Tzvika Barkai

Tzvika is a Kibbutz Hatzerim member since 1991, and serves as Hatzerim’s Finance & Businesses’ board member since 2015. In Jan 2017 Tzvika was nominated as the Chairman of the board .Recently led on behalf of Kibbutz Hatzerim, the structure of a 1.9B$ transaction in which Mexichem acquired 80% of the company’s shares and became Hatzerim’s strategic partner in Netafim.

Tzvika was working in Netafim during 1992 till 2009 in several Operational and R&D managerial positions including Injection plant manager, Engineering and Technological Development Director, R&D Director and Executive Vice President of Operations.

During his years in Netafim, Tzvika had great contribution for laying Netafim’s Global Operations’ & technological strategy including the manufacturing plants network establishment, as well as leading the company’s Central R&D consolidation.

Today is acting as Board member in Netafim

During 2009 -2011 Tzvika was Managing Director in Extra-Plastic, an Israeli PE Packaging company with 150 employees and annual revenues of 120 M NIS.

2011-20118 Tzvika served as VP service SC & Logistics Orbotech Ltd. ORBK (NASDAQ) leading the company’s after sales service Supply Chain restructuring for increasing service levels and efficiencies for Orbotech’s customers, with high focus on Asia Pacific and particularly in China which both are accountable for more than 80% of the company’s revenues and growth.

Tzvika holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Honors Graduate) & MBA from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Corporate Directors graduate from IMC (Israeli Management Center).