Lars Nyberg resigned as President and CEO of TeliaSonera following an outside review of Mannheimer Swartling regarding illegal business practices by the firm in Uzbekistan. While the review did not find evidence that TeliaSonera engaged in bribery or participated in money laundering, it did criticize TeliaSonera for not vetting its investment partners in Uzbekistan.
TeliaSonera’s Board of Directors has appointed Per-Arne Blomquist as acting President and CEO.
- In October 2012, TeliaSonera’s Board of Directors hired the law firm Mannheimer Swartling to investigate whether TeliaSonera’s investment in a 3G license, frequencies and number blocks in Uzbekistan in 2007 involved corruption or money laundering. Later, the investigation was expanded to include more recent investments in connection with TeliaSonera’s operations in Uzbekistan.