Smotrich appoints Ilan Rom as new Treasury chief

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich appoints Ilan Rom as the new director-general of the Treasury. Rom will replace Shlomo Heisler.

Heisler informed Smotrich in December that he was resigning for personal reasons and was expected to end his tenure toward the end of January.

“We are appointing a manager with many years of experience in leading and streamlining processes, high management skills and proven experience in leading complex processes and deep structural changes,” said Smotrich.

For the past two and a half years, Rom served as the CEO of the Binyamina Regional Council, where he led changes in the areas of economic development, including the planning and accelerated development of five large industrial areas.

Previously Rom served in the Mossad secret service agency for 25 years and reached a rank equivalent to lieutenant colonel, the ministry said.

Heisler was appointed in January 2023 by Smotrich to lead the Finance Ministry, and oversaw the passing of five state budgets over two years, as well as spearheading tax reform efforts and settling labor disputes between unions.