Yosef Maiman

Yossi Maiman (; 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.

Early life Yossi Maiman was born in a displaced persons camp in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany. He was of Polish Jewish descent on his maternal side. He earned a master of arts degree in economics from Cornell University. He served as its president and chief executive officer. It also owns a concession from the Egyptian government to export natural gas to Israel. In April 2007, Maiman had a 25% stake in EMG.

Maiman acquired the Ampal-American Israel Corporation from Beny Steinmetz for US$174 million in 2002. He served as its chairman from 2002 to 2013, and as its president and chief executive officer from 2006 to 2013. he divested from the channel in 2009. Additionally, Maiman served as the chairman of Eltek, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards (publicly traded on the NASDAQ as "ELTK"), and the Israeli chemical company Gadot Michaliot and was a shareholder of the East Mediterranean Gas Company.

Maiman was the owner of Ecoteva Consulting, a real estate development and rental company in Peru. The company was founded in 2009 or 2011. After former president Alejandro Toledo was indicted on allegations of corruption over the purchase of property via the company in 2013, whereby he might have taken bribes from the Brazilian companies Camargo Corrêa and Odebrecht for the construction of the Interoceanic Highway, the company was accused of money laundering via an offshore company based in Costa Rica; By 2015, Maiman responded by saying he was the victim of a smear campaign.

Maiman served as the honorary consul of Israel to Peru and the Special Ambassador of Israel to Turkmenistan.

Personal life Maiman was married, and had three children. He died on 9 October 2021.