Partner Communications Company Ltd.
(Nasdaq:PTNR)(LSE:PCCD)(TASE:PTNR), 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; NYSE: HTX)
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