Amsterdam and Tashkent, 14 October 2024: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator, announces that Andrey Pyatakhin has been appointed as the incoming CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan following a decision by current Beeline Uzbekistan CEO Andrzej Malinowski to step down by the end of November 2024.

The incoming CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan, Andrey Pyatakhin, joined VEON Group in 2001. In his more than 20 years with VEON Group, Andrey has served in various capacities, including as the CEO of Beeline Georgia, CEO of Beeline Armenia and most recently as the CEO of Beeline Kyrgyzstan. Andrey completed the Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School.