People: OAO "Vympel-Kommunikatsii" (VIP)

Ms. Elena A. Shmatova has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vimpel-Communications (VympelKom OAO) since October 2005. She has also served as Vice President of the Company since June 2004 and as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2003. Ms. Shmatova served as Director of Treasury of Vimpel-Communications from March 2002 until January 2003 and as Financial Controller of the Company from December 1999 until March 2002. From 1992 until 1999, Ms. Shmatova served as Deputy Finance Director, Finance Director and Vice President of Finance at the Sprint Communications/GlobalOne Group of companies in Russia. Prior to 1992, Ms. Shmatova served as Financial Director of Express Mail Service-Garantpost and was Economist at the Ministry of Telecommunications of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Center of International Accounting of the Ministry of Telecommunications of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Ms. Shmatova holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Moscow Telecommunications University.