2003

April, 2003

VimpelCom was named IT Leader of Russia by RBC Financial Media Holding, Kompania and Intelligent Enterprise Magazines

VimpelCom was named 1st in the corporate governance ranking by the Institute for Corporate Law and Corporate Governance

May, 2003

VimpelCom was named 1st in the corporate governance ranking by The Banker, a British business magazine

2004

January, 2004

VimpelCom won three awards: “Best Corporate Governance”, “Best Investment Community Meetings and Roadshows”, and “Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations” from IR Magazine

December, 2004

VimpelCom won the “Best Corporate Governance” award and VimpelCom CEO Alexander Izosimov was named “Best Corporate Manager of the Year” at the Russian Corporate Governance Leaders contest organized by the Association for the Protection of Investor Rights

VimpelCom recognized as “Employer of the Year” by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

2005

January, 2005

VimpelCom was recognized as the leader in five categories by IR Magazine: “Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations”, “Best Investment Community Meetings”, “Best Annual Report & Other Corporate Literature”, “Best Investor Relations Officer” (Valery Goldin) and “Best Investor Relations by a CEO/CFO” (Alexander Izosimov)

April, 2005

VimpelCom was named the “Best Mobile Operator 2004-2005” by Russian Mobile magazine

July, 2005

VimpelCom was named “Best Corporate Borrower, Emerging Europe” by Euromoney magazine

September, 2005

VimpelCom CEO Alexander Izosimov was named “Best Russian Top Manager” by Institutional Investor magazine

October, 2005

VimpelCom trademark “Beeline” was rated as the ”Most Valuable Russian Brand” by Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux AG with an estimated value of $5 billion

December, 2005

VimpelCom was named “The Best Employer in Telecommunications Sector” by the Association of Russian Managers

VimpelCom Annual Report won the “Best Design and Graphics” award from Expert RA rating agency

VimpelCom completed a hat-trick of victories as the “Best IR by a Russian Company” at the Continental Europe IR Awards Ceremony

2006

February, 2006

VimpelCom awarded “Telecom Company of the Year 2005” by “Kompania”, a Russian business magazine

July, 2006

VimpelCom was named the “Best Taxpayer of the Year” by the Russian Audit Chamber

October, 2006

For the fourth year in a row VimpelCom won the “Best Investor Relations by a Russian Company” award at the Continental Europe IR Awards Ceremony

December, 2006

VimpelCom received the “Best Corporate Governance” award from the Association for the Protection of Investor Rights.

VimpelCom’s Chairman of the Board David Haines received the “Best Chairman of the Board” award from the Independent Directors Association

2007

April, 2007

Beeline was acknowledged the “Best Brand in Telecommunications Sector” in Ukraine following the results of the National Brand Contest

August, 2007

VimpelCom CEO Alexander Izosimov topped the annual ranking of Best Russian Business Leaders of Institutional Investor Magazine in the Telecommunications area.

 

October, 2007

 

VimpelCom won prestigious "Best IR by a Russian Company Award" from IR Magazine for the fifth time in a row

 

November, 2007

 

VimpelCom trademark “Beeline” was again rated as the ”Most Valuable Russian Brand” by Interbrand Zintzmeyer & Lux AG with an estimated value of $7.2 billion

 

December, 2007

 

Vimpelcom Director Jo Lunder received the “Independent Director of the Year” award from the Independent Directors Association (IDA) of Russia.

 

2008

February, 2008

Beeline was acknowledged the “Best Employer in Russian Telecommunications Sector” following the results of the HR-Brand Contest

March, 2008

VimpelCom Executive Vice President Nikolay Pryanishnikov in cluded into the list of World's Young Leaders by the International Economic Forum.

 

April, 2008

VimpelCom was included into FT500 list for the first time in its history.