Perrigo Israel (Nasdaq:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) president Rafi Lebel died yesterday during a working trip to the US. Lebel (55) left behind a wife and three children. The funeral will be held today.
Lebel joined Perrigo 25 years ago, and has served as president of Perrigo Israel for the past five years. Before that, Lebel was CEO of Agis Industries, which was acquired by Perrigo.
Perrigo chairman and CEO Joseph Papa said, "During his many years at Perrigo, Rafi led amazing achievements, and his numerous contributions made Perrigo a better company. Rafi's energy, determination, abilities, and compassion will be greatly missed."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on March 12, 2012
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