Joseph Meyerhoff of Baltimore, chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of PEC Israel Economic Corporation, has been named president of the corporation following the resignation of John Furman. Mr. Furman’s resignation is effective Feb. 29. Mr. Meyerhoff accepted the office on a temporary basis pending appointment of a new full-time president. Harold L. Seligman, vice-president of PEC, a resident of Tel Aviv, will be in charge of the PEC Israel office.
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