Katz appoints new financial advisor to IDF chief of staff

Defense Minister Israel Katz announces that he has appointed Col. Nir Weingold as the next financial advisor to the IDF chief of staff and head of the Budgeting Directorate in the Defense Ministry.

Katz says the move was made in coordination with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram.

Weingold will be promoted to brigadier general upon entering the role and will replace Brig. Gen. Gil Pinchas, who has been in the position for the past four and a half years. A handover date will be set in the coming days.

Weingold is an economist who has served for the past 20 years in various planning, procurement, development, and force-build-up roles within the defense establishment. He currently serves as head of the Planning Department within the Budgeting Directorate.