Discount Group

Members of the Management

Avi Levi

Avi Levi

CEO

Start of service: July 9th, 2023

Other positions in the group
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Discount Bancorp Inc.
Director of Israel Discount Bank of New York.

Previous positions

2022 – 2023 Senior VP, Head of Banking Division
2016-2022 – Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Risk Management Division

2011-2016 – Vice President, 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

Hila Eran Zick

Senior Executive Vice President, 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

Asaf Pasternak

Asaf Pasternak

Executive Vice President, Head of the Financial Markets Division

Start of service: April 1, 2018

Other positions within the Group

Chair of the Board of Directors at Discount Manpikim Ltd.
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

2014-2018 – Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Division and Global Treasury Manager of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. 
2008-2014 – Manager of the Assets and Liabilities Management Section of 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 
Assaf Eldar

Assaf Eldar

Deputy Director General, Head of Banking Division

Start of service: 29 August 2023

Other positions in the group

Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Discount Leasing Ltd.

Former positions

2020-2023 – VP and Head of Properties & Operations Division, Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

2016 - 12/2019 – Properties & Construction Department Manager, Israel Discount Bank

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Tel Aviv University

Efrat Keinan, CPA (Isr.)

Efrat Keinan, CPA (Isr.)

Deputy Director General, Head of Operations & Properties Division

Start of service: 29 August 2023

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's degree in Accountancy & Business Administration, Touro College, Jerusalem

Complementary year for Accounting, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

Adi Kaplan

Adi Kaplan

Executive Vice President, CIO 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 of Clalbit Systems, And Executive Vice President, CIO of  Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.
2017-2018 – Chairman of the Board of Directors at Shva (Automated Banking Services Ltd) and Chairman 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
B.Sc in Computer Sciences, College of Management Academic Studies 

Orit Caspi

Orit Caspi

Executive Vice President, 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 of Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
2015-2019 - Chief of staff and Head of planning Subdivision in the Retail Division of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. 

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

Barak Nardi

CFO, Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy, Finance and Subsidiaries Division

Start of service: December 15, 2019

Other positions within the Group

Director at Paybox Ltd.
Director at Discount Leasing 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

Hagit Meirovitz, Adv.

Executive Vice President, 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

LLM (Banking and Financial Law) (cum laude), Boston University
LLB at Hebrew University in Jerusalem

Edan Engel

Edan Engel

Executive Vice President, Head of Digital, Data & Marketing Division

Start of service: July 1, 2021

Previous positions

2012-2021– Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Developent at Colmobil Corp

Education
B.A. (cum laude) in Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley
Nir Abel

Nir Abel, CPA

Executive Vice President, Internal Auditor and Head of the Internal Audit Division

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.

Nitzan Sandor, Adv.

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Head of the Legal Counsel Division

Start of service: August 11, 2022

Previous positions

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

Education

LLB (cum laude), Tel Aviv University

Joseph Beressi, CPA

Joseph Beressi, CPA

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Accountant and Head of the Accounting Division

Start of service: April 1, 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