IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat with VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON) to discuss the company’s services to 122 million total monthly active users across its digital services portfolio in countries like Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, VEON’s business combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CCIR), and more. The event featured VEON Group Chief Executive Officer Kaan Terzioğlu, moderated by IPO Edge Editor-at-Large Jarrett Banks and Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone in a video session lasting approximately 30 minutes.
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Mr. Terzioğlu discussed:
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Services provided and operations around the world in countries like Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan
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VEON as a Nasdaq-listed company focused on bringing connectivity, digital services and augmented intelligence to underserved markets with significant growth potential
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The company’s recent financial performance and growth strategy overview
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VEON’s business combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I, which will result in Kyivstar becoming a publicly traded company on Nasdaq
About Kaan Terzioğlu
Mr. Kaan Terzioğlu has been serving VEON Group as the Group Chief Executive Officer since June 2021. As the Group CEO, Terzioglu leads the executive teams of the Company’s digital operators providing connectivity and digital solutions, empowering their customers with digital finance, education, entertainment and health services, among others, and supporting the economic growth of the Company’s operating markets.
Prior to being appointed as the Group CEO, Mr. Terzioglu served the Company as Group Co-CEO from March 2020 to June 2021, Group Co-COO from November 2019 to March 2020 and a Board director from July 2019 to October 2019. Kaan Terzioglu is currently a Board Member of the GSMA and of the GSMA Foundation.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Terzioglu held regional and global leadership roles in management consulting, technology and telecoms with Arthur Andersen, CISCO and Turkcell in Belgium, United States and Turkey. In 2019, Mr. Terzioglu received GSMA’s “Outstanding Contribution to the Industry” award for his leadership in creating a digital transformation model for the telecoms industry and for his contributions to socially responsible business in telecommunications industry.
Mr. Terzioglu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Bogazici University and is also a Certified Public Accountant (Istanbul Chamber of Certified Independent Public Accountants).
Mr. Terzioğlu’s business profile: https://www.veon.com/we-are-veon/leadership/kaan-terzioglu
