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Nexign Appoints Andrey Gulidin as CCO and
Strengthens Focus on Business Development

Nexign (part of ICS Holding), a leading markets. Company revenue from new
Business Support System (BSS) and projects is increasing by an average of
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions 40% year-on-year, and leading analysts
provider for communications service such as Gartner, IDC, Global Data and
providers (CSPs), today announced Analysys Mason have noted how well the
that Andrey Gulidin has been appointed company’s products perform,” says Andrey
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Gulidin, Gulidin. “That said, the market for business
promoted from his previous role as the support systems has always been highly
Account Management Director, will lead all competitive, so we will not be resting on
of Nexign’s commercial activities, including our laurels. Instead, we will continue to
business development, sales support, and fulfil all of our customers’ requirements
customer service. Earlier the post was held using the most effective approaches and
by Alexey Volynkin. “I would like to thank cutting-edge tools.” Andrey Gulidin joined
Alexey Volynkin for the devotion he has Nexign in 2006 as a project manager
shown to the company for more than 14 working with one of the company’s
years and wish him very best in his career,” biggest customers, MegaFon. He was then
said Igor Gorkov, CEO of Nexign. “We have appointed Account Management Director,
established a very efficient sales team, a role which he combined with his work as
which won new customers in the Middle Head of Nexign’s Moscow branch. Andrey
East and Central Asia, and I am confident is well acquainted with telecom operators’
that, under Andrey Gulidin’s leadership, we needs, has experience of managing major
will not only consolidate our achievements projects in Russia and CIS, in the Middle
on the global market, but also see a new East and Africa, as well as Asia and has
wave of development, continuing to attain an excellent understanding of industry
sustainable business growth in our target trends. This experience will enable him expanding and diversifying the company’s
regions.” Andrey Gulidin will report directly to rapidly settle into the new role of CCO, customer portfolio. Maxim has more
to Igor Gorkov. The commercial department in which he will focus on increasing new than 20 years’ experience in the telecom
will also benefit from the appointment of business in Nexign’s target regions while industry. In recent years, he has served
Maxim Nartov as Director of Business also continuing to oversee the company’s as Nexign’s Customer Solutions Director.
Development, reporting to Gulidin. “Nexign work with its key customers. Maxim Nartov Prior to this, he held various management
currently occupies a sustainable position will be engaged in Nexign’s business roles in companies such as Amdocs,
on both the Russian and international development as well as responsible for Ericsson and MegaFon.

Nexign Launches FreeDom Program, Letting its Staff Choose Between Office
and Remote Work

Nexign (a part of ICS Holding), a leading In the meantime, Nexign will continue have taken this as a signal that we need
Business Support System (BSS) and to implement new projects and support to act.” Currently, nearly 1,800 Nexign staff
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider its customers’ systems as normal. “We are working from home in Russia, Turkey,
for communications service providers conducted a survey of Nexign staff which the UAE, and other countries. To make this
(CSPs), today announced the launch of the showed that 55% of our specialists enjoy a more pleasant as well as a more efficient
comprehensive Nexign FreeDom program, working from home. Moreover, 86% of process, the company is launching a
which allows its staff to come into the those surveyed felt that their productivity comprehensive program, Nexign FreeDom.
office as and when they choose to do so. had remained the same or even improved,” The aim is to strike a balance between
Nexign specialists will be able to decide said Andrey Zakharov, HR Director at the freedom to come into the office and
how many days a week to go into the Nexign. “The overwhelming majority of accountability for performance. Every
office, or they can opt to shift entirely to Nexign specialists prefer to work remotely employee will now be able to organise their
remote work. All staff will continue to work on a full- or part-time basis, with just 15% work as they wish, taking into account the
from home until July 31st, in line with the saying that they would rather come into opportunities offered by Nexign and the
company’s plans to ensure their safety. the office four or five days per week. We restrictions imposed by the pandemic.

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