Interview with Zeev Cooper
Zeev Cooper
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SUPER-PHARM Store with the best management team eev Cooper (48), the manager of the Super-Pharm store in the Big Fashion mall, Bet Shemesh, is a combination between ancient, deep-rooted Jewish history and modern American business style. He is a direct descendant of the famouos Zinati family of Peki’in. As a result of the bloody clashes between the Jews and the Arabs during the period of the British mandate, his family moved to Tzefat and then, later on, were pioneers in Nazareth Illit where Zeev grew up. Zeev is the youngest child in a family of five brothers and sisters. Zeev served in the army as an outstanding soldier worthy of command assignments and officer’s courses. As platoon commander and fluent in Arabic, Zeev volunteered for challenging missions in the First Lebanese War some of which included being a liaison with the Southern Lebanese army. After the army, Coo-
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per traveled to the U.S. where he worked in his uncle’s business selling supply products, mostly to electric contractors. Simultaneously, he succeeded in studying for a business degree. After he finished his studies, he worked at CVS, one of the largest drugstore chains in the United States. The chain’s 4,000 stores are located throughout America in over 30 states. Working at a senior management level, Zeev learned the sophisticated operations of a retail giant and the importance of each employee down the chain. During one of Zeev’s visits to Israel, after 12 years in the U.S., the sharp and savvy Kofflers of Super-Pharm wasted no time in recruiting such talent for their company. Cooper accepted a senior position at the main office. After seven years of successfully filling his corporate role, Zeev found himself looking to develop his own entrepreneurial
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