Colleagia Trusts, Ltd. was founded in 1999 by Mr. Dan Mandel, for the purpose of assembling his professional and commercial activities within the framework of one legal entity.

Mr. Mandel is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA Isr.) with over 35 years of experience as a partner and managing partner of Mandel & Mandel, an Israeli accounting firm. In 1999, after the firm Mandel & Mandel was merged into one of the leading accounting firms in Israel, Mr. Mandel retired from practicing accountancy, and is currently providing consulting services to companies and organizations.

Mr. Mandel has also graduated the Haifa University and holds M.A. degree in Philosophy. By his thesis he has investigated certain ethical standards adopted by the State Comptroller while performing his audit in the activities of public administration.

Between the years, 1999 and 2009 Mr. Mandel held the position of the Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in Haifa and Northern Israel. Consequently, he became actively involved in the mutual business relationship between Israel and Slovakia.

Mr. Mandel is actively promoting the economic collaboration between the two countries, both on the business and the voluntary-public levels. The latter comes to fruition via Mr. Mandel’s role as a Board Member of the Israel-Slovakia Chamber of Commerce, acting as the Editor of the website and the periodical newsletters.

Mr. Mandel has been serving as a board member for several public organizations. He is also a member of The Consulting Committee to the State Comptroller of Israel.