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Ayala Hakim

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Ayala Hakim
אילה חכים
BornAugust 19, 1960
NationalityIsraeli
EducationB.S. in Economics and Political Science, M.S. in Business Management from Bar-Ilan University
Alma materBar-Ilan University
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, former military officer
Known forExecutive of the technology division of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, former Brigadier-general in the IDF
AwardsLidwig Mitvah Award for Outstanding Information Systems Managers (2013)

Ayala Hakim (Hebrew: אילה חכים) (born August 19, 1960) is an Israeli businesswoman and former military general. She is Head of Information Technology and a Chief Executive Officer of the Technology division of Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot.[1][2] Prior to that, she served in the IDF in computer positions, and completed her service as the commander of the Lotem unit with the rank of brigadier general.[3][4]

Hakim grew up in Tel Aviv. In 1979 she enlisted in the IDF and served as a programmer in Mamram.[4]

In 1999 she was transferred to the Israeli Intelligence Corps and in 2002 she became head of the computing unit of the Military Intelligence Directorate.[4]

In 2005 she became deputy commander of Lotem Unit (Unit for Telecommunications and Information Technology) of the IDF Computer Service Directorate. In 2006 she became the 14th commander of Mamram (2006-2010).[4]

In 2010 she was promoted to the rank of Colonel-general and appointed head of Lotem (2010-2013). She was the third woman to be promoted to this rank and the first woman in the IDF computer services.[3][4]

In 2013 she was presented with the Lidwig Mitvah[5] Award for Outstanding Information Systems Managers. That year, she retired from the IDF.[6]

After leaving the IDF, she joined Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot as director of the information technology division.[7][1][2]

On September 30, 2020 Bank Misrahi-Tefahot appointed her to the Board of Directors of the Union Bank of Israel after the acquisition of the Union Bank by Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot.[8]

She has a B.S. in Economics and Political Science and an M.S. in Business Management from Bar-Ilan University.[8]

Hakim is married and has a daughter.[4]

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