Veon Group has announced changes to its Business Unit management. Jon Eddy, head of emerging markets, and Mikhail Gerchuk, head of Eurasia, both located in the Amsterdam headquarters, will be stepping down from their respective roles. The leadership of the emerging markets and Eurasia business units will be assumed by the existing CEOs of key operating companies. Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim, the CEO of the Pakistan operator Jazz, will also serve as the company’s head of emerging markets. Petro Chernyshov, CEO of Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar, will also serve as Veon’s head of Eurasia.
Ibrahim will oversee Veon's businesses in Algeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan while remaining CEO of Jazz. Chernyshov will oversee Veon’s businesses in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan while remaining CEO of Kyivstar.
Both Ibrahim and Chernyshov will report directly to Jean-Yves Charlier, Veon’s CEO, and will be part of the company’s senior executive management team.
