- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
Russian telecommunications company MTS has set aside 55.8 billion rubles (U.S. $849 million) to resolve a U.S. investigation concerning potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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