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Eyal Ofer
Eyal Ofer is an Israeli businessman based in Monaco, active in shipping, real estate, energy and technology, and chairman of Ofer Global, Zodiac Group and Global Holdings.
born 1950Chairing Zodiac GroupManhattan real estate developmentDirectorship at Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Occupation
- chief executive officer, businessperson, entrepreneur
- Education
- UWC Atlantic College
Eyal Ofer was born in 1950 in Haifa
Ofer was born in Haifa in 1950 to Aviva and Sammy Ofer. His father was a shipping magnate born in Romania. His younger brother is Idan Ofer. As a teenager he worked summers on one of the family ships.
He attended Atlantic College, a boarding school in Wales linked to the United World Colleges. He returned to Israel for military service. Afterward he studied maritime law at the University of London.
He joined his father's shipping business in London and worked in shipping from the 1980s. In 1980 he moved to New York to start the family real estate business. He built a portfolio of properties in Manhattan, including 15 Central Park West.
In 2002 the family assets were divided, and he received most of the international shipping business. He has been a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises since 1995. His father died in 2011.
Eyal Ofer's life in 9 milestones
- 1950
Born in Haifa.
- 1967
Began service as an intelligence officer in the Israeli Air Force.
- 1980
Moved to New York to start the family real estate business.
- 1991
Became chairman of the British company Deerbrook.
- 1995
Became a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises.
- 2002
Received most of the family's international shipping business.
- 2013
Separated shared shipping holdings with his brother Idan.
- 2014
Received honorary lifetime membership of the Baltic Exchange.
- 2018
Joined the Advisory Board of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.
Eyal Ofer served in the military
He served as an intelligence officer in the Israeli Air Force from 1967 to 1973.
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Based on English Wikipedia, Eyal Ofer and Hebrew Wikipedia, אייל עופר, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
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