The appointment of Rafael Kochav as vice-president of the American-Israeli Shipping Co., Inc., owners representatives in North America of the Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd. and associated lines, was announced today by Mr. Gottlieb Hammer, president of AISCO.
Mr. Kochav, who was born in Vienna and educated in Europe, joined the Zim Lines in 1953 as manager of the company’s Jerusalem office. In 1960 he was assigned to Zim’s office in London where he served as representative for the United Kingdom and Continental services. In 1964, Mr. Kochav was appointed executive vice-president of Mediterranean Agencies, Inc., of New York, General Agents for the Zim Lines and associated lines, a post that he will continue to hold.
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