Yossi Maiman (Hebrew: יוסי מימן; 8 February 1946 − 9 October 2021), also known as Josef Maiman, was a German-born Israeli businessman. He was the founder and owner of the Merhav Group, and a shareholder of the East Mediterranean Gas Company. He was a majority shareholder of Channel 10, an Israeli television channel. He was the owner, chairman, chief executive officer and president of the Ampal-American Israel Corporation.
Maiman founded the Merhav Group in 1975.[2][3] He served as its president and chief executive officer.[2] Through a subsidiary, it invests in sugarcane and ethanol production,[4] It also owns a concession from the Egyptian government to export natural gas to Israel.[3] Additionally, it "modernized a refinery in Turkmenistan" and "water treatment and sewage systems in Venezuela".[2]
Maiman acquired the Ampal-American Israel Corporation from Beny Steinmetz for US$174 million in 2002.[7] He served as its chairman from 2002 to 2013, and as its president and chief executive officer from 2006 to 2013.[2] According to Globes, Maiman stepped down as a result of losses incurred in the wake of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, when contracts for the distribution of gas between Egypt and Israel fell through.[7]
Maiman served as the honorary consul of Israel to Peru and the Special Ambassador of Israel to Turkmenistan.[2] He served on the board of governors of Tel Aviv University.[17]
Personal life
Maiman was married, and had three children.[3] He resided in Herzliya, Israel, where he owned two properties, one of which is in Herzliya Pituah.[10] He also owned apartments in Miami and New York in the United States, and two yachts,[10] one of which he sold in 2012.[18] He died on 9 October 2021.[19]
^ abc"Josef Maiman sobre Ecoteva: "Es una manera de atacar a Alejandro Toledo"". La República. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016. "Ecoteva no le compra casas a Alejandro, sino para ser dueño de la propiedad, para alquilarla, quizás venderla con alguna plusvalía. Entre Toledo y yo no pasó nada, cuando hago una inversion lo hago bajo una razón social, no lo hago con mi nombre. Me acusan de lavado, pero lo último que he lavado ha sido mi ropa de baño", explicó, en entrevista al programa 'Sin peros en la lengua'.
^Romero, César (28 March 2015). "Denuncian a Toledo, su esposa, su amigo Maiman y su ex seguridad Dan On". La República. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Eva Fernenbug y Josef Maiman y la Cooperación Internacional Suiza han indicado que ese dinero provenía de cuentas en ese país de la empresa Confiado International Corp, que pasaron por Panamá, hasta llegar a Costa Rica.