The apointment still requires approval by the prime minister and the minister of finance.
Bezeq’s board approved the appointment of Amnon Dick as CEO of the company in place of Ilan Biran this morning. The committee appointed by the board to select a new CEO for the company decided last week to recommend Dick for the position.
The appointment also requires approval by the prime mnister, in his role as minister of communications, and of the minister of finance, after consultations with the committee on public appointments headed by Judge Ravivi.
Dick, 50, has served in senior management posts for the past 25 years. Among other things, he was chairman and CEO of Elite International, Elite deputy CEO, Jafora-Tabori CEO, Shekem CEO, and sales manager for Coca Cola Israel. He is currently a private businessman, and a consultant for international companies, and recently participated in an attempt to acquire Blue Square Israel (NYSE: BSI; TASE:). The appointment committee examined applications from 70 candidates for the job of Bezeq CEO. The committee personally interviewed the 16 leading candidates over the past several weeks.