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Augie K Fabela II (born 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman[1][2] of multinational telecommunication and digital services company VEON,[3][4] which he co-founded with scientist Dmitry Zimin. In 2025, the film "Connected" depicting their business and personal relationship was released in theaters worldwide[5]
Biography
[edit]Augie Fabela was born in 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor's degree in international relations and his Master's degree in policy studies from Stanford University, graduating in 1987.[6][7]After graduating from Stanford, Fabela spent two years in Japan, working for a media company. He then returned to the United States and established Plexsys International (a.k.a. Comsat RSI Wireless), an American mobile network equipment manufacturer[5]
In 1991, Fabela travelled to the Soviet Union as a salesman for Plexsys.[8] During his travels he met Dr. Dmitry B. Zimin and the two struck up a friendship.[9][10][11] Fabela and Zimin's friendship and business relationship is depicted in the 2025 documentary "Connected," directed by Vera Krichevskaya.
VEON (1992-present)
[edit]In 1992, soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Fabela and Dr. Zimin founded telecommunications company Vimpelcom[3][4]. In 1994, Fabela was named Chairman of the Board. One year after it was founded, Vimpelcom launched its first commercial telecommunications network, BEELINE[3],[12]
In November 1995, Fabela and Zimin decided to take Vimpelcom public and the company held an initial public offering (IPO), listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 1996 with the valuation of $450 million.[13] Augie Fabela served as Chairman of the Board at Vimpelcom from 1994 to 2002[5] and then again from June 2011 to December 2012. He was named an Independent Director in 2022, and then resumed his role as Chairman in May 2024.[14][11]
The company was renamed VEON in 2017.[15]
As Chairman, Fabela plays a role at VEON and its subsidiaries, including working with governments, NGOs and partners to respond to national crises - including the Russian aggression in Ukraine and natural disasters such as the devastating floods in Pakistan.[16][17][18][19]
Fast Forward AI
[edit]Augie Fabela is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of software as service (SaaS) startup FastForward.ai.[20][21][22]
Personal Life
[edit]Augie Fabela is the son of immigrants from Mexico and Colombia. He was born and raised in the Midwest of the United States.[23][5]. Fabela has also done philanthropic work through the Fabela Family Foundation[24] and has been volunteering with the Cook County Police Department and SWAT team since 2011[5]
Augie Fabela has authored two books, "DECIDE: Tactical Crisis Decision Making: A Framework for Law Enforcement,"[25] and Amazon best seller The Impatience Economy.[26]
References
[edit]- ^ "VEON Ltd. Shareholders Re-elect Board and Chairman Augie Fabela at 2025 AGM". NASDAQ.
- ^ "VEON Shareholders Re-elect Board at 2025 AGM, Founder Augie Fabela to Serve as Chairman". The Manila Times. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ a b c "Film review: Vera Krichevskaya's 'Connected' Anton Dolin on the 'unmistakable hope' of a new documentary on businessman, scientist, and philanthropist Dmitry Zimin". Meduza. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ a b "Details". www.veon.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ a b c d e "CONNECTED Documentary film, Vera Krichevskaya, Six Days Film | Zimin movie". Connected-Film. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Augie K. Fabela II - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Augie K Fabela II Chairman, Elc Industries Corp". Bloomberg.
- ^ Bratersky, Alexander (2011-10-27). "Q&A: Zimin's Conversion to Capitalism Comes Full Circle". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Augie Fabela: Positions, Relations and Network - MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Ltd, Six Days Film (2025-01-14). CONNECTED documentary trailer with mixed subs (RU/Eng). Retrieved 2025-06-10 – via Vimeo.
- ^ a b Carroll, Michael (2024-05-31). "Veon puts co-founder Fabela back in the hotseat". Mobile World Live. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Birger, Masha. "Case Study: Beeline—Launching a Mobile Phone | Operator During Russia's Turbulent Economic Rebirth" (PDF). Columbia Business School, Chazen Institute.
- ^ Schiesel, Seth (1996-11-15). "The Russians Are Coming, to Big Board Trading". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "#VEON Reinforces Strategic Leadership with New Board Appointments; Founder Au..." csimarket.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "VimpelCom Rebrands as VEON to Transform to Global Tech Company". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Report, Recorder (2024-11-15). "Group's portfolio: VEON chief recognizes JazzCash as 'crown jewel'". Brecorder. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Media Center Detail Veon Wins Award For Crisis Response At World Communication Awards 2023 - Jazz". jazz.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "Telecompaper". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "How war brought Kyivstar to AI and cloud". www.lightreading.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "FastForward.ai". www.fastforward.ai. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "FastForward.ai, a Social Retail Marketing Platform, Acquires Balloon Group". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "FastForward.ai Raises $8 Million Seed Round to Develop the Mobile Industry's Most Innovative Social Media Automation Platform". BusinessWire (Press release).
- ^ Berdy, Michele A. (2025-03-11). "Vera Krichevskaya's 'Connected' Premieres at Artdocfest in Riga". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (2013-05-09). "Fabela Family Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Decide: Tactical Crisis Decision Making: A Framework For Law Enforcement - Fabela II, Augie K: 9781947368194 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ Fabela, Augie. "The Impatience Economy™️ by Augie Fabela Becomes Amazon #1 Best Seller". www.prweb.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.