George Held

Chief of Staff, VEON Group

George Held

Speaker Bio

George is a telco digital technology executive with broad international experience. He is driven by a commitment and desire to add significant value through the introduction of sustainable, market relevant, digital services that impact people’s lives, while simultaneously delivering high commercial impact for all stakeholders. He has been publicly recognized and awarded for driving and implementing several market leading transformational initiatives in the international telco sector. As VEON’s Chief of Staff he is driving implementation of Digital Operator Strategy (DO1440) across VEON’s Global footprint. Prior to VEON, George held senior executive positions in Etisalat, Zain, Airtel, Millicom and Forbes Telecom.