The Gilour Committee approved the appointment of Adv. Mia Likvernik as chairman of NATA, after Transport Minister Merav Michaeli selected her as a candidate in early February. NATA is responsible for projects costing about NIS 50 billion, including the three promoted light trains. In Gush Dan: the red line that is supposed to open at the end of this year and the green and purple lines. In addition, the company is responsible for planning the metro lines and has the greatest chances of also leading their construction.
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If its appointment is finally approved, Liquornik has many challenges ahead of it: all the projects for which the company is responsible are delayed. The red line is expected to develop within six months and the company continues to commit to this despite warnings from the control company and government ministries. Delays were also recorded on the green and purple lines that are to be developed in 2027 and 2026, respectively, according to the official schedule, but unlike that, the concession agreements with the contractors are for longer periods of about a year and a half on both lines.
Liquornik lacks experience in the field of transportation. For more than two decades, she led one of the largest law firms in Israel (Meitar, Liquornik, Geva, Leshem, Tal & Co.), in which she has been a senior partner and director of the firm since 1994.
According to the Ministry of Transportation when choosing the Minister of Transportation for its candidacy, Liquornik has rich and many years of experience in the capital market, corporate law, securities law, corporate governance, financial regulation, acquisitions and mergers of companies, complex transactions in the world of innovation and technology. Companies in Israel and abroad.
In addition to leading and accompanying the firm’s business operations, as an attorney, Liquornik has served as an advisor to boards of directors and managements on long-term strategy, financing issues, corporate governance, executive pay, transparency and corporate responsibility. She has extensive knowledge in analyzing financial statements, in the audit and control procedures for companies.
Since retiring from the ministry, Likvernik has served as a member of the board of directors of the Hebrew University, a member of the board of directors of the Israel Museum, a director of Clal Holdings and Aloni Hetz. In addition, Liquornik serves as a lecturer in the Master’s Program in Law at Tel Aviv University.
The only thing that separates her from the appointment is the final signature of the finance and transportation ministers. On the proposal to serve as chairman of NATA, Likvernik said at the time: “As a citizen of the state and a resident of Tel Aviv, I see great importance and a national mission in harnessing the implementation of the transportation projects that NATA leads”, adding: Israel, and I want to contribute and do everything I can to help society execute them in the best possible way. “
The Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, Merav Michaeli, welcomed the approval of the Gilour Committee: “Adv. Likvernik is entering to lead a company on which the future of public transportation largely depends. I am confident that it will do the job on the best side and lead the company to the required goals and new achievements, for the benefit of the entire Israeli public. “