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Leumi Projects and Infrastructure Finance Chief Lior Manzer Steps Down from Hapoalim

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First reported by Calcalist · 5 days ago
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What happened

Lior Manzer is leaving Bank Hapoalim after 30 years, ending a 13-year run leading the bank’s projects finance and national infrastructure unit. He will remain an infrastructure consultant, with Shachaf Gilad taking over, as Hapoalim continues a broader wave of senior departures amid an efficiency plan.

  • 01Lior Manzer is leaving Bank Hapoalim after 30 years at the bank.
  • 02He led projects finance and national infrastructure for 13 years.
  • 03Shachaf Gilad will replace him, and Manzer will stay on as a consultant.
  • 04The exit follows a recent series of senior departures from Hapoalim.
  • 05The bank is cutting 770 jobs under a late-2024 efficiency plan.

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The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

GlobesUnrated · Hebrew5 days ago
Leumi Projects and Infrastructure Finance Chief Lior Manzer Steps Down from Hapoalim
CalcalistUnrated · Hebrew5 days ago
Veteran Hapoalim infrastructure finance executive Lior Manser resigns unexpectedly

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