Boaz Levy nominated as Israel Aerospace Industries chairman

6 April 2026, 2:29 pm

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CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Boaz Levy gives an interview at the Israeli stand during the International Defence Exhibition Idex 2025, on February 17, 2025, in Abu Dhabi. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Defense Minister Israel Katz and Regional Cooperation Minister David Amsalem announce that they have selected Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy as their candidate to serve as chairman of the state-owned defense firm’s board.

Levy, who has spent more than three decades at IAI, began his career as an engineer on the Arrow missile defense project and later led both the Arrow and Barak 8 missile defense system programs. He went on to head the company’s Missiles and Space Systems Division and has served as CEO in recent years, overseeing major export deals and record financial and technological growth.

His appointment is subject to approval by the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee and a vote by IAI’s board.

Katz says Levy’s experience gives him a “unique ability to lead the board at this critical stage.”