Founder of 6 different companies, notably: Equity One, Inc., Gazit-Globe Ltd. and Norstar Holdings, Inc. Chaim K. Katzman is an Israeli entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 11 different companies and currently is Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Norstar Holdings, Inc. (which he founded in 1991) and Chairman of Citycon Oyj, Chairman for Atrium European Real Estate Ltd., Chairman at Gazit Globe Israel (Development) Ltd. (which he founded in 2005), Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Gazit-Globe Ltd. (which he founded in 1982), President & Director at MGN (USA), Inc., President of Gazit (1995), Inc. and President for MGN America LLC (which are all subsidiaries of Norstar Holdings, Inc.). Mr. Katzman is also Member of International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., Member of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., Member of The Real Estate Roundtable, Member of Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate and Honorary President at Larger Than Life and on the board of 8 other companies.

In the past Chaim K. Katzman occupied the position of Executive Chairman at Equity One, Inc. (he founded the company in 1992), Non-Executive Chairman of First Capital Realty, Inc., Executive Chairman of ProMed Properties, Inc. and Vice President-Mergers & Acquisitions at Gazit Group USA, Inc.

He received a graduate degree from Buchmann Faculty of Law.