Samuel Kellner has held a variety of senior executive positions with the Ofer Global Group since joining the Group in 1980.
He has been deeply involved in various Ofer Global Group’s business lines, with a particular emphasis on offshore oil and gas, shipping and real estate, and has advised the Ofer Global Group companies on investments in a variety of investment managers, hedge funds and private equity funds. Most recently, Mr Kellner served as president of Global Holdings Management Group (US) Inc where he led North American real estate acquisition, development and financing activities. Mr Kellner serves as a director of O.G. Energy, O.G. Oil & Gas and Cue Energy Resources. He is also an executive director of the main holding companies for the Zodiac shipping group and Omni Offshore Terminals, a leading provider of floating production, storage and offloading (FSO and FPSO) solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry.
As a member of the O.G. Energy Senior Management Committee, he helps drive the strategy for the Ofer Global Group’s energy activities. Mr Kellner graduated with a BA degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has an MBA from the University of Toronto, and taught at the University of Toronto while working toward a PhD in Applied Economics. Mr Kellner was appointed in December 2017. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.