OREANDA-NEWS. July 12, 2013. Tele2, an alternative mobile operator, reports that Tele2 Russia chief commercial officer Inessa Galaktionova has been appointed as advisor to BoD chairman and Tele2 Russia president.

At her new post, Inessa Galaktionova will provide support for Tele2 Russia BoD Yuriy Solovyev and Tele2 Russia President Aleksandr Provotorov in further development of the company’s business and strategy outline as well as other issues regarding the team building and HR management.

Jere Calmes, Tele2 Russia President and CEO, will be in charge of managing the commercial function.

Aleksandr Provotorov, Tele2 Russia President and CEO:

“Tele2 Russia is the company with strong corporate values and effective management system. We want to keep Tele2 primary benefits by maintaining succession and continuity of operating decisions. I am sure that these changes will let us keep effective approach to managing one of the company’s largest and important business departments as well as support Tele2 Russia unique corporate spirit and value”.

Inessa Galaktionova was appointed as Tele2 Russia chief commercial officer in 2009. Over her work at the company she managed to create transparent, centralized and effective commercial function. Over these four years the number of subscribers increased from 10 to 22.9 mn people and annual operating revenue grew from 25 bn to 52 bn rubles. Under Inessa’s management the department implemented such large-scale projects as the change of CID, new direction of corporate sales, launch of monobrand retail format and new distribution channels, drafting online-channel work and many others.