Faisal Ghori has been appointed group director investor relations at the global digital operator Veon, effective August 1.
Ghori will be based in Dubai and report to Veon Group CFO Joop Brakenhoff. He will replace Nik Kershaw, who has decided to step down from the role after four years for personal reasons and will continue to support Veon during a transition period.
Commenting on the development, Brakenhoff said: “Veon is transforming into a new company: a faster growing group, driving growth in some of the world’s most exciting emerging economies through its digital operators. We believe this is an exciting opportunity for investors from around the world. I welcome Faisal to the role of group director investor relations at this exciting time, and look forward to working with our IR team, effectively communicating this opportunity to the global investor community. I would also like to thank Nik for his many years of service and continued support during the transition”.
Ghori has nearly two decades of experience in investment funds and banks, where he has managed investments in emerging and frontier markets, devised investment strategies and lead research. He was most recently the director of research and portfolio manager for global emerging markets at Consilium Investment Management, a US asset manager.
Veon has a presence in seven markets. In CEE, in operates Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator and has also just sold its assets in Russia to local management.
The other countries it operates in are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
