ISRAEL MAKOV has been Chief Operating Officer of Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. since January 2001. He was Executive Vice President with
Teva from 1995 to December 2000. From 1993-1995 Mr. Makov was General
Manager with Gottex Models Ltd., one of the world renowned ladies
swimwear and beachwear designing, manufacturing and marketing companies.
From 1991-1993 he was President and CEO of Yachin Hakal Ltd., one of the
leading agro/food processing companies. From 1987-1991 he was Chairman
and Founder of Axiom ICF Capital, Inc. USA/Israel, a registered
investment banking firm specializing in Israeli-related transactions
with offices in Tel Aviv and New York. From 1986-1987 he was an
independent consultant, Israel, represented foreign investors and
provided consulting services to various companies in Israel and abroad
in the healthcare and chemical fields. From 1979-1985, he was with
Interpharm Laboratories Ltd. (I.P.L.) Israel, as Founder, President and
CEO and formed First Biotechnology Company in Israel; he formed a
partnership with the Weizmann Institute and the Technion Foundation, as
well as a joint research project with Hadassah Medical Center. The
company went public in the US two years after forming; from 1974-1979,
he was Business Manager (Chief Operating Officer) for Abic Ltd. Israel,
second largest pharmaceutical company in Israel during that time; from
1967-1974, Citrus Marketing Board of Israel-Europe; 1970-1974 Manager of
Scandinavian Region-Copenhagen; 1967-1970 Head of Economic Department-
European Headquarters; 1966-1967, Ministry of Agriculture Israel,
Economist; and from 1963-1965, Hebrew University-Jerusalem, Israel,
Research Assistant. Mr. Makov has a BSc in Agriculture from Hebrew
University-Jerusalem (1963) and an MSc in Economics, Hebrew University-
Jerusalem (1965).
Israel Makov - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (teva)
May 22, 2001