Founder and controlling shareholder

In December 2021, the Bank completed a $120 million international funding round led by the Swiss bank Julius Baer, the Chinese technology giant Tencent, and the Japanese investment fund SBI. Prof. Shashua remains the Bank’s controlling shareholder and also participated in this funding round

Prof. Amnon Shashua is one of the leading entrepreneurs in the Israeli and global high‑tech industries and the driving force behind a series of groundbreaking artificial intelligence companies. These include Mobileye, a company leading the autonomous vehicle revolution (acquired by Intel); OrCam, which develops devices that help people who are blind or partially

.sighted; and AI21 Labs, which leverages artificial intelligence to generate written content

Prof. Shashua serves as Senior Vice President of Intel International and as President and CEO of Mobileye. In parallel, he is a Professor of Computer Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also actively involved in philanthropic initiatives that promote equal opportunities in social and professional spheres, with a particular focus on supporting the integration of ultra‑Orthodox men and women into the workforce

Shuki Oren, former Accountant General at the Israeli Ministry of Finance, was appointed Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Directors shortly prior to the granting of the Bank’s license by

the Bank of Israel in December 2019

Shuki brings over 30 years of extensive experience in the financial and banking sectors in Israel and abroad, having held senior positions in both the public and private sectors. These include Deputy CEO of Investec Bank Israel, CEO of Bank Leumi (Switzerland), and CEO of Kardan N.V

Since 2019, Shuki has also served as Chairman of Dorad Energy Ltd., the owner of the Dorad

Power Station. In parallel, he serves as an Independent Director at Melisron Ltd., a leading real estate company

Liz Cohen Yerushalmi brings deep and long‑standing experience in the global technology industry, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions

Since 2014, Liz has served as General Counsel of Mobileye, where she played a key role in accompanying the company through its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange and its subsequent acquisition by Intel. Since 2019, she has also served as Vice President at Intel

Prior to joining Mobileye, Liz served as General Counsel of the high‑tech company AudioCodes. In addition, she served for approximately four years as President of ACC Israel

Oren Bar‑On brings extensive experience in audit, financial advisory, and strategic consulting

He previously served as Managing Partner of the High‑Tech Audit Practice at EY, where he led

.audit

services for leading technology companies listed in the United States, Europe, and Israel. During his tenure at EY, he also provided advisory services to private companies in mergers and

.acquisitions, as well as business and tax consulting services

Currently, Oren serves in several advisory roles related to investments and strategic consulting and is actively involved as an investor in startup companies. He also serves as a Director at Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Carmela Avner brings over 30 years of senior management experience in global organizations

.across a broad range of industries, spanning the business, private, and public sectors

Her expertise includes information systems, digital transformation, operations, partnership management, and business transformation. Among her previous roles, Carmela served as Deputy CEO of the Resources and Technological Innovation Division at the Bank of Jerusalem, Vice President of Business Transformation and Partnership Management at Strauss Water, and as Government Chief Information Officer and Head of the Digital Israel initiative at the Israeli Ministry of Finance

In addition, she held senior management positions at leading companies, including Teva and NICE. Currently, Carmela serves as Vice President of Business Transformation at LiveU

Eyal Desheh brings extensive experience and long‑standing expertise in the fields of technology, smart payments, and banking

In his most recent role, he served as Chairman of Isracard Ltd., Israel’s largest credit card company. Prior to that, he held senior executive positions including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Chief Financial Officer of Check Point Software Technologies, and Board Member at ECI Telecom, Mobileye, and Stratasys

Earlier in his career, Eyal held senior roles at Bank Hapoalim, including Vice President at the  Bank’s New York branch

Michal Marom Brikman brings extensive experience in accounting, finance, and audit

with expertise in risk management and regulation

She currently serves as a director on the boards of companies across the energy, transportation, healthcare, and investment sectors, including Dan Transportation, OPC Energy, and CyberOne. Previously, Michal held senior management positions at Harel Financial Group, Hellman‑Aldubi, and Partner Communications

Michal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Economics and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Business College in New York