Ben-Dov resigns from Partner board

Ilan Ben-Dov
Ilan Ben-Dov

The resignation follows disagreements on Samsung Galaxy 4 battery problems.

Ilan Ben-Dov has resigned as a director of Partner Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR; TASE: PTNR), the company informed the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange yesterday. The notice to the stock exchange said that Ben-Dov resigned because of developments at Scailex Corporation (TASE: SCIX; Pink Sheets:SCIXF) and "severe technical problems with the Samsung Galaxy 4."

A week ago, Scailex, the Israeli importer of Samsung handsets, announced that Ben-Dov had been ousted as chairman of the company because of differences of opinion between him and the board over the way the company was managed.

As mentioned, one of the reasons for Ben-Dov's resignation is his demand for a recall of Galaxy S4 handsets, after Samsung sent thousands of batteries to the Israeli mobile carriers gratis, instructing them to replace the battery in the handset of anyone who came to their stores, irrespective of the reason for the breakdown that brought them there.

The phenomenon of Galaxy S4 batteries swelling or exploding drew international attention after some users were hurt. Following complaints from customers in Israel, Ben-Dov requested from Samsung that they should announce a recall, but Samsung apparently refused and presented an expert opinion to the effect that there was no danger from the batteries.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 1, 2014

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Ilan Ben-Dov
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