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About Us > Management > Avigdor Kaplan; Chairman of the
Board
Avigdor Kaplan has served as Chairman of the Board of GUARD
Insurance Group since 2007 – a role he holds simultaneously with
various other positions within the ultimate parent organization. In
this capacity, he participates in the strategic planning and
positioning of the company, interacting with GUARD’s executive
management team to oversee profitability while setting long-term
goals appropriately aligned with those of the other affiliates.
Avigdor is also the current Chairman of Clal Insurance Enterprises
Holding, Ltd. and previously held the position of Chief Executive
Officer as well. During his tenure, Clal has grown into a large and
internationally respected organization – establishing new
specialties and lines of business. Among his accomplishments, he is
credited with Clal’s entry into the finance and pension arena,
helping the company to become a successful and dominant force while
achieving superior financial results.
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A highly respected and internationally recognized senior executive,
Avigdor Kaplan’s career has been marked by numerous achievements,
and he has a proven track record in managing vast organizations
facing critical challenges. Before becoming CEO of Clal Insurance,
he was asked by a former Prime Minister to serve as CEO of the
Clalit Health Fund (today known as Clalit Health Services), the
largest health management organization (HMO) in that country. During
that time, the Fund had over 3.5 million insureds serviced through
14 hospitals, 28,000 employees, 370 pharmacies, and 1,250 health
clinics. His stated mission was to restore financial stability to an
entity on the verge of bankruptcy . . . and he succeeded during his
five years on the job in introducing changes to operations,
personnel, and structures that began the road to recovery.
Avigdor's career started in the 1960s in the aircraft industry,
where he held a variety of positions, including Deputy CEO of a
major corporation and CEO of a related U.S. subsidiary. He holds
academic degrees in industrial engineering and in management,
economics, and statistics. He has served as chairman and/or a member
of the Boards of Directors of numerous companies inside and outside
the Clal Group, including his role as Chairman of the Association of
Insurance Companies.
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