Vyacheslav Nikolayev to replace Vasily Latsanich as MTS VP for marketing
MOSCOW. June 30 (Interfax) - The board of directors of Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has confirmed the appointment of former mass market marketing head Vyacheslav Nikolayev to the position of group vice president for marketing, the Russian mobile service provider said in a press release.
Nikolayev will replace Vasily Latsanich, who is leaving MTS on June 30 to join Veon in the position of vice president.
Nikolayev has been working at MTS since 2004, holding management positions in the marketing and commercial departments.
In the position of vice president, Nikolayev will be primarily responsible for implementing MTS's development strategy as a multiservice IT company, expanding its business beyond the traditional role of a provider, MTS president Andrei Dubovskov was quoted as saying.