Alexander Izosimov served as Chief Executive Officer and President of VimpelCom Ltd at VimpelCom Holdings BV until June 30, 2011.Izosimov served as a Member of Management Board of VimpelCom Ltd. He served as Chief Executive Officer and General Director of VimpelCom Ltd. from October 2003 to April 2009 and its Non-Executive President from April 2009. to November 2009.. He has held several senior positions at Mars, Inc. Building on his early background in finance and sales, he served as General Manager for Russia and the CIS until 2001. He served as a Consultant for McKinsey & Co in Stockholm and London for five years from 1991 to 1996. Izosimov served as a Member of the Global Executive Management Board and Regional President for the CIS, Central Europe and Nordics for Mars, Inc., with responsibility for more than 20 markets in the region, including all of Russia and the CIS.. Prior to joining Mars, Inc. in 1996,Izosimov served for McKinsey & Co in Stockholm and London for five years, where he focused on sales and marketing issues as well as cost optimization. He served as the Chairman of the Board at GSM Association. He has been a Non Executive Director of Modern Times Group Mtg AB since May 2008 and Teleopti AB since June 2009. He serves as an Independent Director of East Capital AB.. He serves as a Director of GSMA (the governing body for the global mobile telecommunications industry). He has been a Director of Ericsson and Transcom WorldWide SA since 2012. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director at EVRAZ plc since February 28, 2012. He serves as a Director of CJSC ArmenTel and Capital Asset Management AB.. He served as a Director of Golden Telecom, Inc. until February 21, 2008. He served as a Director of Dynasty Foundation and GSM Association. He served as an Independent Director of Baltika Breweries Open Joint Stock Company since 2005. He is a Member of the Russian Prime Minister's Council for Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship.. Izosimov's appointment followed an extensive international search for a candidate with appropriate qualifications to lead VimpelCom during this time of rid growth, fulfill its strategic initiatives and manage its regional expansion.Izosimov graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute with a Master of Science degree in 1987 and holds an M.B.A. degree from INSEAD.
