Dan Vardi

Dan Vardi was born in 1940 in Haifa

Dan Vardi was born in Haifa on June 7, 1940. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also took advanced studies in engineering at MIT and in management at Harvard University.

He joined the IDF in 1959 and served as an Armored Corps officer. After a break, he returned to career service following the Six-Day War. He later commanded several armored brigades and divisions, and in the First Lebanon War he led the Vardi Force against the Syrian army in eastern Lebanon.

He left career service in 1984 as a brigadier general. He worked as a manager in Africa and as a consultant, and from 1992 to 1994 advised the Ports and Railways Authority on suburban rail. In 1995 he became head of the natural gas administration at the Ministry of National Infrastructure, until Minister Ariel Sharon ended his employment in 1997 over the terms of his contract.

He then became Gazprom's representative in Israel. In 2003 he was appointed to establish Israel Natural Gas Lines, and during his term natural gas supply in Israel began for the first time. In 2008 he became CEO of Clal Energy of the IDB group and served as a director in other group companies.