Mr. Israel Frieder was appointed as a Director as of January 1, 2002. Mr. Frieder is the CEO of Kardan Communications Ltd. Previous positions include:Corporate Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Planning of ECI Carrier Solutions, President of ECI Carrier Solutions, Inc. and the President of Network Systems of Tadiran Telecommunication Ltd. While at Tadiran, Mr. Frieder served as a director of Tadiran Telecommunications Canada, Inc., ECI - Tadiran Synchronous System Limited Partnership, Tadiran Telecommunications Public Switching Ltd., Tadiran Carrier Solutions (Kunming) Co. Ltd. (Joint Venture), Tadiran Telecommunication UK Ltd., and TNN - Tadiran Newbridge Networks Ltd. Mr. Frieder also served as the President of Elisra Tadiran, Public Switching Ltd. and served as a director of Motorola Tadiran Cellular Ltd. (PelePhone). Mr. Frieder holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. in Operational Research from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Mr. Frieder will serve as an external director. |