Senior Executives Bid Farewell to Gabi Lest After 26 Years at Delek Group

Senior leaders and CEOs from Delek Group and its subsidiaries gathered this week at a farewell event in Herzliya to honor Gabi Lest, who is soon turning 80 and concluding 26 years with the company. During his tenure, Lest held various key roles including CEO and chairman of Delek Group, chairman of Delek Automotive, and chairman of Delek Drilling NewMed. He announced his retirement in March with a sense of excitement and satisfaction.

The event was attended by prominent figures such as owners Yitzhak and Chaya Tshuva, controlling shareholder and CEO of Delek Automotive Gil Agmon, former CEO and chairman Avinoam Finkelman, and other former executives including Moshe Karadi and Dudi Cohen. Also present were Gideon Tadmor, former CEO of Avner Delek Drilling NewMed and current chairman of Navitas, Kobi Katz, former CEO of the Ministry of Infrastructure and deputy chairman of Navitas, and Liora Peretz Levin, Delek Group’s legal counsel.

Attendees shared memories of Lest’s contributions to the group and toasted to Tshuva’s upcoming birthday. The event highlighted Lest’s long-standing influence on the company and its subsidiaries.

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