Arison family
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The Arison family is an Israeli-American business family. Moshe and Sarah Arisohn immigrated to Turkish-ruled,Israel from Romania in 1882, and were among the founders of the town of Zikhron Ya'akov.[1] Their eldest son, Meir, is the father of Ted Arison.
Notable members
- Ted Arison (1924-1999), Israeli businessman, was born as Theodore Arisohn in Tel Aviv in 1924, during the British Mandate. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and participated in Israeli War of Independence. After his army service he moved to the United States and became a business man. He founded Carnival Cruise Lines which earned him a fortune as it grew to be one of the biggest in the world. Over time he became one of the richest people in the world. As he got on in years, he returned to Israel. He contributed large sums of money to the state of Israel to build hospitals and to establish charity organizations. In 1997 he acquired from the state of Israel (as part of a government privatization plan) most of the controlling shares in Bank Hapoalim, the biggest bank in Israel.
A history of Arison's involvement in the cruise industry and the Carnival Cruise company can be found in Kristoffer Garin's book Devils on the Deep Blue Sea (Plume; 1 edition (Jun 27 2006). The global cruising industry is dominated by two companies, Carnival and Royal Caribbean. The latter also happens to be associated with an Israeli family – the Ofer brothers, who own a significant stake in Royal Caribbean.
- Micky Arison, born in 1949, is Ted and Mina Arison's son. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation PLC until August 2013 (he continues to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors).[2] He has developed Carnival into a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. The portfolio of leading cruise brands includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line and Ocean Village in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in southern Europe; Iberocruceros in Spain; and P&O Cruises in Australia. He is also the owner of the NBA's Miami Heat. He has two adult children.
- Shari Arison, born in 1957 in New York, is Ted and Mina Arison's daughter. She immigrated to Israel with her father and after his death inherited part (35%) of his fortune. Her primary inheritance was her father's investments in Israel, among them, the shares of Bank Hapoalim. She left Israel for a brief period following her father's death, and moved to Miami. She accused news reporter Shelly Yachimovich of slandering her. Yachimocich said Shari was motivated by greed in her move out of Israel. In 2004 she and her then husband Ofer Glazer returned to Israel. As of 2011, she is Israel's richest woman.[3]
Business holdings and organizations
- Arison Foundation
- Arison Holdings
- Arison Investments
- Bank Hapoalim
- Carnival Corporation & plc
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Miami Heat
- National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts
- Norwegian Cruise Line
References
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- ↑ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-07-14/business/fl-carnival-corp-ceo-donald-profile-20130714_1_carnival-cruise-ceo-talks-princess-cruises
- ↑ Forbes list 2011
