Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2009
DAVID AVNER was appointed CEO of Partner Communications Company Ltd. in January
2007. Mr. Avner was appointed as Partner's Deputy CEO on April 2005 and as of
January 1, 2006, served also as the company's COO. In the two years prior to
joining Partner, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations and a member
of the executive management at Amdocs Limited. Previously he served at Amdocs as
Group President Europe and LatAm and 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. Mr. Avner was also the Plant Manager of Strauss
Ice Creams Ltd. and Manager of Information Systems at Strauss Dairy Ltd. He also
served as active Director of Yotvata Dairies Subsidiary from 1998. Mr. Avner
holds a BA in Mathematics/Computer Sciences and Philosophy from Haifa University
in Israel and an MBA degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of the things you are doing at the present time.
Mr. Avner: Partner is a leading cellular company in the