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Ziva Patir

Vice President, International Standardization

Ziva Patir leads international standardization efforts for Better Place, defining technical standards and ensuring compliance with requirements set by international standards organizations and regulatory bodies. In this role, she oversees collaboration with Better Place partners on existing and future standards to promote the industry-wide consensus necessary for mass deployment of electric vehicles and ensure the public safety interest is well served.

Prior to joining Better Place, Patir held the position of director general of the Standard Institution of Israel (SII) for over a decade. SII, which employs close to 1,000 staff, including hundreds of engineers and scientists, manages the biggest civil laboratories in the country and oversees certification activities in all areas of Israeli life. Patir also served as Vice President of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as well as chair of the Technical Management Board, leading overall management of ISO technical work. With 157 member countries and 17,000 international standards, ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of international standards. She was the first woman elected to this position, the most senior appointment held by an Israeli since ISO’s establishment in 1947. Patir still leads the Strategic Alliance and Regulatory group (CASCO STAR) to develop strategy for cooperation between the various stakeholders involved in Conformity Assessment, including the major international business sectors and those in charge of regulations, standards, certifications and accreditation.

Patir is actively involved in the development and proposing new technical standards for electric vehicles and their infrastructure, drawing on her experience from having served on the various International Standardization Committees in ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). She also served as Chair of the Board of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in Israel.