Highcon announces CEO transition following successful drupa

Print Solutions

Highcon has announced that Yair Alcobi will succeed Shlomo Nimrodi as company CEO on 1 August. On that date Shlomo Nimrodi will succeed Alon Bar Shany as active chairman of the board of directors. Alon Bar Shany will remain on the board. 

Yair Alcobi has over 25 years of experience in technology and advanced manufacturing, supported by a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion, an executive MBA from Haifa University, and executive programmes at Stanford GSB and the Technion Institute of Management. He has held leadership positions at XJet Ltd, KLA Corporation (formerly Orbotech), Kulicke & Soffa (K&S) and other companies where he focused on and consistently delivered growth.

‘Prior to committing to Highcon, I visited drupa 2024. The company’s presence there was vibrant and impactful, and the opportunity to get an overview of the industry was invaluable,’ said Yair Alcobi, incoming CEO. ‘I look forward to coming on board, meeting customers, employees, partners and customers, and to leading Highcon to ever greater success.’

‘After five exhilarating but challenging years and following the success of drupa 2024 as a culmination of the repositioning of Highcon and its portfolio, the time is right for me step down as CEO,’ said Shlomo Nimrodi. ‘I am immensely proud of what we have achieved. I have complete confidence in the team I have built and in Yair’s ability to lead Highcon into the high growth chapter of the coming years. My association continues with my new role of chairman of the board. I would like to thank Alon who has filled this role so effectively over the last three and a half years.’