Mauricio Ramos appointed Millicom’s Chief Executive Officer


Stockholm, 3 March, 2015 – Millicom (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) announced today that
its Board has decided unanimously to appoint Mauricio Ramos as its new Chief
Executive Officer with effect from 1 April 2015.
Mauricio was most recently President of Liberty Global's Latin American
Division, a position he held from 2006 until February 2015. Over the past
fourteen years he has held a number of leadership roles at Liberty Global,
including positions as Chairman and CEO of VTR in Chile, CFO of Liberty's Latin
American Division and President of Liberty Puerto Rico. Throughout this period
he has successfully developed both mobile and broadband businesses in Latin
America, delivering solid operational improvement and outstanding financial
results. Mauricio is also Chairman of TEPAL, the Latin American Association of
Cable Broadband Operators. He is a Colombian national who received a degree in
Economics, a degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Financial Law from
Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.

Cristina Stenbeck said "The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mauricio Ramos as CEO of Millicom. He is a talented and experienced world-class
professional, with a deep understanding of the digital consumer. He will bring
the vision, leadership and execution capability necessary to further develop our
strong Tigo franchise and create long term shareholder value.”

Mauricio Ramos commented “I am absolutely thrilled to have been asked to become
Millicom’s CEO. I have long admired the company’s innovative strategy, strong
market positions, entrepreneurial spirit and talented professionals. I am
looking forward to working with the Millicom team, the Board of Directors and
partners to further develop an outstanding company, with very promising
opportunities. I look forward to continuing to bring Tigo's innovative products
and services to customers and their communities while delivering superior
returns to its shareholders.”

Cristina Stenbeck added "On behalf of my fellow Board members I would like to
take this opportunity to thank Millicom’s CFO, Tim Pennington, who has acted as
Interim CEO over the last few months. Under Tim’s leadership the company
continued to execute its strategy, strengthen its core business and deliver a
solid set of financial results. We are very grateful for Tim’s deep engagement
and additional commitment during this transition period and we look forward to
his continued contribution in his role as CFO and as an integral part of the
Millicom leadership team.”
For more information please contact:

Cristina Stenbeck, Chairman of the Board of Directors, on +44 207 440 5761 or at
investors@millicom.com

Press Enquiries:
Rachel Samrén, EVP External Affairs,
Tel: +447795385415

Julian Eccles, VP Corporate Communications
Tel: +352 277 59084 (Luxembourg) / +44 7720 409 374
press@millicom.com

Investor Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Nicolas Didio, Director, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +352 277 59125 (Luxembourg) / +44 203 249 2220
investors@millicom.com
About Millicom

Millicom is a leading telecommunications and media company dedicated to emerging
markets in Latin America and Africa. Millicom sets the pace when it comes to
providing innovative and customer-centric digital lifestyle services to the
world’s emerging markets. The Millicom Group employs more than 16,000 people and
provides mobile, cable and satellite services to over 56 million customers.
Founded in 1990, Millicom International Cellular SA is headquartered in
Luxembourg and listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the symbol MIC. In 2014,
Millicom generated revenue of $6.4 billion and EBITDA of $2.1 billion.

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