{"id":132153,"date":"2026-05-24T14:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/?p=132153"},"modified":"2026-07-05T10:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:15:01","slug":"sharon-zaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/en\/2026\/05\/24\/sharon-zaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Zaid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"132153\" class=\"elementor elementor-132153\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a224d6d e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a224d6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5566b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_layers\" data-id=\"6e5566b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_layers.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Layers -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Layers *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_layers_elementor_6e5566b .ue-layer{\n  position:absolute;\n}\n\n#uc_layers_elementor_6e5566b .ue-image img{\n  display:block;\n  height: auto;\n}\n\n#uc_layers_elementor_6e5566b .ue-icon{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_layers_elementor_6e5566b .ue-icon svg{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_layers_elementor_6e5566b .ue-bounce-up-down-effect {\n    -webkit-animation: ue-bounce-up-down-effect 1s infinite  alternate;\n    animation: ue-bounce-up-down-effect 1s infinite  alternate;\n}\n\n@-webkit-keyframes ue-bounce-up-down-effect {\n    0% { transform: translateY(0); 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A Colonel (in Res.) who remains active in reserve duty, he holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Technion \u2013 Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Haifa. He has over three decades of senior managerial experience in major industries. His extensive executive background includes serving as CEO of the Baran Group\u2014Israel\u2019s leading engineering group\u2014where he orchestrated a strategic growth plan for the company\u2019s multinational operations. He also held a key leadership position at the Bazan Group and served as Corporate Services Director for Intel Corporation, overseeing large-scale operations, construction, and logistics centers across Europe, Africa, Russia, and the Middle East.\n<p><br>\nSince 2018, Mr. Zaid has served as a public representative on the Executive Committee of the University of Haifa. This role has given him deep insight into the strategic processes taking place at the university\u2014chief among them the vision that the university is committed to environmental and social sustainability for the future of humanity and Israeli society, in alignment with the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\n<p><br>\nAs Vice President and CEO, he is dedicated to safeguarding the university\u2019s financial health while ensuring smooth, uninterrupted campus operations. His scope includes managing and expanding financial resources\u2014demonstrated by the successful integration of the School of Design and similar future growth initiatives\u2014as well as managing and developing human resources and physical infrastructure. Additionally, he is responsible for maintaining operational continuity and security (both physical and digital) in the face of ongoing regional and national challenges.  \n\n            <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\t\n  \n  \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-layer ue-snap-top ue-snap-left elementor-repeater-item-34c5a25 desktop-show tablet-show mobile-show\">\n  \n\t\n  \n\t<div class=\"ue-text  ue-typography-three ue-none\" value=\"1\">\n    \t    \t\t\nTel:  972-4-8240872<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:szaid@univ.haifa.ac.il\">szaid@univ.haifa.ac.il<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\t\n  \n  \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Layers -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President and CEO <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":128165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[1004],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-management","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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