IDU Israel Directors Union
Merav Cohen Blasbalg has extensive work experience in various leadership roles. Merav is currently the CEO of IDU Israel Directors Union, a position they have held since July 2022. Prior to that, they worked at JDC (The Joint) as a Program Manager and professional director for the Center for Lay Leadership, ELKA for three years from March 2019 to July 2022. From February 2017 to January 2019, they served as the Managing Director of "The Israeli Hope" Presidential Program and Partnerships Manager Development at Ruppin Academic Center.
Before that, Merav worked at Tal-Ya Agriculture Solutions as the Director of Business Development and Local Market Manager. In this role, they were responsible for developing technological innovation in the field of agriculture and sustainability worldwide, as well as managing the local market and creating joint ventures with potential customers.
Additionally, they held the position of VP Strategic Partnerships at menifa.org.il, an organization focused on addressing the issue of drop-out youth from school. During their tenure, they established and managed partnerships with government institutions, communal and private associations, and implemented projects in 50 centers. Merav also played a key role in resource allocation and partnership development.
Overall, Merav Cohen Blasbalg has demonstrated strong leadership skills and experience in program management, strategic partnerships, and business development throughout their career.
Merav Cohen Blasbalg completed their MBA in Marketing at Tel Aviv University from 1998 to 2002.
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IDU Israel Directors Union
Over the past decade, Israel, and the rest of the world have been developing a new approach concerning the position and the functions of the Director, with an emphasis on publicly-traded companies. The characterization of the last decade’s Directors is entirely different from his predecessors, as today they are faced with many new dilemmas. In addition, there is a lack of adequate training for this position, as well as the lack of preparation for shareholders' expectations from the Board of Directors in general, and from the Director in particular. Legislators, regulators and the courts aggravate the responsibility expected of directors, and the result is a culture in which class action law suits are the first remedy. The Israeli Directors’ Union was established under the initiative of Prof. Joseph Gross, Esq., who serves as Chairman of the Union. A number of entities has joined, including the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University, Israeli Corporate Governance Chair at Bar Ilan University, LAHAV Executive Education at Tel Aviv University, the Israeli Association of Publicly Traded Companies and SRI Global Group. The IDU was created in a manner similar to analogous organizations, which for years have been operating in the United States, England, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, and collaborating with them with the intention to create multinational companies, as well as to participate in international conferences, exchange information and more. IDU brings together directors and boards of directors of public companies, large private companies, state-owned companies, municipal companies and large institutions.