ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən wˈɪnd bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌv vɪmpˈɛl kˈɑːm ɡɹˈuːp, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ mˈɜːdʒɚ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ɹˈʌʃən kˈʌmpəni ænd ðɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ˈoːɹɐskˌɑːm tˈɛlᵻkˌɑːm: ðə nˈuːbɔːɹn ɡɹˈuːp ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd kˈɑːld baɪtʃˈɑːɹɹə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv wˈɪnd ænd ɑːsˈɑːmə bɛsˈɑːdə sˌiːˌiːˈoʊ, ˈæftɚ luːˈiːdʒi ɡjˌuːbɪtˈoʊsiz ˈɛɡzɪt.
In 2011 Wind became part of VimpelCom group, after a merger between the Russian company and the Egyptian Orascom Telecom: the newborn group appointed Khaled Bichara Chairman of Wind and Ossama Bessada CEO, after Luigi Gubitosi's exit.