Background
Aptowitzer, Willi Zeev was born on April 13, 1918 in Austria. Son of Adolph George Moses Aaron and Regina Ryfka (Weber-Cirer) Aptowitzer.
Aptowitzer, Willi Zeev was born on April 13, 1918 in Austria. Son of Adolph George Moses Aaron and Regina Ryfka (Weber-Cirer) Aptowitzer.
Student, Handelsakademie and Hochschule, 1938. Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), 1989. Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Chartered Institute Insurance, London, 1944.
Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), 1948.
Co-founder NIO Group companies, 1949. Managing director National Insurance Office Ltd., 1955-1999, chairman group, since 1967. Member Lloyd's Underwriters, London, 1976-1996.
Director Haifa Economic Corporation, Science Based Industry Corporation, Haifa, 1975-1994, member Israel Insurance Council, 1979-1982, member advisory committee to supervisor insurance, 1990-1997, International Union Marine Insurance, since 1984, member Cargo Loss Prevention Committee, 1984-1989. Paul Harris fellow Worthy City Haifa, Albert Einstein Institute, 2005.
Chairman Aptowitzer Foundation for Haifa. Founding trustee Haifa Foundation. Chairman finance committee, trustee, board governors Haifa University, chairman control committee 1989-1997, honorary fellow, 1998.
Trustee, board directors Tel Aviv Museum of Art, since 1969, honorary fellow 1997. Board directors Haifa Museum. Chairman fund raising committee, founding member, past chairman, honorary president Gan Hayeled.
Member Communications of the Israel Management Center, 1996. Member American-Israel Cultural Found, since 1967. Served to lieutenant colonel Reserve Israel Defense Forces, since 1948.
Member Chamber Commerce and Industry, various bi-country leagues, Maccabi Sports Association (past deputy chairman), International Insurance Society (board governors and electoral college since 1983), Masons, Rotary (past president Carmel, certified of merit 1980).
Married Margit Manzi Stern, September 22, 1944.