Boris Nemšić Explained

Boris Nemšić (born on August 17, 1957, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian-Austrian businessman and the former CEO of Telekom Austria.[1] [2] From April 2009 until June 2010 he was CEO of VimpelCom.

Career

In 1980, Nemšić graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1984, at the age of 27, Nemšić moved to Vienna.[3] In 1990, he received his doctorate from TU Wien, where he worked at the Institute of Telecommunications as a research assistant for two years.[4]

From 1990 until 1997, Nemšić led the department for development of mobile communication at Ascom and Bosch Telecom.[5] In 1997, he was hired by Mobilkom Austria as Head of Network Planning. In 1998, he was appointed to lead the Croatian Mobilkom Austria subsidiary Vipnet.[6]

In May 2000, Mobilkom Austria appointed Nemšić as General Manager of the company. In July 2002, he was additionally appointed COO and in 2006 CEO of Telekom Austria.[7] [8] On March 31, 2009, Nemšić resigned as CEO of Telekom Austria and Mobilkom Austria and was appointed CEO of VimpelCom in Russia.[9] In June 2010, he left the company unexpectedly.[10] In 2011, Nemšić joined Delta Partners, a consulting firm specializing in telecommunications, media and technologies.[11] [12]

Nemšić was questioned as a witness in corruption investigations involving Telekom in 2012[13] and again in 2015.[14]

In 2019, he was named chairman of Infobip.[15]

Nemšić is an investor and consultant for the mobile virtual operator Educom.[16] He held various board member positions at the following companies: I-New Unified Mobile Solutions (chairman of the board), Cellwize (chairman of the board) or Frequentis AG (member of the supervisory board).[17] [18]

He is a member of the University Council of TU Wien. He was named president of the Handball Liga Austria in 2014.

Personal life

Nemšić is married and has two children.

He is of Bosnian Croatian descent.

During his studies, Nemšić played handball and won the Austrian Cup and Austrian championship with UHC Stockerau.

Honors

Nemšić was named "Man of the Year 2007" by Austrian business magazine Trend.

In 2008, he was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria for his services to the development of mobile communications in Austria.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Book: [{{Google books|plainurl=y|id=aV80ZXSNUYEC|page=853}} Club Carriere – Enzyklopädie des Erfolges 2001]. Algoprint. 978-3-9521669-4-9. 853. German. December 2001.
  2. News: Five facts about new Vimpelcom CEO Nemsic. 2009-03-02. 2009-03-13. Forbes. Reuters. https://web.archive.org/web/20090309153249/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/03/02/afx6111927.html. 2009-03-09.
  3. Web site: Die HLA hat einen neuen Präsidenten . Siegfried Endthaler . 26 August 2014 . meinbezirk.at . 11 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Boris Nemsic ist Mann des Jahres . Bettina Neunteufl . 18 December 2007 . tuwien.at . 11 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Russland ruft . 2 March 2009 . manager-magazin.de . 18 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Boris Nemsic - Vom VIPnet-Chef in Kroatien zum Telekom-General . 31 May 2006 . derstandard.at . 18 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Nemsic verlässt TA . 2 March 2009 . report.at . 18 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Auf der Suche nach neuen Wachstumsmärkten . 26 January 2009 . nzz.ch . 18 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Telekom Austria CEO to step down to head VimpelCom . Christian Gutlederer, Sarah Marsh . 1 March 2009 . reuters.com . 18 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Ex-Telekomchef Nemsic verlässt überraschend russische VimpelCom . 10 June 2010 . derstandard.at . 18 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Delta Partners Announces the Appointment of Boris Nemsic as an Executive Partner in Its Investment Business . 5 July 2011 . businesswire.com . 25 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Boris Nemsic steigt bei Delta als Berater ein . 8 July 2011 . derstandard.at . 25 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Telekom-Affäre: Neue Verdächtige in der ÖVP? . Regina Pöll, Manfred Sech . 13 March 2012 . diepresse.com . 25 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Nemsic als Zeuge im Tetron-Prozess . 29 June 2015 . derstandard.at . 25 April 2024.
  15. Web site: Croatia's Infobip Names New Chairman in Runup to IPO . Rodrigo Orihuela . 21 October 2019 . finance.yahoo.com . 25 April 2024.
  16. Web site: Mobilfunk für Schüler und Studierende: Educom kehrt A1 den Rücken . 12 January 2022 . derstandard.at . 25 April 2024.
  17. Web site: Boris Nemsic Ph.D.. 9 June 2016 . Bloomberg.
  18. Web site: Branding Conference will host the king of telecommunications, Boris Nemšić . 29 May 2018 . media.marketing.com . 25 April 2024.
  19. Web site: "Boris Nemsic kann auch heute ein Handy reparieren" . 15 May 2008 . ots.at . 28 April 2024.

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