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Uzia Galil has been a director of Partner since August 1999. Mr. Galil currently serves as President 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. | 