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Arie Mientkavich was appointed as Chairman of Elron's Board of Directors in January 2007. Mr. Mientkavich has served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of IDB Holding Corporation since May 2006 and is also Chairman of the Board of Gazit Globe (Development) Ltd. since July 2006. From November 1997 to January 2006, Mr. Mientkavich served as Chairman of the Board of Israel Discount Bank Ltd. and several of its subsidiaries. Mr. Mientkavich was also Chairman of Israel Discount Capital Markets and Investments Ltd. between 2001 and 2006. From 1987 to 1997, he served as active Chairman of the Board of the Israel Securities Authority ("ISA"), the Israeli equivalent of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where he carried out far-reaching reforms which shaped the structure of the ISA and the nature of the Israeli Capital Markets. From 1979 to 1987 Mr. Mientkavich served as General Counsel to the Ministry of Finance, a role which entailed overall responsibility for legislation and supervision in the areas of finance, budget and banking. During the years 1972 through 1979, he served in a number of positions in the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Mientkavich was also Member of the Board of the Israel Land Administration and of El Al Israel Airlines.
Mr. Mientkavich is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of The Quality of Government Movement in Israel, and was honored with the award of Knight of Quality Government in 1995 by the Movement. He is also Chairman of the Public Council of Yad Sarah, a voluntary organization in the field of humanitarian support of public health. In addition, Mr. Mientkavich serves as Chairman of the Public Committee, in conjunction with the Yad VeShem Holocaust Center, for the documentation of the contribution of the Holocaust Survivors to the Establishment of the State of Israel and has been active in the organization of the annual March of the Living to the Concentration camps.
Mr. Mientkavich holds degrees in Political Sciences and in Law from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and was admitted to the Israeli Bar in 1972. | 