User:Ovedc/Tzahi Malach

<!-- Tzahi Malach (born November 27, 1970) is an Israeli business executive. Malach is the CEO of the Menomedin Group, an international holding company headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, The VP of Structured Finance at Mitrelli Group, and previously served as CEO of the Israeli Export Credit Agency ASHRA.

Biography
Tzahi Malach was born in Jerusalem in 1970 to Bar Kochba and Bashka Malach. Enlisted in the IDF and served as a Sniper Trainer, from 1989-1992.

In 1997 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics (BA) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In 2000, he completed a master's degree in business administration (MBA) with an extended specialization in finance, also from the Hebrew University.

Menomadin Group
Malach has been the CEO of the Menomadin Group since March 2019.

Menomadin Group is a private holding company, whose main holding is the Mitrelli Group – an international group of companies specializing in turnkey infrastructure projects in developing countries. The group provides consulting and business development services for the Mitrelli subsidiaries, advancing activities that contribute to the economic growth of the countries in which the group operates while striving to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

As CEO, he is responsible for creating, planning, implementing, and integrating the strategic direction of the organization according to the decisions of the board, while creating ongoing business opportunities through creative and unique financing solutions and tools, including: processes and involvement with the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, as well as export credit agencies, International Monetary Fund, international companies engaged in trade risk insurance and more.

Mitrelli Group
Malach has served as Vice President of Structured Finance of the Mitrelli Group since 2018.

Mitrelli Group is an international company, globally active, specializes in implementing large scale projects in emerging markets. The company initiates, designs and implements large-scale, long-term sustainable turnkey projects, providing financial solution where required. Working in collaboration with governmental and private entities, developing unique, innovative and comprehensive solutions, the group focuses on projects that promote national growth and prosperity, ensuring transfer of know-how and adequate training.

Under Malach responsibility is to provide financing solutions such as Export credit facilities, Buyer's credit agreements, and project finance and corporate finance structures.

He is also responsible for managing long term relationships with ECA's worldwide, and consulting the board of directors on financing and risk mitigation.

Ashra
Malach served as CEO of the Israeli Export Credit Agency Ashra, between the years 2014–2018.

ASHRA is a government owned company, the Israeli export credit agency, responsible for credit risk facilities for long term export transactions, mostly in developing countries. ASHRA was established to encourage exports from Israel, to help minimize political and commercial risks, to raise export financing for the mid and long terms, allowing Israeli investments abroad, fully backed by a state guarantee.

During his tenure, Malach increased the actual utilization of the letter of guarantee from $ 1.5 billion to $ 2.5 billion net, thus encouraging Israeli exporters to expand to new markets, mainly in Asia and Africa, by providing them with credit guaranties.

Malach dealt with, among other things, export financing insurance, credit facilities for buyers, letters of credit and lines of credit between banks. For this purpose, Malach created an in-depth acquaintance with the banking system in Israel, foreign banks, European export credit agencies and private insurers specializing in political risks.

Ministry of Defence
Malach served as Accountant General and Head of the Finance Division of the Israeli Ministry of Defense between the years 2008–2014, during the tenure of Defense Ministers Ehud Barak and Moshe Ya'alon.

As part of his role, Malach served as a representative of the Ministry of Finance in the Ministry of Defense, and was in charge of financing the overall activities of the Ministry of Defense, which included supervision and control of the defense budget (over NIS 60 billion) and cash flow management of all units. Moreover, he was responsible for creating the financial conditions for making purchases and financing transactions amounting to several NIS billions. Among other things, the purchasing of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the Dolphin-class submarine from Germany, the M-346 training aircrafts from Italy and more.

Ministry of Finance
Malach served in the Accountant General Division at the Israeli Ministry of Finance between the years 1999–2008, as director of economic and social matters.

During his tenure at the ministry, Malach was responsible for implementing the budgets of the Ministry of Housing and Construction and served as a director at Amidar.

He also served as the comptroller of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and of the Ministry of Public Security and the Israel Prison Service.