VEON Announces Its New Board, Names Founder Augie Fabela as Chairman
31 Maio 2024 - 11:00AM
VEON Announces Its New Board, Names Founder Augie Fabela as
Chairman
Amsterdam, 31 May 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:
VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that
provides converged connectivity and online services (the
“Company”), today held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), during
which the Company’s shareholders approved the recommended slate of
seven directors as VEON’s new Board of Directors (the “Board”).
VEON welcomes former U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Sir
Brandon Lewis and Duncan Perry, who will serve alongside the
incumbent directors Augie K Fabela II, Andrei Gusev, Michiel
Soeting and VEON Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu on the Board.
Following the AGM, the new Board held its inaugural meeting, and
elected VEON’s Founder and Chairman Emeritus Augie K Fabela II as
the Chairman.
"As the Founder of VEON, it is an honour to return as the
Chairman of the Board. VEON serves some of the most dynamic
emerging markets that are home to 520 million people, transforming
lives and unlocking the potential of the countries where we
operate, with our connectivity, digital services in finance,
entertainment, health and education, as well as augmented
intelligence capabilities,” said Augie Fabela. “I
look forward to serving VEON as we continue our growth journey,
powered by our pioneering spirit that drives our determination to
innovate and to create value for all our stakeholders."
“We would like to thank all our shareholders for their continued
trust in our Company, and warmly welcome the new Board of VEON,
chaired by our Founder Augie Fabela,” stated Kaan
Terzioglu, VEON Group CEO. “We look forward to working
with the Board as VEON’s digital operators deliver growth for all
our stakeholders, meeting the surging demand in our markets for
digital services and new technologies such as AI.”
Holders of approximately 97.9% of the VEON Ltd. shares were
represented at the AGM. Shareholders ratified the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. for the audit of the
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2023 in accordance with International Standards
on Auditing. It was noted in the meeting that the Company had
appointed UHY LLP for the audit of its 2023 consolidated financial
statements in accordance with standards established by the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States.
Shareholders also approved the recommended changes to the
Company’s Bye-laws to correct a legacy formatting error and
standardize the wording enabling the Board to convene electronic
meetings of shareholders.
The Company would like to thank former directors Morten Lundal,
Karen Linehan and Yaroslav Glazunov for their exceptional services
to VEON. The profiles of VEON’s incoming Board directors can be
found on the Company’s website: www.veon.com
About VEON VEON is a global digital operator
provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 160
million customers. Operating across six countries that are home to
more than 7% of the world’s population, VEON is transforming lives
through technology-driven services that empower individuals and
drive economic growth. Headquartered in Amsterdam, VEON is listed
on NASDAQ and Euronext. For more information
visit: www.veon.com.
Disclaimer
This release contains “forward-looking
statements,” as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking
statements are not historical facts, and are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with
accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate. The
forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as
of the date of this release. VEON does not undertake to publicly
update, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
such dates or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
Contact Information
VEON
Hande Asik pr@veon.com
VEON (EU:VEON)
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