Vladimir Kiriyenko

Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Кириенко; born May 27, 1983) is a Russian business executive and media manager who is the chief executive officer of VK. He was previously the vice president of Rostelecom.

Life

Kiriyenko was born May 27, 1983, in Nizhny Novgorod.[1] He is the son of Sergey Kiriyenko.[2] Kiriyenko graduated from the Higher School of Economics in 2005. He completed an executive Master of Business Administration from the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO in 2014.[2] From 2005 to 2011, he was the chairman of the board of directors of the VolgaTelecom and a member and chairman of the board of directors of Sarovbusinessbank. From 2008 to 2011, Kiriyenko was head of the board of directors of Nizhegorodpromstroybank. In 2011, he became chairman of Capital LLC.[2]

In 2016, Kiriyenkov succeeded Larisa Tkachuk as the vice president of Rostelecom.[3] In December 2021, he became CEO of VK following the resignation of Boris Dobrodeyev.[4][3]

In February 2022, Kiriyenko was sanction by the United States Department of the Treasury and added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[1][4] On 8, March 2022, Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the European Union.[5]

Kiriyenko is married and has a son.[6]

References
  1. "Russia-related Designations; Issuance of Russia-related Directive 1A and General Licenses; Publication of new and updated Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-02-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "Владимира Кириенко поставили на связь". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. "Владимир Кириенко — новый гендиректор VK. Что известно о назначении?". CNews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. Faife, Corin (2022-02-26). "The US has sanctioned the head of Russia's largest social network". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. Financial Times: EU adds 14 more Russian business chiefs to its sanctions list, Narch 2022
  6. "Кириенко, Владимир Сергеевич" (in Russian). Tass. 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.


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