Bank Leumi UK Appoints Mickey Schiller as CEO

Bank Leumi UK, the London-based subsidiary of Israel's leading banking group, has appointed Mickey Schiller as its new Chief Executive Officer to to focus on business growth and strengthen relations with UK customers.

Founded in London in 1902, Leumi UK remains a trusted banking partner and is very much part of the European and Global network.

Schiller brings more than 20 years of banking and finance experience, moving from being EVP International Banking, COO&Head of Strategy and member of the Financial Markets ExCo for Bank Hapoalim– these roles which he took up for nearly 5 years.

He has held many senior positions in leading financial institutions in various locations across the globe. According to his profile showed on LinkedIn, before joining in Bank Hapoalim, Schiller held the position of Asia Head of Corporate Strategy and Business Development for ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Located in Hong Kong, he spent three years with the bank and also was a member of Asia ExCo.

Prior to this, he spent 4 years in Standard Chartered Bank, where he worked as the Asia Structuring Engagement Manager for Corporate&Investment Banking-Strategic Solutions Group in Singapore from the very beginning. Later, he was promoted to Head of Emerging Markets Investment Structuring&Advisory Desk where he relocated to Hong Kong for a further three years.

Moreover, in early 2007 he was hired by American Express International as its Senior Asia Corporate Strategy Manager in Singapore.

Shmulik Arbel, Chairman of Leumi UK, commented: “Mickey's breadth of banking experience will prove a valuable asset to our expanding team. Cementing our position as the Leumi Group’s European hub has been a key focus for the bank over the past year. We are now geared to grow our activity even further across the property, hotel and commercial finance spaces.”