American-Israel Chamber Of Commerce Selects New Leadership For 2008-2009
July 10, 2008
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region, based in Atlanta, has
elected its officers and board members for 2008-2009. Laurence Olivier, Atlanta-based partner
of Israeli venture firm Veritas Venture Partners, has been re-elected chairman of the organization.
Other re-elected officers include Charlie Harrison (Wynden Pharmaceuticals) as
chairman-elect; Lorin Coles (Allianceshere) as vice chairman; Benjamin Fink (Berman Fink Van Horn)
as treasurer; and Jonathan Minnen (Smith Gambrell & Russell) as treasurer. Tom Glaser
continues to serve as the Chamber’s president and chief professional officer.
Joel Neuman (The Coca-Cola Company) was elected Vice Chairman, and joining the
Chamber’s Executive Committee are Jon Regitsky (IBM), Steve Horn (Williams Benator & Libby),
Nancy Sousa (Mazor Surgical Technologies), and Barry Sobel (Deutsche Bank Alex.Brown).
New members of AICC’s Board of Directors include Maggie Bellville (Carter Baldwin),
Dr. Steven Caras (Solvay Pharmaceuticals), Arie Goldshlager (SunTrust), David Hartnett (Metro
Atlanta Chamber), Josh Hirsh (Studley), Jim Levine (McKenna Long & Aldridge), Heath Linsky
(Morris, Manning & Martin), Igal Zamir (Metrolight), Steve Rothschild (RRB Business Services),
Tamir Sagie (TopEyeView), Oren Shefler (Jacada), Panna Sharma (TSG Partners), Richard Sheinis
(Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover), Nadav Yakir (Dodson Global), Seth Cohen (Kilpatrick Stockton),
Eric Vayle (Jones LaSalle), Graham Stieglitz (Burr & Forman), Dr. Israel Raz (Given Imaging),
and Oren Stern (Verint).
“We are honored to continue to attract such outstanding individuals to the
leadership of our organization. Their commitment strengthens our reputation in the area’s
business community and with organizations and companies that do major business with Israel,” said
AICC president Tom Glaser.
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce is a bi-national business association with
the mission of increasing economic development by fostering understanding, cooperation, and
business relationships between Israel and the Southeast. Since its founding in 1992, AICC has
been involved in over $950 million in completed transactions. The Southeast is now home to
more than 70 Israeli companies for their U.S. or regional headquarters. AICC is a proud
affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.