Lesin: “I am happy to announce that Eyal Dror has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Strauss Israel, one of Strauss Group’s primary portfolio companies.
Eyal, who joined Strauss 16 years ago, will be bringing proven strategic capabilities and experience in the management of complex innovation-based processes, while displaying a strong moral core at all times.
In his previous roles as CEO of the Sales Division and CEO of the Confectionery Division, Eyal led these units to unprecedented achievements.
Under Eyal’s leadership, significant growth was achieved as well as an improvement across the various business metrics while applying breakthrough innovation initiatives, accomplishing an impressive improvement in product quality with emphasis on nutritional value and deepening the base in the business’s core categories.
I am convinced that Eyal possesses all the competencies required to fill this significant position in the best way possible. This is the third senior appointment we have announced recently, as part of a strategic global series of appointments in the Group in preparation for the dynamic challenges in the food industry”.
Eyal, 47, married and the father of 3 daughters, is expected to assume his position as CEO of Strauss Israel within the next few months.
The company will simultaneously begin the process of locating a new CEO for its confectionery division.