Raanan Zilberman

Raanan Zilberman
Born (1960-11-23) November 23, 1960
Residence Geneva Switzerland
Occupation CEO Eden Springs

Raanan Zilberman (born November 23, 1960 in Israel) has served as CEO & president of several multinational corporations, and is currently the CEO of Swiss-based "Eden Springs" Group, which comprises several water and coffee companies in Europe.[1][2] Under Zilberman's lead,[3] Eden Springs had made three exits during the years 2007, 2014, and 2016 from its partners: Danone Corporation, Och-ziff hedge fund[4] and the private equity firm Rhône Group.[5][6]

Biography

Education

Zilberman has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and management from Ben Gurion University and master's degree in business administration from Tel Aviv University.[7]

Business career

In 1987 he started working for "Eshed Engineers" and in 1988 joined the founding team of "Aviv Management and Consulting".[8]

In 1990 he joined "Tadiran Appliances", a group focused on manufacturing and marketing of air conditioners, refrigerators and mini-bars. Over his 9-year tenure at "Tadiran", he fulfilled a series of managerial positions,[8] including manager of manufacturing planning & control, production manager and operating manager. Upon the acquisition of Tadiran by the US "Carrier" Corporation, he was sent to training at "United Technology", the parent company, and was named operating manager and industrial VP for the group.

In 2000, Zilberman was named president and CEO of "Tedea-Huntleigh",[7] a publicly-traded, multinational company and one of the leaders[9] in its market category, which engages in production and marketing of electromechanical transducers. Through its subsidiaries, "Tedea" ran manufacturing operations in China, UK, France, US and other countries.[9]

In 2002, "Tedea" was acquired by US "Vishay Corporation",[10] and Zilberman was named president of "Vishay Transducer".[8]

In 2005, Zilberman was named CEO of the "Danone Springs of Eden",[11] a joint venture between "Danone" Corporation (~60%) and "Mey Eden" (~40%).[4] The new venture was headquartered between Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland.[12] That period was characterized by mergers & acquisitions of dozens of companies that were acquired from entrepreneurs across Europe and merged into the Eden group with single brand and unified management platform.

In 2007, the venture was acquired by "Mey Eden",[11][13] with the participation of "TPG Capital",[14] a private equity investment firm and "Och-Ziff",[4] a US hedge fund. Zilberman was named as CEO of the "Eden Springs" Group.[2] This period was characterized by changes in the Company's services and product strategy: through a combination of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions,[15][16] the Company has solidified its position in the office coffee & water services market in Europe.[11] At that time, Zilberman's cost of wage was 15.7 million NIS a year (~2.78 million Euro).[17] A prospectus published by Mey Eden reported that Zilberman's cost of wage at the beginning of 2010 was 82 thousand Euros per month.[18]

In 2014, the Group was acquired by a partnership of US investment fund "Rhône Group"[19] and the Company's management and Zilberman was appointed to CEO.[11] Under his leadership and following the change of ownership, the Group acquired its main competitor in the European market, "Nestle Waters Direct".[20][21][22]

In 2016, under Zilberman's lead, the group was acquired by Cott (NYSE: COT), a multinational soft drinks corporation which operates in more than 50 countries with a turnover of 3.5 billion USD. Eden Spring was acquired for 535 million USD from Rhône Capital.[23][24]

During his term at the helm, the Group made over 60 mergers and acquisitions of competitors with the Company solidifying its presence in 18 countries, becoming one of the leaders in the water & coffee solutions and services providers, to business and offices in Europe.[25]

Personal life

Raanan Zilberman is married to Sinaya and they have two children, Sapir and Omer. Zilberman currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.

References

  1. ↑ "Organizational chart of Eden Springs". edensprings.
  2. 1 2 "Article on Zilberman's nomination to CEO of Mey Eden (in Hebrew)". TheMarker.
  3. ↑ "Press Release". Edensprings.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Article on the acquisition of Eden Springs with Och-Ziff (in Hebrew)". Haaretz.
  5. ↑ "An Interview with Zilberman". foodbev.com.
  6. ↑ "News report about Cott aquisition". Jewish Business news.
  7. 1 2 "Zilberman's profile". LinkedIn.
  8. 1 2 3 "Zilberman's bio, Aviv Management and Consulting (in Hebrew)".
  9. 1 2 "Report on the sale of Tedea-Huntleigh (in Hebrew)". Globes.
  10. ↑ "Article on Tedea-Huntleigh's acquisition by Vishay (in Hebrew)". Themarker.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Article on the acquisition of Mey Eden (in Hebrew)". Calcalist.
  12. ↑ "Eden Springs Headquarters". Eden Springs.
  13. ↑ "Article on Mey Eden European operations (in Hebrew)". Haaretz.
  14. ↑ "TPG growth fact sheet on Eden Springs". TPG growth.
  15. ↑ "Media releases on mergers and acquisitions". Eden Springs.
  16. ↑ "article on Mey Eden and Raanan's work (in Hebrew)". Globes.
  17. ↑ "article on Mey Eden's net earnings in 2007 (in Hebrew)". TheMarker.
  18. ↑ "The wage cost of Mey Eden CEO (in Hebrew)". Ynet.
  19. ↑ "Acquisition of Eden Springs by the Rhône Group". The Jerusalem Post.
  20. ↑ "Report on the acquisition of Nestle Waters Direct". Global Banking and Finance review.
  21. ↑ "Media release on the acquisition of Nestle Waters Direct". Eden Springs.
  22. ↑ "Interview with Zilberman". Watecoolers Europe.
  23. ↑ "Eden Springs aquired by Cott". Globes.
  24. ↑ "An interview with Zilberman (French)". L'AGEFI.
  25. ↑ "Interview with Zilberman". foodbev.

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