Ayala Hakim

Ayala Hakim (Hebrew: אילה חכים) is an Israeli businesswoman and former military person. She is an executive of the technology division of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel. Previously she was a member of the Israeli Defence Forces, discharged in the rank of Brigadier-general.

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.[1]

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).[1]

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.[2][1]

In 2013 she was presented with the Lidwig Mitvah[3] Award for Outstanding Information Systems Managers.[4]

After the discharge from the IDF in July 2013 she joined Mizrahi-Tefahot as director of the information technology division.[5] As of 2022, she is CEO of the Technology Division and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the bank.[6][7]

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

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

Hakim is married and has a daughter.[1]