Yos Shiran

CEO, Caesarstone

Search every verified Yos Shiran interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Yos Shiran, CEO of Caesarstone, has described the company as a pioneer in the quartz surface industry, stating that the company invented the quartz surface in 1987 and has since led a "material conversion story" in which surfaces like granite, marble, and laminate have been replaced by quartz. In a 2016 press preview in Milan, Shiran said the company operates in over 50 countries and has annual revenues of around $500 million, and that it is traded on the NASDAQ. During the same event, he discussed a collaboration with designer Tom Dixon called "The Restaurant," a multi-sensory experience featuring four conceptual kitchens inspired by the elements Earth, Fire, Water, and Air, which was presented during Milan Design Week 2016. In earlier appearances, Shiran discussed the company's 2012 IPO on the NASDAQ, which he described as a strategic move to improve access to cash for growth and investment. He noted that the company opened a plant in the United States to be closer to its main market, and that it had the ability to expand that facility in Georgia. Shiran also characterized the quartz business as benefiting from a "material conversion story," suggesting that such companies may perform better in difficult economic times when a better product replaces inferior ones.