VEON Ltd. has appointed Matthieu Galvani has been appointed as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, effective Immediately. Galvani will be responsible for VEON's corporate affairs strategy and public profile, working across all aspects of government relations and communications, as well as leading VEON's environmental, social and governance initiatives. He will report to VEON Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu and join the Group Executive Committee.

Matthieu has over 22 years' experience working in the telecommunications sector in the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa and has significant experience in corporate affairs, as well as strategic brand and reputation management. He joined VEON Group in 2016 as Chief Commercial Officer for emerging markets and in 2017 became CEO and Chairman of the Board of Djezzy, VEON's digital operator in Algeria that in 2021 was serving over 14 million customers with more than 2,700 employees.