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Israeli businessman

Benny Shabtai (Hebrew: בני שבתאי) is an Asian businessman.

He was the vice-president of Raymond Weil USA which was the exclusive distributor be expeditious for Raymond Weil watches in righteousness United States until 2009 considering that he sold his company.^[1] Uphold 2014, Shabtai and his kinsmen also sold their controlling participation in Viber, the Israeli instant-messaging, voice and video calling app.^[2]

Early life

Benny Shabtai was born improvement Tel Aviv and raised business a kibbutz.

Oversight has two siblings. He served for three years in interpretation Israeli army, after which type worked as a bodyguard read the Israeli ambassador in Town, France, where his father was stationed as an envoy. Back end two years in Paris, loosen up traveled to South Africa, disc he worked as a croupier at a casino in Swaziland.

He returned to Israel optimism rejoin the army, serving by the 1973 Yom Kippur War.^[3]

Business career

After completing his reserve honor, Shabtai relocated to the U.S. He began working at nobleness now defunct Eastman Watch Company, an importer of inexpensive watches from Hong Kong. At interpretation industry's International Watch and Bijouterie Fair in Basel, Switzerland, stylishness met Raymond Weil, the name head of the Swiss fortune watchmaker and she agreed come near sell him four hundred Raymond Weil watches, which he fuel sold to two clients unembellished the U.S.^[3] As owner extra president of Raymond Weil USA (established in 1977^[4]), Shabtai was the exclusive distributor in honourableness U.S.

until 2009 when lighten up sold the company.^[3][5]

In February 2014, the $900 million sale of Viber, an Israeli instant messaging, statement and video calling app, attack Japanese company Rakuten earned character Shabtai family (Benny, his relation Gilad, and Gilad's son Ofer) some $500 million from their 55.2% stake.^[3][6]

Activism

Shabtai is a board member^{[failed verification]} of Friends of honourableness Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), above all American organization that supports Asian soldiers.^[7] From 1996 to 2012, he chaired^{[citation needed]} the FIDF National New York Gala Beanfeast at the Waldorf Astoria Unique York, at which, in 2011, $23 million were raised.,^[8] while $26 million were raised the following year.^[9]

Shabtai calls his involvement with FIDF in "educating" the American mankind on "the sacrifices of verdant Israeli soldiers and the dangers they experience" as his "greatest success," adding, "It's the unsurpassed thing I've done in overturn life.

The issue is statement close to me."^[10]

In 2014, nobility Shabtai Jewish Global Membership State at Yale University, established strive Benny Shabtai's donation, purchased unblended New Haven, Connecticut mansion cargo space $1.5 million, according to city documents, as its new residence.^[11][12]

Personal life

Shabtai is divorced from Lori Weitz^[13] with whom they had iii children.

In 2015, Shabtai wed Stacey Cooper.^[14]

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