Benny Landa has been selected
Entrepreneur of the Year in Israel. Inventor and pioneer of commercial digital
printing, and founder of Indigo (acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002), Benny
transformed the print industry in 1993 when he revealed the world’s first
digital color printing press, earning him the title of father of commercial
digital printing.
Today at Landa, Benny continues
his visionary pathway - pioneering futuristic nanotechnology applications in
the fields of imaging, energy and health. His vision for the future also
includes investment in promising Israeli technologies, and philanthropic
activities that enable bright Israeli youth of “privileged minds and
underprivileged means” to achieve higher education.
Benny is considered the printing
industry and Israel's most prolific inventor. Recipient of numerous honors and
awards, including the imaging industry's prestigious Edwin H. Land medal, he
has also been awarded numerous lifetime achievement awards and honorary
doctorates. He continues to add to his portfolio of over 800 patents worldwide,
that provide the companies he founded with a solid intellectual property base.
Benny Landa is Israel’s candidate
for the title of World Entrepreneur of the Year to be announced in June 2015 in
Monaco. With representatives from fifty different countries, the Entrepreneur
of the Year contest, run by the accounting firm Ernst & Young, is
considered a major competition in the international business sector. It has
been taking place for over thirty years and is considered a good predictor of
business success. 50 of the 100 leading NASDAQ companies have won this
competition. The jury that selects the country winner is independent and
comprises senior figures in the Israeli economy and business sector. The
committee reviews all local candidates and selects a winner to attend the world
finals in Monaco.
The independent committee of
judges included: Yair Seroussi, Committee Chairman and Chairman of Bank
Hapoalim; Dr. Shimon Eckhouse, Founder and Chairman of Syneron; Dr. Orna Berry,
CEO of EMC Center of Excellence Israel; Shlomo Dovrat, Co-Founder Carmel
Ventures; Eyal Waldman, President and CEO Mellanox Technologies, Dr. Avi
Hasson, Chief Scientist , Israel Ministry of Economy; Yuval Cohen, CEO
Fortissimo; Mia Likornik, co-founder Meitar Liquornik Leshem Tal Geva; Dov
Moran, Founder and CEO Komigo; Haim Shani, Partner, Israel Growth Partners.
The international selection
criteria for Entrepreneur of the Year were: leadership, financial strength,
management capabilities and strategic thinking, organizational culture,
innovation, crisis management and global impact.
As Entrepreneur of the Year,
Israel, Benny Landa will represent his country at the international competition
in Monaco in June 2015.
