GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Israel
Irit Roth of Bank Leumi
Irit Roth joined one of Israel’s largest banks, Bank Leumi, in 2017 as Chief Legal Adviser and Head of the Legal Division. Her involvement includes the 2018 purchase of Leumi Card by Warburg Pincus as part of major regulatory changes in the banking sector.
Commentators are swift to highlight her as an excellent general counsel, in addition to noting that “she has a lot of experience in banking regulatory matters,” which is emphasised by market observers as lending to her skill in handling such a pivotal transaction for Leumi.
Roth was previously a partner of the banking and finance group at Herzog, Fox & Neeman and acted as Chief Legal Adviser of Citigroup in Israel for more than 11 years, where she was responsible for overseeing the establishment of the Israeli branch of Citibank.