The statement of Vimpelcom said that Aleksandr Vorobyev has been appointed as acting director-general of Unitel LLC. Prior to appointment, he worked as financial director of the operator.

Former director-general of Unitel Andrei Safronyuk, who worked in the position since June 2010, left the post as his contract expired. He will continue his career outside of Vimpelcom, the statement said.

Aleksandr Vorobyev worked as financial director at Takom, Vimpelcom’s subsidiary in Tajikistan, between November 2011 and August 2013. In August 2013, he started to work as financial director of Unitel.