Nir Lempert

Nir Lempert was born in 1960 in Tel Aviv

Nir Lempert was born in Tel Aviv in 1960. He holds a degree in economics from Tel Aviv University.

He joined Unit 8200 in 1978 and held a range of posts there. He set up a planning section, a new intelligence arena on proliferation and technological intelligence, and later headed the unit's Palestinian arena and its intelligence center. From 1999 he was deputy commander, and he left the unit in 2001.

After leaving the army he became deputy CEO of yes. He was CEO of Channel 10 from 2004 and of ZAP Group, formerly Dapei Zahav, from late 2005, where he led its shift from printed guides to digital business. In January 2015 he became CEO of Mer Industries, and in January 2022 he became chairman of its board.

Since 2006 he has chaired the 8200 alumni association, which grew from about 700 members to more than 24,000. He also volunteers on the board of Gisha LeChaim and on the management of the New Fund for Cinema and Television. He is married with a daughter and lives in Tel Aviv.