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MR. AMIKAM COHEN
On January 2009 Mr. Amikam Cohen was appointed as El Al's Chairman of the Board of Directors as of 1 February 2009. Mr. Cohen is the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Hutchison Water Holdings Company, a division of the Hutchison Whampoa group. Mr. Cohen was the founder and the first CEO of Partner Communications Ltd. until 2007. He previously served as the CEO of the Elite and Strauss groups, and at several top management positions at Tadiran.
Mr. Cohen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering & Management from Ben-Gurion University.
MRS. TAMAR MOZES BOROVITZ
Tamar Mozes Borovitz has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of EL AL Israel Airlines and as a member of the board of Inter Alia of Knafaim Holdings Ltd in January 2005. She also serves as Chairman of Dori Media Group and is a board member of Mapal Communications Ltd and Tamar Mozes Investments.
Mrs. Borovitz holds a bachelor's degree in political science and sociology from Bar-Ilan University.
MR. YEHUDA (YUDI) LEVY
Yehuda Levy has been appointed member of the Board in January 2008. He also serves as Chairman of Knafaim Holdings Ltd, EL AL's parent company and as a board member of Dori Media Group Ltd, A.L. Aviation Assets Ltd and Adanim Wood Industries Ltd. Levy is the Managing Partner of Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri, Tzafrir & Co - the second largest law firm in Israel. Mr. Yehuda Levy holds an LL.B from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a member of the Israel Bar and the New York State Bar Association.
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EL AL Board of Directors in Alphabetical Order:
PROF. ISRAEL (IZZY) BOROVICH
Izzy Borovich has been appointed Chairman of the Board of EL AL Israel Airlines in January 2005. Borovich also serves as Vice Chairman of the board of Knafaim Holdings Ltd, Chairman of Ayalon Highways Ltd and is a member of the board of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and Click Software Technologies Ltd. Previously he was assigned Professor of information systems in the Faculty of Management at Tel Aviv University and served as Chief Executive Officer of Knafaim Holdings Ltd. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of Arkia Israeli Airlines Ltd.Prof. Borovich received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Polytechnic University in New York where he also acquired his Ph.D in operations research.
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MR. ERAN ILAN
Eran Ilan has been assigned member of the board in October 2007. He is also a board member of Knafaim Holdings Ltd. Until 2003, Ilan was a Law Firm Partner at Yigal Arnon & Co - one of the largest law firms in Israel. Mr. Ilan holds an LL.B from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is a member of the Israel Bar.
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MR. AMNON LIPKIN-SHAHAK
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak has been appointed member of the board in January 2005. He serves as Chairman of Tahal Group - Israel’s largest engineering firm and is also a member of the board of I.D.S.S.T, Kardan Ltd., Nilit®, Tahal Group, Retalix and Visual Defence. Lipkin-Shahak is the former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, the former Transportation & Tourism Minister and a former Member of the Knesset.Mr. Lipkin Shahak is a graduate of Tel Aviv University for general history.
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PROF. JOSHUA SHEMER
Prof. Joshua Shemer has been assigned member of the board in November 2008. He is also a board member of Assuta hospitals since 2005. Until 2007 Prof. Shemer was Director-General of Maccabi Healthcare Services. Prof. Shemer acquired his PHD. From Tel-Aviv university faculty of Medicine.
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MR. NADAV PALTI
Nadav Palti has been appointed member of board in January 2005 and serves as Chairman of the Market Risks Managing, Finance and Budget & Balance Committees. Prior to that Palti served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dori Media Group and as Chairman of the board of Mapal Communications Ltd. Mr. Nadav Palti has a bachelor's degree in economics from Tel Aviv University and holds a CPA degree.
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MR. YAIR RABINOWITCH
Yair Rabinowitch has been appointed member of the board in February 2007. He also serves as Chairman of Modus Selective Investment Management & Advice Ltd and Medigus - a medical device company.Mr. Yair Rabinowitch has a CPA degree from the Hebrew University.
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MR. AMIAZ SAGIS
Amiaz Sagis has been appointed member of the board in January 2005. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Shufersal Ltd - Israel’s largest retail chain and as CEO of Granite Hacarmel Investments Ltd - one of the largest holding companies in Israel. Mr. Amiaz Sagis has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in political science from Haifa University.
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MR. PINCHAS GINSBURG
Pinchas Ginsburg has been appointed member of the board in June 2009.
He also serves as CEO of Hillel Tours Ltd, a travel agency that represents foreign carriers in Israel. a board member of West East LTD, a company that represents foreign carriers in Israel. Privilege Tourism LTD, a tourist company.Maditred Jerusalem Ltd, a travel agency. Airtour Ltd, Air and Land packages distributor. Mr. Ginsburg holds a
graduate degree in Economics & Accounting, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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MR. SHLOMO HANAEL
Shlomo Hanael has been appointed member of the board in June 2009.
He also serves as CEO of Knafaim Holdings LTD, EL AL's parent company and as a board member of Global Knafaim Leasing LTD, Tal Limousine and QAS (Alternating with Swissport), Kanfei Tahzuka.
Mr. Hanael holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University, Israel and B.Sc.degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technion, Haifa, Israel.
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