Noam Lanir
Noam Lanir | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Livermore Investment Group |
| Spouse | Tali Lanir |
| Website | livermore-inv.com |
Noam Lanir (born February 18, 1967) is an Israeli entrepreneur and the controlling shareholder and CEO of Livermore Investment Group, also known as Empire Online.[1]
Biography
Noam Lanir spent most of his early years at Hatzor Airbase, where his father, Lt. Col. Avraham Lanir, served as a fighter pilot. During the Yom Kippur War, his father's plane was shot down over Syria, and his father was taken prisoner and tortured to death in captivity.[2] After his father's death, the family moved to Ramat HaSharon, where Lanir resided until he completed his military service. He attended Rotenberg High School in Ramat HaSharon, graduating in 1985. Lanir enlisted in the IDF pilot training course, but dropped out after a year and completed his military service at the unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) unit of the IDF Intelligence Corps.
He currently resides in Bnei Zion, an upscale moshav.[3] He is married and has four children.
Business ventures
In 2005, offers to buy Lanir's online gaming company Empire Online reached $1.44 billion.[4]
Lanir is the leading shareholder of the dictionary software and language solution company Babylon, which is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange with a current valuation of 80 million USD.[5] is Babylon Ltd[6]
Lanir is the founder of Life Tree Marketing, a company that markets the medical services of Israeli hospitals overseas. The company has offices in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood of Tel Aviv.[7]
Philanthropy
Lanir's philanthropic activity includes working with Sh'erit ha-Pletah and the Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors in Israel.[8]
References
- ^ Noam Lanir: A gambling man - but he refuses to take risks, The Guardian
- ^ How close was the Mideast to nuclear war?
- ^ Noam Lanir buys Bnei Zion lot for $4m
- ^ Noam Lanir to Haaretz: We are seriously considering $1.44b bid
- ^ Noam Lanir buys Babylon controlling stake
- ^ Channel 2, Friday Night News Broadcast,"Tens of thousands of dollars are handled each day"-http://s157.photobucket.com/albums/t64/yotam_01/?action=view¤t=VTS_01_1.flv March 12, 2010 By all accounts, the Babylon Search engine is nothing more than annoying malware with little to no purpose except to drive users to its site.
- ^ Noam Lanir wins big with medical tourism
- ^ Movie on Holocaust Funds Draws Fire