BATM Advanced Communications Limited, at its Annual General Meeting held on September 26, 2016, has appointed Mr. Harel Locker as an external director of the Group, as required under Israeli law, for a term of three years with immediate effect. Mr. Locker has wide experience in law and finance with first tier law firms in both Tel Aviv and New York, and was one of the founding partners of Shohat, Locker & Co. in Israel, which subsequently merged with S. Friedman & Co. He was appointed and served as the Director General of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office and head of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's economic headquarters between 2011 and 2015. He is currently the sole owner and director of his consultancy and investments company, Pitkrai Investments Ltd.