Eisenberg suffered a sudden heart attack last night in Beijing, China. Eisenberg’s Israel Corporation holds controlling shares in Israel Chemicals and Zim.
Shoul Eisenberg, the controlling shareholder in The Israel Corporation, died last night at the age of 75 of a heart attack in Beijing. Eisenberg has spearheaded Israeli business ties with China and the Far East for many years and in recent years, having moved his center of activity to Israel, has been a driving force in Israel’s economy.
The Israel Corporation holds controlling shares in Israel Chemicals and shipping company Zim, as well as holdings in Oil Refineries and Shikun u’Pituah.
Eisenberg leaves a wife and six children. The only son, Erwin, is the heir-apparent to Eisenberg's corporate empire.