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Michael Federmann
Michael "Mickey" Federmann is an Israeli businessman who controls Federmann Enterprises and chairs Elbit Systems and Dan Hotels.
born 1943Chairing Elbit SystemsChairing Dan HotelsOwning Federmann Enterprises
- Born
- 9 September 1943, Haifa
- Occupation
- entrepreneur, businessperson
- Education
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Michael Federmann was born in 1943 in Haifa
Federmann was born in Haifa to Bella and Yekutiel "Ksil" Federmann. His father and uncle bought a boarding house on the Tel Aviv seafront in 1947, which grew into the Dan Hotels chain.
He served in Sayeret Matkal, where he trained as a fighter and as a squad commander in a team led by Ehud Barak. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science and an MBA from the Hebrew University.
After finishing his studies in 1966 he joined the family business, starting in real estate. He became CEO of Dan Hotels in 1975 and returned to the post in 1982. In 1992 the family took full ownership of El-Op, and he became its chairman.
El-Op merged with Elbit Systems, and Federmann became chairman of the merged company. He later bought more Elbit shares, and the company acquired several other firms. He also chairs the Hebrew University's Board of Trustees and is honorary consul of Ivory Coast.
He is married to Leora and has 3 children.
Michael Federmann's life in 8 milestones
- 1943
Born in Haifa.
- 1966
Joined the family business after his studies.
- 1975
Appointed CEO of Dan Hotels.
- 1990
Became president of the Israel Hotel Association.
- 1992
His family took full ownership of El-Op, and he became chairman.
- 1996
Received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University.
- 2005
Received the Industry Prize in electronics.
- 2014
Received an honorary CBE for UK and Israel business cooperation.
Michael Federmann served in Sayeret Matkal
He volunteered for Sayeret Matkal and trained as a fighter and squad commander in a team led by Ehud Barak.
Michael Federmann received 2 awards and honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
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Based on English Wikipedia, Michael Federmann and Hebrew Wikipedia, מיקי פדרמן, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.