Rostelecom appoints vice president

Russian telco Rostelecom has appointed former Siemens and Tele2 Russia executive Kai-Uwe Mehlhorn as vice president, overseeing financial and economic matters. 

Mehlhorn worked in various financial roles at Siemens between 1992 and 2007. Since then he has served as chief finance officer at Tele2 Russia and as deputy director general for financial and economic affairs, first at MegaFon then at online retailer KupiVip Holding.