VEON Appoints Founder Emeritus Augie K Fabela II As Chairman

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.