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April 6, 2021 – Global multi-asset investment platform eToro, today announces the appointment of Dr. Hedva Ber as Deputy CEO and Global Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Dr. Ber will lead eToro’s operational infrastructure, corporate governance, compliance and regulatory affairs, legal, risk management and social responsibility.
Dr. Ber has more than 25 years of experience across the banking and finance industry. Between 2015 and 2020 Dr. Ber served as Israel’s Supervisor of Banks where she actively promoted digital transformation and the implementation of innovation and technological changes in the banking and payment sectors. Prior to that she held several senior roles at Bank Leumi, the last being Chief Risk Officer.
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Ber is no longer working in the Bank of Israel. After seven years at Bank Leumi, where she served as the bank’s chief risk manager, she received the position in the central bank. Previously she served as Israel’s representative on the board of directors for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
According to eToro’s official announcement, Ber will “lead eToro’s operational excellence and the deepening of operating infrastructure of the company and its corporate governance, risk management, regulation and corporate responsibility.”
Ber stated to the media: “As someone who grew within the traditional banking infrastructure I chose to join eToro – one of the leading and innovative global fintech companies at the apex of the ‘new world’ of investments, through belief in the company’s vision and management. I believe that high regulatory standards and ongoing investment in the company’s op