Micky Arison (born June 29, 1949) is an
Israeli-American
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billionaire businessman and chairman of
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest
cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's
chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especial ...
. Arison is also the owner of the
NBA's
Miami Heat
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, which under his ownership has won three
NBA Championship
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s.
Education
Arison attended the
University of Miami School of Business at the
University of Miami
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but dropped out to become a sales representative for
Carnival Corporation.
Miami Heat
Arison has been the owner of the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
since 1995. During his ownership, Arison hired
Pat Riley
Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also se ...
as the team's head coach (and later team president) and under Arison's ownership the team has won three
NBA championships
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(
2006,
2012, and
2013
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).
Compensation and wealth
In 2011, ''
Forbes
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'' magazine calculated Arison's wealth at $7 billion, making him the
169th wealthiest person in the world. In 2009, he earned $7,201,110, which included a base salary of $880,000, a cash bonus of $2,206,116, stocks granted of $3,618,481, and other compensation totaling $496,513.
Personal life
Arison is married to Madeleine Arison, and they have two children.
Their son Nick Arison is chief executive officer of the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
.
Arison is the son of
Ted Arison, co-founder of
Carnival Corporation. His sister is
Shari Arison
Shari may refer to:
* In South Asia, women's clothing also known as sari or saree
* In Buddhism, bead-shaped objects among the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters, also known as Śarīra
Japanese culture
* Shari, deadwood on the main ...
. He also has a brother named Kames Arison. He resides in
Bal Harbour, Florida
Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The population was 3,093 at the 2020 US Census.
History
Since the 1920s, the Detroit-based Miami Beach Heights Corporation—headed by industrialists Robert C. Graham, Walter O. Briggs ...
. Arison owns two 200 foot yachts which he uses as homes.
Awards and honors
*Three-time
NBA Champion (as owner of the
Miami Heat
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)
Heat owner Micky Arison misses Game 7 vs. Celtics due to health-and-safety protocols - Miami Herald.com
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References
External links
Micky Arison biography
at ''Forbes
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1949 births
Living people
American billionaires
American businesspeople in shipping
American chairpersons of corporations
American chief executives of travel and tourism industry companies
American people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Businesspeople from Miami
Carnival Corporation & plc people
Israeli billionaires
Israeli emigrants to the United States
Israeli Jews
Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Miami Heat owners
National Basketball Association executives
University of Miami Business School alumni
People named in the Paradise Papers