Nov. 2, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:PTNR)(TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced the appointments of Mr. Jacob Perry (appointed on behalf of the Company's Israeli founding shareholders and their approved substitutes) and Dr. Shlomo Nass to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Ilan Ben-Dov will serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Shareholders are referred to the company's website for more information regarding our directors.

About Partner Communications

Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner") is a leading Israeli provider of telecommunications services (cellular, fixed-line telephony and internet services) under the orange™ brand. The Company provides mobile communications services to 2.944 million subscribers in Israel (as of June 30, 2009). Partner’s ADSs are quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market™ and its shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NASDAQ and TASE: PTNR).

Partner is a subsidiary of Scailex Corporation Ltd. ("Scailex"). Scailex's shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol SCIX and quote on "Pink Quote" under the symbol SCIXF.PK. Scailex currently operates in three major domains of activity: 1) financial assets management and entrepreneurship, 2) the sole import, distribution and maintenance of Samsung mobile handset products primarily to the three major cellular operators in Israel, and 3) distribution and sale of various manufacturers' mobile handsets, accessories and maintenance services, through a chain of retail stores and booths ("Dynamic"), to end customers of Cellcom Israel Ltd. ("Cellcom"). As part of the acquisition of the controlling stake in Partner, Scailex announced to Cellcom the termination of the distribution agreement through Dynamic, effective July 1, 2010.

For more information about Scailex, see http://www.scailex.com/.

For more information about Partner, see http://www.orange.co.il/investor_site/.