Gennady Gazin

VEON Board member steps down

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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AMSTERDAM, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced thatStephen Pusey has stepped down as a director fromthe VEON Board (the "Board").

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced thatStephen Pusey has stepped down as a director fromthe VEON Board (the "Board").
  • Mr. Pusey, who has been on the Board since June 2020, will be focusing on other commitments.
  • Gennady Gazin, Chairman of the Board, said: "We thank Steve,who is a recognized leader in the industry, for his many valuable contributions to the Company."
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

VEON Shareholders Elect New Members to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Shareholders elected three new members to the Company's Board of Directors: Vasily Sidorov, Irene Shvakman and Sergi Herrero, who is currently serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of VEON and will step down in June.

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  • Shareholders elected three new members to the Company's Board of Directors: Vasily Sidorov, Irene Shvakman and Sergi Herrero, who is currently serving as co-Chief Executive Officer of VEON and will step down in June.
  • Shareholders also elected nine previously serving directors: Hans-Holger Albrecht, Leonid Boguslavsky, Mikhail Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Yaroslav Glazunov, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Stephen Pusey and Robert Jan van de Kraats.
  • Shareholders approved the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants NV as the Company's independent auditor, and the adoption of newly Amended and Restated Bye-laws of the Company.
  • For the past four years, Ms. Shvakman has served on the Board of Directors of MTS Bank PJSC.

VEON appoints Leonid Boguslavsky as director

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Friday, January 15, 2021
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AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces the appointment of Leonid Boguslavsky to the Group's Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announces the appointment of Leonid Boguslavsky to the Group's Board of Directors.
  • Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Mr. Boguslavsky was a managing partner of PwC Management Consulting Services.
  • Commenting on the appointment, Gennady Gazin, Chairman of the VEON Board, said: "I would like to welcome Leonid to the Board of Directors.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

VEON announces director Mariano de Beer to step down

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Monday, December 21, 2020
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AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced that Mariano de Beer is stepping down as a director of the VEON Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective 21st December 2020.

Key Points: 
  • AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announced that Mariano de Beer is stepping down as a director of the VEON Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective 21st December 2020.
  • Mr. de Beer, who also chaired VEON's Digital Committee, will be focusing on other commitments.
  • "The Board would like to thank Mariano for his valuable insight and contributions to the Board and the company," said Gennady Gazin, Chairman of the Board.
  • Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate.

VEON Shareholders Elect New Members to Its Board of Directors, Gennady Gazin Elected as Chairman of the Board

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Monday, June 1, 2020
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Following the election of the directors, Gennady Gazin was appointed as Chairman of VEON's Board of Directors, effective today, 1 June 2020.

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  • Following the election of the directors, Gennady Gazin was appointed as Chairman of VEON's Board of Directors, effective today, 1 June 2020.
  • Commenting on his appointment, Gennady said: "I am delighted to join VEON as Chairman of the Board, as the Company executes on its strategy to empower customer ambitions.
  • I would like to welcome the new Board members, each bringing complementary skills and experience, further positioning VEON to strengthen its core connectivity business while expanding into new areas such as digital financial services."
  • Furthermore, elements of this release contain or may contain, "inside information" as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No.

VEON Shareholders Elect New Member to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
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Shareholders elected one new member of the Company's Board of Directors, Muhterem Kaan Terziolu, as well as eleven previously serving directors, Ursula Burns, Guillaume Bacuvier, Osama Bedier, Mikhail Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Sir Julian Horn-Smith, Robert Jan van de Kraats, Guy Laurence and Alexander Pertsovsky.

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  • Shareholders elected one new member of the Company's Board of Directors, Muhterem Kaan Terziolu, as well as eleven previously serving directors, Ursula Burns, Guillaume Bacuvier, Osama Bedier, Mikhail Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Andrei Gusev, Gunnar Holt, Sir Julian Horn-Smith, Robert Jan van de Kraats, Guy Laurence and Alexander Pertsovsky.
  • With the election of Mr. Terziolu, the Board will increase from eleven to twelve members, including the reelected eleven previously serving directors.
  • Mr. Terziolu brings to the Board considerable experience in mobile telecommunications and the Eurasian market.
  • He served as Turkcell's Chief Executive Officer from April 2015 until March 2019, and currently serves as a board member of several international institutions and organizations.