Michael Shor
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Michael Shor was an Israeli engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

 who served for 17 years as the CEO of Israel Military Industries
Israel Military Industries
Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized....

 (IMI), and was twice the recipient of the Israel Defense Prize
Israel Defense Prize
The Israel Defense Prize, in honor of Eliyahu Golomb, is a prize awarded annually to people and organizations who made significant contributions to the defense of the State of Israel....

.

Biography

Shor was born in Odessa
Odessa
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 in the Soviet Union. In 1938 he immigrated to the British Mandate for Palestine (now Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

). Shor joined the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...

 forces and integrated into its arms industry. After completing his studies of chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...

 at the Technion in 1945, he worked as an experiments engineer in the military industry. After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Shor managed the IMI materials plant, and for his work there he was awarded the 1959 Israel Defense Prize. In the 1960s Shor managed the IMI Department of explosives. In 1967 he was appointed as the deputy director of the IMI while continuing to manage the IMI Department of explosives. In July 1972 Shor was appointed as the CEO of the Israel Military Industries
Israel Military Industries
Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized....

, a position which he maintained until 1989. Afterwards he was a chairman in the IMI during the years 1990-1991. After his retirement Shor was awarded the 1991 Israel Defense Prize
Israel Defense Prize
The Israel Defense Prize, in honor of Eliyahu Golomb, is a prize awarded annually to people and organizations who made significant contributions to the defense of the State of Israel....

 for lifetime achievement.

In 1985 Shor was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the Technion for his unique contribution to the development of the military industries in the field of engineering, management and economics, and in recognition for his part in the strengthening of the Israeli defense establishment.

Shor died in 2011 at the age of 91.

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