Members of the Management

Meet our Management Team & Directors

Avi Levi

Hilla Eran-Zick

Senior Executive VP, Head of Corporate Division

Assaf Eldar

Executive VP, Head of Banking Division

Elad Fisher, CPA

Executive VP, Head of Financial Markets Division

Efrat Keinan, CPA (Isr.)

Executive VP, Head of Operations and Properties Division

Adi Kaplan

Executive VP, Head of Technologies Division

Orit Caspi

Executive VP, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Risk Management Division

Asaf Pasternak

Executive VP, Head of Strategy & Finance Division

Barak Nardi

Executive VP, Head of Discount Subsidiaries Division

Hagit Meirovitz, Adv.

Executive VP, Head of Human Resources Division

Nir Abel, CPA

Executive VP, Internal Auditor

Nitzan Sandor, Adv.

Executive VP, Chief Legal Counsel and Head of Legal Counsel Division

Joseph Beressi, CPA

Senior Executive VP, Treasurer-Chief Accountant and Head of Group Accounting Division

Avi Levi

Chief Executive Officer

Start of service: July 9, 2023

Other positions within the Group

Chair of the Board of Discount Bancorp Inc.
Director at Israel Discount Bank of New York

Previous positions

2022- 2023- Senior Executive Vice President, Head of the Banking Division
2016 -2022 – Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Risk Management Division
2011-2016 – Head of the Customer Assets Division of Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Education

M.B.A., Bar-Ilan University
B.A. in Economics, Tel Aviv University

Hilla Eran-Zick

Senior Executive VP, Head of Corporate Division

Start of service: August 15, 2022

Previous positions

2021-2022 - Director of several public companies ; financial business consultant to companies
2019-2022 - Director at Bank Leumi USA
2017-2021 - Senior Executive Vice President, member of the management and Head of Human Resources Division at Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd.

Education

M.B.A Tel Aviv University
B.A (cum laude) in Economics, Tel Aviv University

Assaf Eldar

Executive VP, Head of Banking Division

Start of service: August 29, 2023

Other positions within the Group
Board of Directors Chairman and CEO, Discount Leasing Ltd.
Director at Badal, Computing and Management Services Ltd.

Previous positions
2020 – 2023 - VP and Head of Assets & Operations Division, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
2016 – 2019 - Properties & Construction Department Manager, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Education
Bachelors of Law, Tel Aviv University

Elad Fisher, CPA

Executive VP, Head of Financial Markets Division

Start of service: September 12, 2023

Other positions within the group

Chair of the Board of Directors at Discount Manpikim Ltd

Previous positions
2021-2023: Director of the Global Treasury Division at Discount Bank to Israel Ltd.
2020 - 2021: Director of the Property and Rebellion Management Unit (NB) at Discount Bank to Israel Ltd.
2018 - 2020: CFO of Bank Municipality

Education

Master of Business Administration (Accounting), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bachelor of Accounting and Economics, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (with honors)

Efrat Keinan, CPA (Isr.)

Executive VP, Head of Operations and Properties Division

Start of service: 29 August, 2023

Additional roles in the group
Chair of the Board of Directors, Nidbach Real Estate and Investments Company Ltd.
Chair of the Board of Directors, Tsir Trading Company Ltd.
Director of BDL Computer Services and Administration Ltd.

Former positions
2021-2023: IT Planning & Strategy Division Manager, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
2018-2021: VP Headquarters & Quality, Clal Insurance and Finance, ClalBit

Education
Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting, Touro College, Jerusalem
Forth-year program in Accounting, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Adi Kaplan

Executive VP, Head of Technologies Division

Start of service: January 17, 2021

Other positions within the Group

Chair of the Board of Directors, Badal Computer and Management Services Ltd.

Previous positions

2018-2020 – CEO and Executive Vice President, Clalbit Systems ;CIO of Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
2017-2018 – Chair of the Board of Directors at Shva (Automated Banking Services Ltd) and Chair of the Board of Directors at Masav (Automated Clearing House Ltd)
2015-2018 – Director at Shva (Automated Banking Services Ltd) and Director at Masav (Automated Clearing House Ltd.)
2016-2018 – Head of Development Section of Bank Hapoalim Ltd.

Education

M.B.A, The Open University of Israel
B.Sc in Computer Sciences, The College of Management Academic Studies

Orit Caspi

Executive VP, Chief Risk Officer and Head of Risk Management Division

Start of service: July 10, 2022

Other positions within the Group

Director at Discount Leasing Ltd.

Previous positions

2020-2022 - Executive Vice President, Head of Human Resources Division, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
2015-2019 - Chief of staff and Head of Planning Subdivision of the Retail Division, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Education

M.B.A., Tel Aviv University
B.A. (cum laude) in Economics, Tel Aviv University

Asaf Pasternak

Executive VP, Head of Strategy & Finance Division

Start of service: September 12, 2023

Other positions within the Group

Chair of the Board of Directors at Israel Discount Bank Nominee Company Ltd.
Chair of the Board of Directors at Bet Lamed Dalet Company Ltd.

Previous positions

2018-2023 - Head of Financial Markets Division, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

2014-2018 – Deputy Head of Financial Markets Division and Global Treasury Manager, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

2008-2014 – Assets and Liabilities Management Section Manager, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Education

M.B.A. (specializing in finance and information systems), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
B.A. (cum laude) in Economics, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
System Analysis Academic Conversion Course, the Open University of Israel

Barak Nardi

Executive VP, Head of Discount Subsidiaries Division

Start of service: September 12, 2023

Other positions within the Group

Director at Paybox Ltd.
Director at Discount Leasing Ltd.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
Director of Israel Credit Cards Ltd.

Previous positions

2017-2019 – Deputy CEO and Head of the Strategy and Resources Division of Israel Credit Cards Ltd.
2018-2019 – CEO of Diners Club Israel Ltd.
2010-2016 – CFO of Israel Credit Cards Ltd.

Education

M.B.A., Tel Aviv University
B.A. (cum laude) in Economics and Accounting, Tel Aviv University

Hagit Meirovitz, Adv.

Executive VP, Head of Human Resources Division

Start of service: August 11, 2022

Previous positions

2019-2022 - Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Head of the Legal Counsel Division of Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
2013-2018 - Deputy Chief Legal Counsel and Head of the Central Legal Counsel Department of Bank Hapoalim B.M.

Education

Master's in Law (Banking and Financial Law) (cum laude), Boston University
Bachelor's in Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Nir Abel, CPA

Executive VP, Internal Auditor

Start of service: May 18, 2011

Education

M.A. in Public Policy (cum laude) (specializing in conflict management and mediation), Tel Aviv University
B.A. in Economics and Accounting, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Nitzan Sandor, Adv.

Executive VP, Chief Legal Counsel and Head of Legal Counsel Division

Start of service: August 11, 2022

Other positions within the Group

Director at Discount Bancorp, Inc.
Director at Israel Discount Bank of New York.

Previous positions

2022 - Joint Head Partner of Capital Market Department in FBC&Co
2013-2022 - Corporate Department Partner, FBC&Co

Education

LLB (cum laude), Tel Aviv University

Joseph Beressi, CPA

Senior Executive VP, Treasurer-Chief Accountant and Head of Group Accounting Division

Start of service: April 1st, 2000

Other positions within the Group

Director at Discount Leasing Ltd.
Director at Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
Director at Badal Computer and Administration Services Ltd.
Director at Nidbach Real Estate and Investments Ltd.
Director at Discount Reinsurance International Limited, Guernsey

Education

B.A. in Economics and Accounting, Tel Aviv University