Moscow, Russia - MegaFon, a telecom operator, announces that Ivan Tavrin has announced his resignation as CEO, effective April 29, 2016.
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Mr. Tavrin is chairman of the board of directors of CTC Investments and UTC Russia Limited and a member of the board of USM Holdings and Kommersant.
He is also a member of the management board at the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters.
Mr. Tavrin was appointed CEO of MegaFon at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on 20 April 2012. He had been Deputy CEO and a member of the management board since March 2012.
He was one of the first to begin developing the media industry in Russia and has more than 15 years of success behind him.
In 1997 he founded the Construct-Region agency, which went on to become the biggest player on the regional advertising market.
He has pioneered a whole range of successful Russian media companies including the Regional Media Group, Media One, Vybery Radio and TV-3.
Mr. Tavrin received the Media Manager of Russia award in 2009.
He graduated from the international law faculty of the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) in 1998.
The Board has designated Sergei Soldatenkov, Chairman of the Board and a former CEO of MegaFon, as the new CEO for a term of three years ending on the date of the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Mr. Soldatenkov will hold the position of acting CEO until his official approval as the new CEO by shareholders at the AGM.
In addition, Mr. Soldatenkov resigned as Chairman of the Board, effective 27 April 2016, and Mr. Ivan Streshinsky was elected as the Chairman of the Board in his stead.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MegaFon since April 2012.
Mr. Mr. Soldatenkov served as CEO of MegaFon from 2003 through to April 2012.
He was previously Vice President of United Company GROS, a role he held from 2002 to 2003.
Prior to that, from 2000 to 2002, he was Deputy CEO for Commercial Affairs, acting CEO, and then CEO at Petersburg Telephone Network (which became North-West Telecom after reorganization).
In July 1999 he became Deputy CEO at Telecominvest.
Prior to that he served from July 1994 as CEO of Delta Telecom.
In 1992 he became executive director at Impex Group and then CEO of the Russo-British venture ARS.
After graduating and serving in the army he worked as a service engineer at the Leningrad Admiralty Association. ■