​American Doreen Bogdan Martin, with more than 30 years of experience in the field of telecommunications, has been selected by the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union to lead the UN agency that sets global rules in IT&C for the next 4 years. Her Russian opponent Rashid Ismailov scored only 25 of 164 valid votes.

Doreen Bohdan MartinPhoto: ITU

Doreen Bohdan Martin received 139 ITU official votes out of 164 valid votes cast in Bucharest on Thursday.

Doreen Bohdan Martin has more than 30 years of experience in the field of telecommunications, the last 3 years she worked as a development director at ITU.

Check out his resume and priorities here.

Her Russian opponent Rashid Ismailov scored only 25 of 164 valid votes. Currently, he is the president of PJSC VimpelCom, and in the past he was the general director of Nokia Russia, held management positions at Huawei technology and Ericsson, responsible for the territory of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He was also the Deputy Minister of Communications of the Russian Federation.

Check out his resume and priorities here.

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