Partner Communications Company Ltd., a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, today announced the appointment of Mr. Oded Degany as the Company's Vice President Carrier, International and Investor Relations. He will replace Dr. Dan Eldar, who requested to leave the Company at year's end. Mr. Oded Degany, who will join the Company on May 1st, 2007, will take over Dan Eldar's role following a transition period.
Mr. David Avner, Partner's CEO said today that "Dr. Eldar decided to leave the Company after ten years, during which he made a remarkable contribution to Partner's success. Dan was a member of the founding team of Partner, and was in charge of many of the most critical areas of activity at Partner including the planning of the Company's strategy, its business development, the Company's carrier relations, its international services and its investor relations. Dan's contributions in these areas, as well as his contribution to our management team, have been an enormous asset to Partner since its inception."
Mr. Degany presently serves as VP Business Development at ECI Telecom, overseeing ECI's M&A and Strategic Alliances activity. From 2000-2006 he served as Vice President Corporate Development and M&A at Amdocs. Within this capacity he was substantially involved in the Company's strategic planning, target screening, deal structuring, and post merger integration. From 1997 to 2000 he was Director of Business Development and Strategy at Clal (Israel) Ltd. In this capacity he took part in Clal's business development activities in the areas of capital market, insurance, infrastructures and telecommunication. Between 1996-7 he was a Senior Business Analyst at National Consultants (N.C) - Leumi & Co. Investment Bankers Ltd. He holds a B.A. degree in Physics from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and an M.B.A degree from Tel Aviv University.
About Partner Communications
Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) is a leading Israeli mobile communications operator providing GSM / GPRS / UMTS / HSDPA services and wire free applications under the orange(TM) brand. The Company commenced full commercial operations in January 1999 and, through its network, provides quality service and a range of features to 2.668 million subscribers in Israel. The Company launched its 3G service in 2004. Partner's ADSs are quoted on The NASDAQ Global Select Market(TM) and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol PTNR. The shares are also traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PCCD.
Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (Hutchison Telecom). Hutchison Telecom is a leading listed telecommunications operator (SEHK: 2332 - News; NYSE: HTX - News) focusing on dynamic markets. It currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong, and operates or is rolling out mobile telecommunication services in India, Israel, Macau, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam.
For more information about Partner, see www.investors.partner.co.il
Contact:
Partner Communications
Mr. Emanuel Avner
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-54-7814951
Fax: +972-54-7815961
emanuel.avner@orange.co.il
or
Dr. Dan Eldar
V.P. Carrier, Investor and International Relations
Tel: +972-54-7814151
Fax: +972-54 -7814161
dan.eldar@orange.co.il
Source: Partner Communications Company Ltd.
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