Alexander Vadimovich Izosimov (, born January 10, 1964 in

Yakutsk Yakutsk ( ) is the capital and largest city of Sakha, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one of Russia's most rapidly growing regional cities, with a population of 355,443 at the ...

Yakut ASSR The Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (; ), also known as Soviet Sakha, Soviet Yakutia or the Yakut ASSR (, ''Yakutskaya ASSR''), was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union. History The Yakut ASSR was formed ...

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) is a Russian businessman who is noted for being the CEO of

Vimpelcom VEON Ltd. (formerly VimpelCom Ltd.), also known as VEON Group, is a multinational telecommunication and digital services company. Headquartered in Dubai, the company is publicly traded on the U.S.-based NASDAQ stock exchange. VEON operates in ...

between October 2003 and May 2011.

Career

Before 1996, Izosimov was with

McKinsey & Co McKinsey & Company (informally McKinsey or McK) is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. Founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey ...

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

and

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. From 2001 until 2003, he was a member of the Global Executive Management Board and Regional President for the CIS,

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, and

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regions. From 1996 to 2001, he was General Manager at

Mars, Inc. Mars, Incorporated (doing business as Mars Inc.) is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services founded on June 23, 1911, headquartered in McLean, Virgini ...

for Russia and the CIS. Izosimov

VimpelCom VEON Ltd. (formerly VimpelCom Ltd.), also known as VEON Group, is a multinational telecommunication and digital services company. Headquartered in Dubai, the company is publicly traded on the U.S.-based NASDAQ stock exchange. VEON operates in ...

, Russia's Chair for the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Mobile Communications between October 2003 and May 2011. Currently he serves on the Boards of Directors of GSM Association,

Baltika Baltika Brewery () is the second largest brewing company in Europe, and the leader of the Russian beer market with over 38% market share. It is headquartered in St. Petersburg. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Carlsberg Group attemp ...

Breweries Plc, and United Confectioneries B.V.

Education

Izosimov graduated from the

Moscow Aviation Institute Moscow Aviation Institute () is an engineering research university in Moscow, Russia. It is designated a National Research University. Since its inception the institute has been spearheading advances in aerospace technology both within Russia a ...

with an M.S. degree in 1987 and holds an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

from

INSEAD INSEAD ( ; French: ''Institut européen d'administration des affaires'') is a non-profit business school with locations in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and North America (San Francisco, USA ...

Other

Izosimov bought the most expensive house in Sweden 2008, in a suburb to Stockholm. He paid 45 million Swedish kronor (5 million euro) for this house.Svd.se.
Ryss köpte Sveriges dyraste villa

External links

*Official website of Vimpelcom.
Profile of Alexander Izosimov

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Izosimov, Alexander Living people 1964 births Moscow Aviation Institute alumni 21st-century Russian businesspeople INSEAD alumni VEON PJSC VimpelCom Businesspeople in telecommunications People from Yakutsk