Globes -16/03/2022

Peninsula increased its credit portfolio by 50% and recorded record profit in 2021 The non-bank credit company Meitav Dash recorded a net profit of approximately NIS 69 million, despite a significant decrease in profit in the fourth quarter • Will distribute a dividend of NIS 10 million The non-bank credit company, Peninsula, recorded a net […]

Globes – 11/17/2021

  Peninsula closes quarter with a 3x jump in net profit Net interest income in the quarter stood at approximately NIS 31 million, an increase of approximately 130% compared to approximately NIS 13.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year.

Bizportal – 07/09/2021

“It will be a market for big guys, companies like Peninsula will become the names that everyone knows.” Micha Avni, founder and CEO of the Peninsula Group, and chairman of the Israel Credit Companies Association, in an interview with Bizportal about his way of looking at the decline in interest rates in the market, the […]

Globes – 13/08/2021

  The banks’ smokescreen is eliminating competition in the credit market. Under the auspices of the law: Banks cross-subsidize the costs of providing credit to their customers • The price is paid by small and medium-sized business owners who do not receive a complete picture of the situation

Calcalist – 16/03/21

  The acquisition of the diamond portfolio from Union Bank doubled Peninsula’s profits The non-bank credit company recorded a net profit of NIS 64 million in 2020; revenues stood at NIS 141 million, an increase of 73%; reducing banks’ exposure to the business sector will support the company’s operations in 2021; Peninsula announced a dividend […]

Calcalist – 10/22/20

  “The Non-Banking Credit Union tried to help the state, and they didn’t even get back to us” Micha Avni, founder of Peninsula and chairman of the union, accuses that “the Treasury and the Bank of Israel ignored our requests, and this prevented the non-banking market from helping in the crisis.” According to him, the […]

Calcalist – 25/05/20

  “The risk has increased and we have raised interest rates, the banks will also start raising them soon” Bank profits have fallen, but the non-banking credit company Peninsula reports an increase in its credit portfolio and profit and is expected to distribute a dividend. However, CEO Micha Avni warns: In the second quarter, profits […]

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Einav Flaid | Head of Customer Relations Department

Einav Plid has experience in telecommunications and pension sectors. She has over 12 years of extensive managerial experience in the fields of client relations, operations, and organization and methods. In her previous roles, she was responsible for cross-organizational processes involving the implementation of work procedures and information systems. Plid holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Open University.

Ofri Weiss | VP of Strategic Clients and Marketing

Has 16 years of experience in the field of business credit, corporate finance, real estate and diamonds.
In his previous position, he served as director of the diamond sector at Union Bank of Israel Ltd., after holding various management positions in the department of business credit.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a specialization in finance and IT from the College of Management and a master’s degree in business administration with a specialization in finance and the capital market from the Ono Academic Campus.

Roy Maman | Chief Risk Officer

Roy Maman has over 12 years of extensive experience in managing business credit. His career includes serving as a manager in the corporate department of a leading bank, as an analyst, and as a senior credit officer. In his previous role, he served as Head of Credit Risk at Peninsula. Maman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tel Aviv University.

Michael Keren | VP Chief Legal Counsel

Michael has extensive experience accompanying public and private companies covering legal aspects in a wide array of fields, including capital and debt raising, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions and insolvency proceedings. Before joining Peninsula, Michael was employed as an attorney in the Capital Markets and Securities Department at Pearl Cohen law firm. Before that, he served as an attorney in the Commercial and Capital Markets department at Yigal Arnon & Co law firm, where he accompanied Peninsula as an external legal advisor when it was listed at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Michael has a B.A in Law from the University of Haifa.

Nissim Laham | Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Nissim Laham possesses vast experience as a CFO in various public and private companies. He has held roles as CFO and board member in numerous financial institutions (including financial organizations), holding companies, industrial firms, and commercial enterprises such as Meitav Investment House Ltd., Meitav Trade Ltd., Gaon Group Ltd., and Gaon Holdings Ltd. Laham is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a B.B. degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting from the College of Management Academic Studies in Tel Aviv.

Yafit Yehuda | CEO of Real Estate Financing

Yafit Yehuda has over 20 years of extensive experience in managing and financing transactions, including real estate deals. She brings a deep familiarity with the financial and business sectors of the Israeli economy. Her career includes senior management roles in the Corporate Division of Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, as well as serving as Credit Manager in the Investment Division of Menora Mivtachim. She was also CEO of the Phoenix Value Urban Renewal Fund and currently serves as an external director at a public real estate company.

Jackie Cohen | Chief Executive Officer

Jacky Cohen brings extensive managerial and financial experience, along with a profound familiarity with the Israeli business landscape across all sectors. He is known for devising creative financial solutions. His career includes a distinguished tenure as a senior executive at Bank Hapoalim, where he held several prominent managerial positions. He led the Options Unit (MAOF), managed the Financial Products Department, and later transitioned to the Corporate Division, serving as a Client Relations Manager responsible for a capital markets team. He also managed the High-Tech, Industry, and Capital Markets sector and headed the Commercial Banking Division.
In the last five years of his career at the bank, Cohen served as Head of the Corporate Division. Following his departure from the bank, he became the CEO of a non-bank financial institution.