BHI, the U.S division of Bank Hapoalim, appointed Nisan Blum as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Blum will report directly to CEO, Gil Karni, and join the Senior Management Team.

Blum joins BHI most recently from Cross River Bank where he served as Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to that, he spent 25+ years at Bank Leumi, both in Israel and in the U.S. in various compliance, AML, Audit and Risk Management roles.  

“Identifying and mitigating potential and emerging risks—whether they be regulatory, reputational, financial or operational—inherently enhances the overall customer experience while maximizing business results.  We are excited about Nisan joining our team and bringing his wealth of knowledge to the ongoing equation of continuing to align people, design, technology and innovative protocols all in the name of empowering more efficient risk identification and reduction.” said Gil Karni, Chief Executive Officer, BHI.