Dr. Leora (Rubin) Meridor has been a director of Teva since December 2002. Dr. Meridor is a business and financial consultant. She served as the Chairman of the Board of Bezeq International Ltd. and Walla Communications Ltd. from 2001 to 2005. She served as Chairman of the Board of Hapoalim Capital Markets from 2001 to 2004. From 1996 to 2000, Dr. Meridor served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Credit and Risk Management Division of the First International Bank of Israel. Between 1983 and 1996, Dr. Meridor held various positions in the Bank of Israel, the last of which was Head of the Research Department. Dr. Meridor has held various teaching positions with the Hebrew University and holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics, a master's degree in mathematics and a Ph.D. in economics from the Hebrew University. She serves on several boards of directors (Alrov (Israel) Ltd., NICE Systems Ltd., Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Isrotel Ltd., GEJ Yizum Ltd. and Weizmann Institute of Science) and qualifies as a statutory independent director under Israeli law. Dr. Meridor was determined by the Board to be a financial and accounting expert under Israeli law. |