NETANYA, Israel, March 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellcom
Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the "Company")
announced today that the Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr.
Sholem Lapidot as a member of the
Company's board of directors, as of March
22, 2018, for an initial term that will expire at the
Company's next annual shareholders meeting, at which time, his
re-election for an additional term, if nominated by the Company's
Board of Directors, will be brought for shareholders' approval.
Sholem Lapidot serves as
CEO of DIC, our indirect controlling shareholder, and of IDB. Also
serves as a member of the board of directors of IDB and DIC,
chairman of the board of directors of Modi'in - Energy Management
(1992) Ltd., substitute director at Elron Electronic Industries
Ltd., committee member at the IDB Fund and a member of the board of
directors of additional private companies owned by DIC and IDB.
From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Lapidot served as a member of the board of
directors of ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. and from 2009 to
2013 as the CEO and member of the board of directors of CLADD S.A.
and from 2008 to 2012 as a member of the board of directors of
Australtex S.A. Mr. Lapidot has studied Rabbinical Studies.
About Cellcom Israel
Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is a leading Israeli
communications group, providing a wide range of communications
services. Cellcom Israel is the largest Israeli cellular provider,
providing its approximately 2.805 million cellular subscribers (as
at September 30, 2017) with a broad range of services
including cellular telephony, roaming services for tourists
in Israel and for its subscribers abroad text and
multimedia messaging, advanced cellular content and data services
and other value-added services in the areas of music, video, mobile
office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced
infrastructure. The Company operates an LTE 4 generation network
and an HSPA 3.5 Generation network enabling advanced high speed
broadband multimedia services, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE
networks. Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and largest
customer service infrastructure including telephone customer
service centers, retail stores, and service and sale centers,
distributed nationwide. Cellcom Israel further provides OTT TV
services (as of December 2014), internet infrastructure (as
of February 2015) and connectivity services and international
calling services, as well as landline telephone services
in Israel. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New
York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
(CEL). For additional information please visit the Company's
website http://investors.cellcom.co.il.
Company
Contact
Shlomi Fruhling
Chief Financial Officer
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel: +972-52-998-9735
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Investor Relations
Contact
Ehud Helft
GK Investor &
Public Relations
cellcom@gkir.com
Tel: +1 617 418
3096
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