Aaron Frenkel | |
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 Frenkel during interview with The Jerusalem Post, Jan 2016 | |
| Born | September 9, 1957 Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, investor, |
| Known for | Owner of the Loyd's Group |
| Spouse | Maja Ruth Frenkel |
| Children | 5 |
Aaron G. Frenkel (born September 9, 1957 in Israel) is an international entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist.
Since the 1980s, Frenkel has been the owner of the Loyd's Group, a company that engaged in investments, property and real estate, [1] [2] energy, high-tech and the aerospace industry. [3]
Frenkel established the Loyd's Group as a representative of the main commercial civil aviation industry manufacturers (O.E.M.) [4] in Central & Eastern Europe as The Boeing Company, Airbus SE, Gulfstream Aerospace, Agusta, Embraer and others. [5] The company is estimated to have been involved in investments and transactions worth over 35 billion dollars during the last 25 years.
Aaron Frenkel is also a real estate magnate who owns numerous properties around the world. In 2020, Frankel acquired control in Gav-Yam real estate company, one of the largest and oldest in the Israeli real estate sector. He sold his holdings in Gav-Yam to Property & Building Corp. Ltd. (PBC) in December 2021 at a value of NIS 3.1 billion, earning a profit of NIS 1.25 billion. [6]
Frenkel, with Mubadala Investment Company from Abu Dhabi, acquired 22% stake of the Tamar gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. [7] [8]
In the finance and banking sector, Frenkel is the largest private shareholder in Bank Leumi (2.4%) since June 2022 . [9]
Frenkel is the chairman of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), the vice president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) [10] and the president of Limmud FSU. [11]
Frenkel is a philanthropist in the areas of health care, welfare, clean environment and education.
Frenkel serves as chairman of the International Board of Trustees of Yad Sarah, [12] the largest health and volunteer organization in Israel.
In September 2017, Frenkel funded and donated The Frenkel Emergency Medical Center (FEMC) at the Yad Sarah Center in Jerusalem. [13] FEMC includes a medical imaging department, treatment rooms, laboratories, and other facilities, which serve many people in need. [14] [15]
Frenkel is supporting the Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center [16] , and Ezra LeMarpeh health support organization. [17]
Limmud FSU was founded in 2006, and Frenkel serves as its President. [18] [19] Limmud FSU engages young Russian-Jewish adults and empowers them to take ownership of their identity and connect with their communities through pluralistic, egalitarian volunteer-driven conferences of Jewish learning, culture and tradition. [20] [21]
Frenkel, along with others, assisted in the rescue of athletes and asylum seekers from Afghanistan after it fell to Taliban rule. [22] [23]
Frenkel is married to Maja Ruth Frenkel, they have 5 children.
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