Management Team

Shmuel Turgeman- CEO

Mr. Turgeman is a Technion graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering. Previous employment includes managing the national water lines for ten years at Tahal (Water Planning for Israel Ltd.), followed by five years as manager of the civil engineering  department at Mekorot. In 2004, Mr. Turgeman joined Israel Natural Gas Lines, first as deputy manager of the engineering department, then in 2008 he became the deputy CEO. In April, 2010, he was appointed CEO.

Li’ami Weissman – Deputy Manager of Finances

Mr. Weissman is a CPA and holds an MBA from the College of Business Administration in Rishon Le’Tzion, Israel. He spent five years working with the Office of the Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance, and most recently he headed the division of energy, interior affairs and agriculture in the same office. He also has prior experience working for a CPA firm. In July 2010, Mr. Weissman joined Israel Natural Gas Lines as Deputy Manager of Finances.

Attorney Gilad Shay – Deputy Manager, Legal Advisor and Executive Secretary

Mr. Shay was awarded an LLB degree and a B.A. in Business Administration (with honors in both). He has worked as an attorney for S. Horowitz and Co., and in the Government Companies Authority in the Ministry of Finance. Since November, 2008, Mr. Shay has held the positions of Legal Advisor and Executive Secretary at Israel Natural Gas Lines.

Shlomi Ze’ira – Deputy of Operations

Mr. Ze’ira holds a B.Sc. in Hydrology and Soil Science from the Technion, Israel, and a Masters in Civil Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, Israel. He has fourteen years of experience planning, operating and managing infrastructure projects (managing water, waste-water, gas, etc.). He came to Israel Natural Gas Lines as a project manager in the Engineering Department, and since October, 2009, he has been acting as Second to the Deputy of Operations.

Haim Moskovitz – Deputy Manager of Construction

Mr. Moskowitz holds a B.Sc in Hydrology from the Technion, Israel and an MBA (with expertise in Finance and HR) from the College of Kiryat Ono, Israel. He has accumulated nine years of experience in executing and supervising infrastructure projects. He joined Israel Natural Gas Lines in 2005 as project manager and in August of 2008, he was appointed Deputy Manager of Construction.

Jay Epstein – Manager of Commerce

Mr. Epstein graduated with honors in Economics from Rutgers University, N.J., U.S.A, and went on to earn an M.A. in Economics from Tel University, Israel. Prior to joining Israel Natural Gas Lines in 2004, his most recent position was as economist with the Natural Gas Authority (Ministry of Infrastructures). His prior experience had been with both the Ministry of Infrastructures and the Budget Division in the Ministry of Finance, in positions related to the energy sector in general and natural gas in particular. Since March, 2003, he has held the position of Manager of Commerce at Israel Natural Gas Lines.

Shlomo Kresner - Deputy Manager of Engineering

Mr. Kresner holds a B.Sc in Civil Engineering from the Technion.He has nineten years of experience planning and project managment. Joined to INGL in 2011