COMSTAR - United TeleSystems announced the appointment of Mr. Wolfgang Breuer as Chief Technology Officer of Comstar UTS.

Mr. Breuer will head the technology division of Comstar UTS'
corporate center, where he will be responsible for standardizing of all technological resources of the Group, the development of the infrastructure of Comstar UTS' subsidiaries and the support of regional acquisitions of Comstar UTS.

Eric Franke, Chief Executive Officer of Comstar UTS, commented: "I am pleased to welcome Mr. Breuer to our management team as he brings an invaluable international experience to our business. One of our key priorities is to leverage our resources, complete the digitalization of MGTS' network and create a single technological platform based on NGN technology. We are confident that the appointment of Wolfgang Breuer will strengthen the Company's position and help us to achieve these goals".

Mr. Breuer is the former President and CEO of the Croatian division of T-Mobile, a German mobile communications operator owned by Deutsche Telekom, where he has worked in various positions since 1992.
In 2000, he was appointed the Country Manager for Croatia and Poland at Deutsche Telekom and shortly after that became Vice President for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2002, Mr. Breuer served as Member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer for mobile communications at Croatian Telecom. Mr. Breuer holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Koln University of Telecommunications; he has also completed the Management Development Program at the University of Michigan.