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Partner Communications Co Ltd. — Board/Management Information 2005
May 24, 2005
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Board/Management Information
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Directors
| Name of DirectorFok Kin-ning, CanningAsaf Bartfeld(1)Chan Ting Yu(2)(5)Chow Woo Mo Fong, SusanAmikam CohenRobert Donald Fullerton(3)(4)Uzia GalilErez Gissin(2)Uzi Ish-Hurwitz(1)Mordechai Keret(1)Dennis Pok Man, Lui (2)(5)Khoo Chek Ngee(1)Tal Raz(2)(5)Pesach Shachar(2)Frank John SixtDr. Colin Tucker(1)Moshe Vidman (2)(3)(4(5)Prof. Ben-Zion Zilberfarb(2)(3)(4) | AgePosition53Chairman of the Board ofDirectors52Director54Director51Director56Director73Director79Director46Director62Director47Director54Director62Director43Director71Director53Director59Director61Director55Director |
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(1) Resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders
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(2) Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
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(3) External Director
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(4) Member of the Audit Committee
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(5) Member of the Compensation Committee
Fok Kin-ning, Canning has been a director of Partner since May 1998 and the Chairman of its Board of Directors since that time. Mr. Fok has been an Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited since 1984 and its Group Managing Director since 1993. He also serves as the Chairman of Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited, Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited and Hutchison Telecommunications Limited (the holding company of the telecommunications interests of Hutchison Whampoa Limited). In addition, Mr. Fok is the Co-Chairman of Husky Energy Inc., the Deputy Chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited. He is also a Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited. Mr. Fok holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John’s University in Minnesota, United States and a diploma in financial administration from the University
of New England in Australia. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Fok was nominated as a director, and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by Advent Investments Pte Ltd., or Advent.
Asaf Bartfeld has been a director of Partner since November 2004. Mr. Bartfeld is currently the President and CEO of Delek Group Ltd, and the CEO of Delek Investments and Properties Ltd. Prior to holding his current positions in the Delek Group he was CFO of Delek Group Ltd. Mr. Bartfeld serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Delek Real Estate Ltd., Gado Biochemical Industries Ltd., Delek Belron International Ltd., and is a member of the board of directors of several other entities within the Delek Group. Mr. Bartfeld has a B.A. degree in economics from Tel Aviv University. Mr. Bartfeld was nominated as a director by Matav. He resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders.
Chan Ting Yu was a director of Partner from October 1997 to March 2000 and became a director again in May 2001. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Chan is an Executive Director of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited. Since joining the Hutchison Whampoa group, he has been closely involved in the management and development of Hutchison’s telecommunications business internationally. Mr. Chan holds a degree in Law and Arts (Maths), as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws. Mr. Chan was nominated as a director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, by Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Chow Woo Mo Fong, Susan has been a director of Partner since August 1998. Mrs. Chow has been an Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited since 1993 and its Deputy Group Managing Director since 1998. Mrs. Chow is also an Executive Director of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited, Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited and Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited and a Director of Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, TOM Group Limited and Hutchison Telecommunications Limited. She is a solicitor and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Mrs. Chow was nominated as a director by Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Amikam Cohen – See “Senior Management” below. Mr. Cohen was nominated as a director by Advent Investments Pte Ltd. commencing April 20, 2005.
Robert Donald Fullerton has been a director of Partner since February 2003. He became director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) (formerly The Canadian Bank Of Commerce) in 1974. He joined the Bank in 1953 and served in a variety of positions in the branch system and the International Division, including New York. He served in the following senior executive positions prior to becoming Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in 1985, Regional General Manager International, Regional General Manager Saskatchewan, Chief General Manager and President. During this period, he chaired many of the board committees including the Executive Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Fullerton retired as an Executive Officer in 1992 but
remained on the board and continued to chair the Executive Committee until 1999. He also retired as a director of CIBC in February 2004. Mr. Fullerton Chairs the Audit Committees of George Weston Limited and Husky Energy Inc., and is a member of the Audit Committee of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. During his career he has served on the board of directors of a large number of both Canadian and international companies including I.B.M. Canada, Honeywell Inc., Amoco Petroleum Canada, Orange plc, Ontario Hydro, Westcoast Energy, as well as many cultural and educational entities. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the University of Toronto in 1953.
Uzia Galil has been a director of Partner since August 1999. Mr. Galil currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Uzia Initiatives and Management Ltd., a company specializing in the promotion and nurturing of new businesses associated with mobile communication, electronic commerce and medical information media, which he founded in November 1999. From 1962 until November 1999, Mr. Galil served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Elron Electronics Industries Ltd., an Israeli high technology holding company, which he founded and of which he also served as Chairman of the Board. From January 1981 until leaving Elron, Mr. Galil also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elbit Ltd., an electronic communication affiliate of Elron, and as a member of the Boards of Directors of Elbit Systems Ltd., a defense electronics affiliate of Elron, and all other private companies held in the Elron portfolio. Mr. Galil currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of Orbotech Ltd., NetManage Inc., and as Chairman of Zoran Corporation. From 1980 to 1990, Mr. Galil served as Chairman of the International Board of Governors of the Technion. Mr. Galil holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. from the Technion. Mr. Galil has also been awarded an honorary doctorate in technical sciences by the Technion in recognition of his contribution to the development of science-based industries in Israel, an honorary doctorate in philosophy by the Weizman Institute of Science, an honorary doctorate in engineering by Polytechnic University, New York, and an honorary doctorate from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and the Solomon Bublick prize laureate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for his contribution to the development of the Israeli hi-tech industry. Until April 20, 2005, Mr. Galil had been a director nominated by Elbit.COM. Since then, Mr. Galil serves as a director on behalf of Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Erez Gissin has been a director of Partner since August 1998 and is a member of the Executive Committee. For the last five years, Mr. Gissin has been the CEO of IP Planet Network Ltd., an Israeli telecommunication company providing satellite broadband services. Previously, he was the Vice President of Business Development of the Eurocom Group, an Israeli leader in telecom and internet products and services. Mr. Gissin holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University and an MBA degree from Stanford University, California. Until April 20, 2005 Mr. Gissin had been a director nominated by Eurocom. Since then, Mr. Gissin serves as a director and member of the Executive Committee, on behalf of Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Uzi Ish-Hurwitz has been a director of Partner since February 2005. Mr. IshHurwitz has served as Chairman and CEO of Shira Computers Ltd., President and Member of the Board of Neuromedical Systems, Inc., President and Co-founder of Indigo Graphic Systems Ltd. and Vice President Operations of Scitex Corporation. Mr. IshHurwitz also served as Procurement Department Manager at the Ministry of Defense and as Senior Project Engineer of GTE International Systems Ltd. Mr. Ish-Hurwitz holds a B.Sc and completed the full course work towards a M.Sc in Electrical Engineering, from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and he has participated in the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of Harvard University. Mr. Ish Hurwitz was nominated as a director by Elbit Ltd. He resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders.
Mordechai Keret has been a director of Partner since April 2004. He has also been an Executive Vice President at Arison Holdings (1998) Ltd., an Israeli investment company, since 1993. Mr. Keret currently serves as a director at a number of companies in which Arison Holdings or its affiliates are a shareholder, including Housing and Construction Holdings Ltd., Eurocom Communication Ltd., Eurocom Cellular Communications Ltd., Internet Gold – Golden Lines Ltd., D.B.S Satellite Services (1988) Ltd., Gaon Holdings Ltd., and other companies in the Arison Group and Priortech Ltd. Mr. Keret is an Israeli CPA and holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from the Tel-Aviv University. Mr. Keret was nominated as a director by Eurocom. He resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders.
Dennis Pok Man Lui has been a director of Partner since April 2004 and is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Lui is an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, an Executive Director of Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited and a Director of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited. He first joined the Hutchison Whampoa Limited group in 1986 and was the managing director in charge of the mobile telecommunications, fixed-line, multi-media, internet and paging businesses in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Macau from January 1989 until 2000. Mr. Lui rejoined the Hutchison Whampoa Limited group in May 2001 as group managing director of HTI (1993) Holdings Limited (“HTI”) overseeing all the operations and new business development of the HTI group. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Oregon. Mr. Lui was nominated as a director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, by Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Khoo Chek Ngee has been a director of Partner since October 1997. He is a consultant of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and has been a director of Hutchison Telecommunications Limited since 1993. From 1993 to 2003, he was the Group Managing Director of Hutchison Telecommunications Limited. From 1966 to 1993, he was with Singapore Telecommunications Pte. Ltd., rising to the position of Vice
President of Mobile Communications in 1991. Mr Khoo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the London University Imperial College of Science and Technology, and he participated in the Advanced Telecommunications Management Program at the Center of Telecommunication Management, University of Southern California. Mr. Khoo was nominated as a director by Advent Investments Pte Ltd. He resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders.
Tal Raz has been a director of Partner since November 2001 and is a member of the Executive Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Raz is serving as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. since May 2002. Prior to joining Elron, Mr. Raz was the acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Ltd. from October 2001. Mr. Raz was appointed Vice President of Elbit in June 1998, and served as Chief Financial Officer of Elbit since he joined Elbit in April 1997, having previously served in the same capacity at Agentsoft Ltd., Jerusalem, and Paul Winston Corporation, New York. Prior thereto he was a senior auditor at Deloitte & Touche’s New York office. He also serves as Chairman of CellAct and as a board member of Elron Telesoft, A.M.T. – Advanced Metal Technologies Ltd., RDC – Rafael Development Corporation Ltd. and Netvision. Mr. Raz is a certified public accountant, and holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in accounting and business administration from Baruch College, New York. Mr. Raz was nominated as a director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, by Elbit Ltd., until April 20, 2005 and continues to serve as a director on behalf of the Israeli founding shareholders.
Pesach Shachar has been a director of Partner since May 1998 and is a member of the Executive Committee. For 21 years he was the General Manager, founder, and a shareholder in Nogay Ltd., a telecommunications consulting firm active in numerous high-tech projects in Israel and overseas. In that capacity, he advised Hutchison on the prospects in the cellular market in Israel, established the Partner shareholder consortium and advised Hutchinson on the bidding for the license and launch of operations. Mr. Shachar served 28 years in the Israel Defense Forces Signal Corps and Air Force/Telecommunications, reaching the rank of Colonel. Mr. Shachar was nominated as a director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, by Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Frank John Sixt has been a director of Partner since May 1998. Mr. Sixt has been an Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited since 1991 and its Group Finance Director since 1998. He is the Chairman of TOM Group Limited and TOM Online Inc. He is also an Executive Director of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited, Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited and Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited and a Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited, Husky Energy Inc., and Hutchison Telecommunications Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from McGill University and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law from the University of Montreal, and is a member of the
Bar and of the Law Society of the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada. Mr. Sixt was nominated as a director by Advent Investments Pte Ltd.
Dr. Colin Tucker has been a director of Partner since July 2003. He is Deputy Chairman of Hutchison 3G. Dr. Tucker was previously a Managing Director of Hutchison 3G UK Limited and the Chief Operating Officer – International Operations for Orange plc. He also served as the Technical Director of Orange plc. Dr. Tucker served as the Director and General Manager of Telepoint systems at GPT Limited, and as Director of Engineering for Plessey Telecommunication Products Ltd. He was also an Industrial Professor at Loughborough University. Dr. Tucker was nominated as a director by Advent. He resigned from the Board of Directors on April 20, 2005, following the change of the Board of Directors’ composition resulting from our repurchase of shares from our founding Israeli shareholders.
Moshe Vidman serves as a member of the Board of Directors and a member of Executive Committee of the Jerusalem Foundation and of Beit Lessin (public theatre). He also serves as a member of the Board of Governors and the Chairman of the Endowment Fund Committee and Chairman of the assets Company of the Hebrew University. Since 2000 Mr. Vidman is the Revlon Representative in Israel and serves as a director of the following companies: Israel Corporation Ltd., ICL – Israel Chemical Ltd., Dead Sea Works Ltd., Jafora-Tabori ltd., Rosebud Medical Ltd., Ex-Libris Ltd., Bank Leumi Le’Israel Ltd., Melistrol and Ofer Brothers Properties (1957) Ltd. Previously he held various positions at the Ministry of Education and Culture. From 1978 until 1983 Mr. Vidman served as the Deputy Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance. From 1983 until 1990 he served as the President and Chief Financial Officer of Aryt Optronics Ltd., a hi-tech company which developed optics and laser applications for military and medical use. From 1990 until 1999 Mr. Vidman was the Managing Director of Revlon Israel and until March 1999 he served as a director of Koor Industries and Chairman of its Investment Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Africa-Israel Ltd. and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa-Israel Hotels.
Prof. Ben-Zion Zilberfarb has been a director of Partner since February 2000. Professor Zilberfarb is currently a professor of economics and chairman of the A. Meir Center for Banking at Bar-Ilan University. He is a member of the board of directors of Fundtech Ltd. and of Clal Finance-Provident and Study Funds, where he serves also as the chairman of the Investment Committee. He was the chairman of the board of directors of Euro-Trade Bank during 2000-2001 and of Karnit Insurance Company during 19982002. He also served as the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Finance from 1998 to 1999. For many years, he served as a member of several governmental committees. He also served as the Chairman of the Investment Committee, of Bank Leumi Provident Funds and consultant to several financial institutions and several governmental and regulatory authorities including the Israel Securities Authority and the Bank of Israel. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree and Master of Arts degree, both in Economics, from Bar-Ilan University.
Senior Management
Name of Officer Age Position
| Amikam Cohen | 56 | Chief Executive Officer |
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| David Avner | 53 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| Iris Beck | 38 | Vice President, Marketing |
| Chaim Beker | 60 | Vice President, Operations |
| Alon Berman | 44 | Vice President, Technologies |
| Adi Biran | 61 | Vice President, Regulation and New Business Development |
| Dan Eldar | 51 | Vice President, Carrier, International and Investor Relations |
| Alan Gelman | 49 | Chief Financial Officer |
| Amnon Gideon | 52 | Vice President, Human Resources and Operations |
| Zion Ginat | 45 | Vice President, Customers |
| Yacov Kedmi (1) | 53 | Vice President |
| Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Joint Company | ||
| Roly Klinger | 45 | Secretary |
| Haim Romano(2) | 50 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
| Edith Shih | 52 | Joint Company Secretary |
| Menahem Tirosh | ||
| (3) | 53 | Vice President, Network Engineering and Operation |
- (1) Mr. Kedmi resigned from the company, effective December 31, 2004.
(2) Mr. Romano resigned from the company, effective June 28, 2005.
(3) Mr. Tirosh resigned from the company, effective December 31, 2004.
Amikam Cohen has been Partner’s Chief Executive Officer since the commencement of its operations and a director in the Board of Directors of Partner since April 20, 2005. From 1996 to 1998, he was Chief Executive Officer of Elite Industries Ltd., one of Israel’s largest confectionery and coffee producers and marketers. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Cohen was Managing Director of Strauss Dairies Ltd. From 1987 to 1990, he was General Manager of the Refrigerator and Air Conditioner Division of Tadiran Home Appliances Ltd. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Cohen served in numerous capacities at the Tadiran Telecommunications Group, including General Manager of the Public Switching Division, General Manager of the Microelectronics Section, and Director of the entire group’s purchasing department. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management Engineering from Ben Gurion University, Beersheva, Israel.
David Avner was appointed Deputy CEO in April 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Avner served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Member of the executive management at Amdocs Limited. Previously, he served at Amdocs as Group President Europe and LATAM & Member of Management. Prior to that, Mr. Avner served at Strauss Dairy Ltd. for 17 years, the last four as General Manager of the Dairy
Division. He was also the General Manager of Strauss Ice Creams Ltd., and Manager of Information Systems at Strauss Dairy Ltd. Mr. Avner also served as Active Director of Yotvata Dairies Subsidiary since 1998. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Philosophy from Haifa University in Israel and an MBA degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Iris Beck was appointed Vice President, Marketing in December 2002. Prior to joining the Company, she served as General Manager of Lever Israel (local subsidiary of Unilever). Ms. Beck worked at Lever Israel from 1996 and held senior positions such as Marketing Director and Technical Director before her appointment as General Manager. Ms. Beck worked as Brand Manager at Strauss Ice Cream from 1993 to 1996, and as Project Controller at Kulick & Soffa from 1991 to 1993. Ms. Beck holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Science (with distinction) from Haifa University, and Master of Arts degree in Marketing (with distinction) from Bar-Ilan University.
Chaim Beker was appointed as Vice President Operations in January 2004. Since 1998, Mr. Beker has served in a number of positions at Partner, such as: Administration and Purchasing Manager and Deputy Vice President Operations. From 1974 to 1984 Mr. Beker served as Vice President Administration of ARKIA. From 1984 he served as the CEO of several companies such as: Europcar, HaMashbir Agencies and Clal Israel. Mr. Beker holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Hebrew University.
Alon Berman was appointed Vice President, Technologies in October 2004. Mr. Berman joined Partner as Deputy VP of Engineering in the Technologies division at the end of 2002, after serving 20 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, rising to the rank of Colonel and Head of Technical Department in the Communications Corps. Mr. Berman holds a bachelor degree in Electronic Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (1982), a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering (1991) and MBA (1994) from Tel Aviv Univeresity.
Adi Biran joined Partner in October 1997 and in April 1998 became Vice President, Regulation and New Business Development. Mr. Biran came to Partner from Elbit Ltd., where, since 1992, he headed their effort to enter the telecommunications market and in that capacity, guided their participation and managed the bid preparation process that resulted in Partner’s mobile radio telephone license. Prior to joining Elbit, he was Managing Director of Efrat Future Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of Comverse Technology Inc. Mr. Biran continued till October 2003 to be an employee of Elbit in connection with matters unrelated to Partner on which he worked prior to joining Partner. He completed his 20-year career in the Israel Air Force as a colonel and as chief of research and development. Mr. Biran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering with distinction from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa, Israel.
Dan Eldar serves as Vice President, Carrier, International and Investor Relations for Partner. He is also responsible for strategic planning. Dr. Eldar joined Partner in April 1998. Since 1989, Dr. Eldar has served as the managing director of an Israeli
consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, negotiation and project management. Dr. Eldar has managed many large-scale projects in the telecommunications and semiconductor industries, as well as in other areas. He holds Ph.D and M.A. degrees from Harvard University and M.A. and B.A. degrees from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Alan Gelman was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Partner in January 2001. For the three years prior to joining Partner, Mr. Gelman served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Barak ITC, one of Israel’s providers of international voice, data and internet services. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Gelman served as the Controller for Cellcom Israel Ltd. Mr Gelman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Queens College in New York and an MBA from Hofstra University in New York. Mr. Gelman is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the USA (New York) and in Israel. Mr. Gelman was nominated as Chief Financial officer by Advent, with the approval of our Board, pursuant to the relationship agreement described in “Item 7B. Major shareholders and Related Party Transactions–Related Party Transactions–Relationship Agreement.”
Amnon Gideon was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in January 2001. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gideon served as Manager of Human Resources at Motorola Israel Ltd. From 1991 until 1994, Mr. Gideon served as the Executive Director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Mr. Gideon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Psychology from Bar-Ilan University and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Derby.
Zion Ginat was appointed Vice President, Customers in January 2005. Mr. Ginat joined Partner in 2002 as Deputy VP, Sales Division and in 2004 was appointed as Deputy VP, Customer Service Division. Prior to joining Partner, Mr. Ginat served as General Manager of Tecnomatix-Asia Pacific, VP Sales and Marketing of Tadiran Appliances Ltd. Israel and as Managing Director of a subsidiary of Koor Trade. Mr. Ginat holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
Yacov Kedmi joined Partner in May 1998 and served as Vice President, Marketing and in October 2001 was appointed as Vice President, Content and Multimedia. He served in this capacity until September 2003. From 1992 to 1994, he had been Deputy Managing Director and Marketing Director of the Ma’ariv daily newspaper, and before that, Managing Director of Mei Eden, a bottled water producer. He also served for eleven years as Marketing Director of Tabori Corporation, a producer of soft drinks, disposable diapers, and paper products. In the four years immediately prior to joining us, Mr. Kedmi was the principal in MPV Communications, providing marketing consulting services to numerous Israeli companies, and was a partner in the launch of two businesses, one with a direct marketing catalogue in which customers bid for the products, and another producing premium gifts and promotional products. He studied management at Bar Ilan University, Israel.
Roly Klinger Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Joint Company Secretary, joined Partner in August 1998. From 1993, she served as Legal Advisor and Corporate General Secretary of Keshet Broadcasting Ltd., which holds an operating franchise for Israel’s first commercial television channel. Previously, while practicing in the private sector, she lectured on communications law at the College of Management–Academic Studies, Tel-Aviv. Ms. Klinger received an LL.B degree from Tel Aviv University and is admitted to the Israel Bar.
Haim Romano joined Partner in June 1998 as Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, in December 2000 was appointed Vice President, Customer Services and in January 2003 was appointed Vice President, Customers’ Division and in January 2004 was appointed Deputy CEO, Customers’ and Operation Divisions. In that capacity he is responsible for personnel policy and management, physical facilities, and site acquisition. From March 2004 until May 2004 Mr. Romano participated in the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Romano headed the Human Resources Division in the Israel General Security Service. Immediately prior, he had served in the Israel Defense Forces for 24 years, the last two as head of their Civil Personnel Department. Mr. Romano holds Masters degrees from Haifa University and Tel Aviv University.
Edith Shih has been the Joint Company Secretary of Partner since July 1998. Ms. Shih has been a senior manager of Hutchison Whampoa Limited since 1991, its Head Group General Counsel since 1993 and its Company Secretary since 1998. She is currently an executive director and the Company Secretary of Hutchison Harbour Ring Limited, an executive director of Hutchison International Limited and director of various Hutchison group companies. She is also the Company Secretary of Hutchison Telecommunications Limited and the Joint Company Secretary of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines, a Master of Arts and a Master of Education degree from Columbia University, New York. She is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong, England and Wales and Victoria, Australia.
Menahem Tirosh has served Partner since May 1998 as a consultant and as Vice President, Network Engineering and Operation. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Tirosh was Deputy Director of the Cellular Infrastructure Division of Motorola (Israel) Ltd. From 1969 to 1996, Mr. Tirosh served in the Israeli Defense Forces, rising to the position of Department Head, Communication Systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa, Israel and a Master of Science in Advanced Communication Engineering degree from Ben Gurian University. Mr. Tirosh served as a full colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces Signal Corps.