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Elbit Systems Promotes Shay Avinu to Strategic Procurement & Subcontracting VP

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Israeli defense company Elbit Systems has promoted Shay Avinu, head of its strategic procurement and subcontracting unit, to vice president.

Avinu, who shared his promotion on LinkedIn, has worked with Elbit for over 17 years, previously holding leadership positions in program management and business development. He joined the company 2008 as a product manager and subsequently moved to other roles, including systems engineer, technical manager, program manager and senior director.

The executive holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and bachelor’s degrees in engineering and economics from Technion—Israel Institute of Technology.

Elbit Systems operates as a global organization, with its subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden focused on local partnerships and cooperative activities with other contractors and suppliers.

According to Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of Elbit Systems, rising global defense spending helped the company report strong financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with revenues up 22 percent. On Tuesday’s earnings call, he emphasized the company’s commitment to expanding production capacity and optimizing supply chains to meet the growing demand.

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