VimpelCom Ltd. announced that it has appointed Jon Eddy as its Head of Emerging Markets. In his new role, Jon will be responsible for VimpelCom's businesses in Algeria, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. He will report to Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Yves Charlier.

Jon has a wealth of experience in leadership positions in the telecommunications industry in emerging markets, especially in Asia. He and joins VimpelCom from dtac, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Jon has previously been Chief Executive Officer of Telenor Pakistan, Chief Operating Officer at Maxis Mobile in Malaysia, and Chief Technology Officer at Digi Telecom in Malaysia.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Montana State University. Jon's appointment follows the recent appointments of Erik Aas as the new CEO of Bangladesh and Alexandr Komarov as the new CEO of Kazakhstan and represents another milestone in the strengthening of VimpelCom's senior leadership team.