ECI Telecom names Gerd Tenzer, former Deutsche Telekom exec and German ministry advisor, to its board of directors

August 6, 2003

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PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- ECI Telecom (Nasdaq: ECIL) announced today the appointment of Gerd Tenzer to its Board of Directors.

Gerd Tenzer brings 35 years of telecommunications industry experience to ECI Telecom including senior positions at Deutsche Telecom. Mr. Tenzer joined Deutsche Telekom in 1990 where he was a member of the Board of Management responsible for, among other things, networks, purchasing, and broadband cable. He has served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management and, since December, 2002 has been special Representative to the Chairman of the Board of Management for competition and telecommunications policy. Prior to joining Deutsche Telekom Mr. Tenzer worked at the German Federal ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and, for 10 years, headed the Ministry's Policy section. Mr. Tenzer studied telecommunications at the technical university in Aachen and received the degree of diplom-ingenieur. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Board of Ses-global, a Luxembourg-based satellite company.

Shlomo Dovrat, Chairman of the Board of ECI Telecom, said, "We are delighted to welcome a man of Gerd Tenzer`s caliber to ECI's Board of Directors. Europe is ECI's largest market and Gerd Tenzer has played a major role in the development of Deutsche Telekom - one of Europe's leading carriers. His contributions to the European telecommunications industry in general and to Deutsche Telekom in particular, are well known. He brings a wealth of industry experience to ECI and is bound to make a major contribution to the Board."

Commenting on his appointment, Gerd Tenzer said: "I have been working with ECI for many years and have always had a strong appreciation for the Company's leading and innovative technology, responsiveness to its customers and ability to understand and anticipate the needs of carriers. I am delighted to have the opportunity to join ECI`s Board and contribute towards ECI's future success."

Gerd Tenzer joins a Board which already includes recognized Telecom industry experts such as Krish Prabhu, former Chief Operating Officer of Alcatel, Colin Green, formerly of BT, Casimir Skrzypczak, who has filled senior executive positions at, among other places, Cisco Systems, Telcordia Technologies, and Verizon, and Richard Liebhaber, a US industry expert with extensive experience in both the service provider and vendor aspects of telecommunications at, among other places, MCI.

ECI Telecom Ltd.

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