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Our Company Gilad Government Relations & Lobbying, a privately-owned company established in 1997 specializes in the provision of lobbying and government relations services to 80 leading commercial and social organizations among them Unilever, Honda, Novartis, Red Bull, Noble Energy, The Israeli High Tech Industry Association, Discount Bank ,Israeli Chamber of Commerce, Israeli Medical Association, Jerusalem municipality and others,In the past several years, the lobbying industry in Israel has been on the rise and was regulated in a special law, setting strict international standards of ethics and transparency. In Israel today, lobbying is considered a valuable managerial tool, often necessary in order to maintain a competitive advantage. The unique characteristics of Israel’s electoral system require in-depth knowledge of the centers of power and the creation of special channels for directly influencing and communicating with the top decision makerOur activity is based on the professional experience of each of the members of the company’s team, their familiarity with the decision-making processes at all the governmental bodies in Israel, as well as on direct channels of communication with government ministers, parliament members, parliamentary aides and other functionaries involved in the decision-making processes.
Principal Areas of Activity Our unique professional experience and the networks of ties that we have formed during our years of activity enable us to provide our clients with top-level personal consulting and professional services, through intensive activity aimed at providing ongoing support and promoting the organization’s most important interests.Our spheres of activity and the services we provide for our clients include the following: • Mapping the decision makers, stakeholders and centers of influence that are relevant to the organization’s sphere of activity. • Creating support groups and influence groups among ministers, parliament members and other relevant parties • Preparing proposals for laws and working to promote them at the various levels of voting • Ongoing monitoring of parliamentary initiatives and proposals for laws presented in the parliament plenum and in the various committees, which may have a decisive influence on the client’s spheres of activity in the present or in the future. • Representation at parliament committees and monitoring topics of interest. • Initiating background meetings for the purpose of informing and briefing consultants and decision-makers at all echelons . • Professional consulting on the formulation of media strategy for promoting or preventing new legislation. • Special handling in crisis situations; focused activity guaranteeing the client fast and effective handling, while minimizing the business-related and image-related damage the organization is liable to incur at a time of crisis• Ongoing monitoring and provision of information from the parliament and the government. Our Team Gilad employs more than 20 professionals. Each of the company’s clients is provided with consulting services on an ongoing basis, by a dedicated team led by a senior lobbyist benefiting from substantial professional experience, who is a member of the company’s senior management team:
Amir Gilad, Founder and CEO Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and Finance Former senior advisor to the Chairman of the parliament Finance Committee, Activity Coordinator at the Center for Local Government, and Chairman of the Business Forum for Graduates of the College of Management.
Ariel Sender, Chairman Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Anthropology, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. Former Acting Director General of the Ministry of Tourism, Director General of The National Union-Israel Beytenu political party, Economic Advisor to the Minister of National Infrastructures and Deputy Mayor of Elkana.
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