About

Highly recognised for his contribution to the media, technology and telecoms sectors, Scott Dresser has gained an unparalleled reputation for leadership in complex corporate transformations. Dresser, who oversees VEON’s 300-strong international legal and government relations department, has been instrumental to VEON’s global restructuring in markets ranging from Algeria and Russia to Europe and the CIS. He has been praised for navigating VEON through several transformative transactions, including a recasting of its global footprint and the successful divestiture of its Italian operations. He is widely recognised for standing at the forefront of diverse areas at the cutting edge of media and technology from streaming content to mobile finance and next generation networks. Dresser previously served as the general counsel of Virgin Media. He played a key role in transforming Virgin Media through high profile sales of content business to BSKyB and Scripps, leading to its ultimate sale to Liberty GlobaI in 2013 for US$23bn. In addition, he is an active advocate for environmental conservation and other causes.