Eran served as chairman of Israel's largest bank from January 2017 until taking sick leave several weeks ago, and formally resigning earlier this week due to poor health.
By EYTAN HALONFormer Bank Hapoalim chairman Oded Eran(photo credit: TAMAR METZPI)
Oded Eran, who stepped down as chairman of Bank Hapoalim on Sunday, died overnight Monday following a serious illness.Eran served as chairman of Israel’s largest bank from January 2017 until taking an indefinite sick leave several weeks ago, and formally resigning earlier this week due to poor health.Paying tribute to Eran, Bank Hapoalim CEO Dov Kotler said he was “a noble man, a brilliant lawyer who was a pioneer in the field of Israeli IPOs in the United States.”“A wise man who also knew how to take time off and study literature at university in the middle of his career. A bank director that became chairman and knew how to guide the bank and advise it at difficult times.”Prior to serving as chairman of the bank, Eran served as a member of the board of directors. He was also a member of the board of governors of Tel Aviv University, and was director and controlling shareholder of Oded Eran Law Office.Fellow director Reuven Krupik will temporarily succeed Eran as chairman, Bank Hapoalim said.
