Gabriel Hamani was named CEO of BHI USA, Bank Hapoalim’s operational arm in the U.S. He replaced outgoing CEO Yair Talmor, who was appointed chairman of BHI USA Advisory Group.

Hamani will report directly to Dan Koller, head of Financial Markets and International Banking and a member of the bank’s board of management. Talmor will assume his new position in addition to his current roles as chairman and CEO of BHI USA Holdings Inc. and chairman of the Credit Committee. He will also report to Koller.

Hamani joined Bank Hapoalim in 1991 and held a variety of managerial positions in Israel, amassing experience in retail, commercial and corporate banking. In 2006, Hamani relocated to the U.S. and in 2008 joined the executive management team responsible for the bank’s overall U.S. activities. In 2014, Hamani became manager of both the New York and Florida branches, along with representative offices throughout the country.

Arik Pinto, president and CEO of Bank Hapoalim, said, “We are truly pleased that Gabi Hamani will be leading our U.S. operations as BHI’s new CEO. Gabi’s distinguished career with the bank spans more than two decades and he is deeply familiar with the growth engines that are powering our successful expansion program in North America.”