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Avner Flor and Avi Haliva Appointed to Lead Israel Railways and Metro Authority
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First reported by Calcalist · 1 hour ago
What happened
Avner Flor, close to Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli, is appointed chairman of Israel Railways, while Avi Haliva is named chairman of the Metro Authority. Both appointments aim to strengthen leadership in Israel's major transportation projects amid ongoing searches for permanent executives and efforts to expand professional staff for the metro infrastructure.
- 01Avner Flor, close to Minister Merav Michaeli, is appointed chairman of Israel Railways.
- 02Israel Railways has operated without a permanent CEO for a year; CEO search continues.
- 03Avi Haliva is selected as chairman of the Metro Authority, pending government approval.
- 04Metro Authority has been largely inactive since previous chairman's resignation.
- 05Metro Authority manages Israel's largest infrastructure project, the metro network.
- 06Expanding staff and granting independence are vital to avoid delays and save public funds.
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