STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 07, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- TeliaSonera (Other OTC:SNEAF) (Other OTC:SNRAF) (LSE:TLSNq) has today appointed Harri Koponen as President of the profit center TeliaSonera International and in that way strengthened management of this operation. The profit center contains TeliaSonera's international holdings in the Fintur Companies, Russian mobile operator MegaFon, Turkish mobile operator Turkcell and the international carrier operation.
Aimo Eloholma, currently President of TeliaSonera International, will continue in the profit center with operational responsibility and reporting to Harri Koponen.
Terje Christoffersen, currently heading TeliaSonera's operations in Denmark, will succeed Harri Koponen as Head of the corporate operational unit Marketing, Products and Services. The operations in Denmark will until further notice report directly to Kenneth Karlberg, President of profit center TeliaSonera Norway, Denmark, Baltics.
"The current development in the Russian and Turkish markets and the growth opportunities in TeliaSonera International call for a strengthening of our management in this area," Anders Igel TeliaSonera President & CEO comments. "We are also pleased to recruit Terje to headquarters. He will represent a welcome addition to the management of the Group. Terje has a good track record from his previous tasks both within TeliaSonera and externally. This will be important for the fulfilment of his new task which is of great importance for the TeliaSonera Group," concludes Anders Igel.
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