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Born: 1949.
Education: LL.B., Tel Aviv University.
Current Positions: Chairman of the Board - Gazit-Globe (NYSE/TSX/TASE: GZT), Norstar (TASE: NSTR),
Equity One (NYSE: EQY), Atrium European Real Estate (VSX/Euronext: ATR), Citycon (OMX: CTY);
Director, First Capital Realty (TSX: FCR).
Membership: International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); The National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts (NAREIT); The Urban Land Institute (ULI); The Real Estate Roundtable;
The Roundtable and Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).
Civic Activities: Founder of the Gazit-Globe Real Estate Institute at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in
Herzliya; Serves on the Board of the Miami Art Museum (MAM); Chairman of Florida-Israel Business
Forum (FIBF).
Residence: Florida, USA.
Katzman Chaim
Chairman of the Board
Gazit-Globe
see page 180
Born: 1955.
Education: M.A., Social Sciences, Tel-Aviv University; B.A., Social Sciences, The Open University of
Israel.
Current Positions: President & CEO, Bank Hapoalim B.M.
Past Positions: Deputy CEO & Head of Corporate Banking (07-09); Head of Retail Banking (03-07); Head
of Human Resources, Procurement and Logistics (01-03); Head of Retail Banking Operations
(00-01); Head of Retail Banking – Southern Region (98-00); Head of Human Resources (93-98).
Volunteer Activities: Poalim for the Community - Member of the Administrative Committee.
Kenan Zion
President & CEO
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
see page 31
Born: 1973.
Education: LL.B. Law, B.A. Economics, University of Haifa; MBA Business Administration, College of
Management, Member of the Israel Bar Association since 1997; Licensed Notary.
Current Position: Founding Partner, Rechnitz Kessler & Co. Law Office & Notary
Past Positions: Associate, Pines, Milner, Niger & Co.; Lawyer and Economist, Mercantile Discount Bank
Ltd. Construction Support Department.
Practice Areas: Real Estate (complex deals, development and urban renewal), Commercial Law
(complex commercial deals, M&As, legal representation and consultancy for corporations).
Positions in Public Bodies: Member in the Property and Real Estate Forum and the Urban Renewal
Committee of the Israel Bar Association.
Membership in Organizations: Israel Bar Association.
Activities for the Community: Managing professional legal Internet forums including a forum on
business development and a forum on real estate taxation.
Languages: Hebrew and English.
Number of Years in Position: 19 Years. E-mail:
Kessler Tali
Founding Partner
Rechnitz Kessler & Co.
Law Office & Notary
see page 484
Education: LL.B. Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya; Psychology and Communications Studies, Haifa
University.
Current Position: Partner, Tik, Gilad, Keynan, Blacharski - Law Offices .
Practice Areas: Real Estate Deals, Purchasing Groups, Israel land Administration Deals, Real Estate
Financing.
Activities for the Community: Contributions to the Needy.
Number of Years in Current Position: 16 Years.
E-mail:
Keynan Ophir
Partner
Tik, Gilad, Keynan,
Blacharski - Law Offices
see page 454
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