Leadership

Our Group leadership team consolidates our professional functions in key fields in support of the business units.

Noam Weiman
Chairman of the Board Diplomat Holdings
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Noam Joined Diplomat in 1972. Noam has served as the President & CEO of Diplomat Group since 2011. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, he served as CEO Diplomat Group, CEO Diplomat Israel, Export Manager & Deputy Manager, and Sales Manager for the Diplomat Group. Noam holds a BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University. He is fluent in Hebrew, English and French.
Yaron Bloom
CEO - Diplomat Group
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Yaron joined Diplomat in 1999. He has more than 20 years of experience in management and sales in Israel and Europe. His expertise includes sales and business development across numerous channels, including e-commerce, discount, drugstore, hypermarket and more.
Oren Weiman
CEO - Diplomat Growth Division
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Oren Joined Diplomat in 2001. He began his career as a sales representative for Diplomat Israel. Between 2003 and 2010, Oren served in several key marketing roles including as brand manager for P&G. During this period, he built the food division’s marketing department, including the acquisition of the Heinz brand portfolio in Israel. He also served as Chief Marketing officer for Diplomat Israel. In 2010, Oren was appointed General Manager of Diplomat Georgia. In 2012, he returned to Israel to develop a new Chief Strategy Officer function for the Group. In 2016, Oren relocated to New Zealand to establish a new Diplomat business unit. In 2019, he again returned to Israel to lead.
Natan Gershony
Business Development Manager
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Natan Joined Diplomat in 2003. Natan currently serves as the Group’s Business Development Manager. His experience and responsibilities include overseeing Diplomat’s acquisitions and distribution contracts as well as analyzing and opening new territories.
Zvika Ritsulsky
Senior CFO Diplomat Group
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Zvika Joined Diplomat in 2005 As the Head of the Economics Department. In 2007, he was promoted to Diplomat Israel CFO. In 2012, he was promoted to Diplomat Group CFO. Prior to Diplomat, Zvika worked with Ernst & Young (Israel) Ltd. as an accountant (CPA).
Sharon Weinbaum Gila
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Sharon joined Diplomat in 2012. She began her career as an HR Manager in the hi-tech industry, and later served for 9 years as P&G Israel’s Head of HR, with additional regional responsibilities. She holds a BA in Business Management and Psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. She recently relocated to New Zealand to support Diplomat’s APAC operations.
Tzvika Brotman
Chief Information Officer
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Tzvika Joined Diplomat in 2019. He has extensive experience in information technology for the consumer goods industry. Prior to Diplomat, Tzvika served as acting CIO at Tnuva, an Israeli food manufacturer, where he led IT transformation programs. Tzvika holds a B.Sc. in information systems engineering from the Technion and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Yosi Horev
GM Diplomat Israel
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Yosi joined Diplomat in 2006. He began as a shift manager at Diplomat Israel and was soon appointed Warehouse Manager, Diplomat Cosmetics division. In 2008 he was appointed Chief Operation Officer, Diplomat Israel and Diplomat Cosmetics, with overall responsibility for demand forecasting through supply planning and managing complex interfaces with internal and external customers. In 2015 Yosi was appointed Chief Operation Officer, Diplomat South Africa. In 2018 Yosi was promoted to Group Chief Logistic Officer. In 2020 Yosi was appointed to CEO of Diplomat South Africa. In 2024 Yosi was appointed CEO of Diplomat Israel.
Tamar Kovziridze
GM Diplomat Georgia
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Tamar joined Diplomat Georgia in 2008. She first served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In 2016, she was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Diplomat Georgia, Tamar’s served as CFO for Arti Ltd. where her career was also related to distribution. Before that, Tamar held CFO positions in the pharmaceutical industry.
Mikellis Christou
GM Diplomat Cyprus
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Mikellis joined Diplomat Cyprus in 2011. Mikellis has more than 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry. Prior to joining Diplomat, his experience included launching new categories and products which today hold leading positions in the Cypriot market as brands. Mikellis made a significant contribution to the establishment of Diplomat in Cyprus in 2011.
Barry Guerin
GM Diplomat New Zealand
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Barry joined Diplomat in 2018. He is a highly experienced leader with success in strategic business development, mergers and acquisitions, and stakeholder engagement. Barry has had experience with Lion Nathan Limited, Coca-Cola Amatil NZ Limited, and Goodman Fielder, and was awarded the Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship in 2015. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Columbia University in New York City, and holds an MBA from Massey University.