Vladimir Kiriyenko

Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Кириенко; born 27 May 1983) is a Russian business executive and media manager who is the CEO of VK, a popular Russian social networking service. He previously served as vice president of Rostelecom, one of Russia's leading long-distance telephone providers. Kiriyenko is the son of Kremlin official Sergey Kiriyenko.[1]

Vladimir Kiriyenko
Владимир Кириенко
Kiriyenko in 2022
Born
Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko

(1983-05-27) 27 May 1983
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Alma materHigher School of Economics
Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
ParentSergey Kiriyenko

Early life and education

Kiriyenko was born 27 May 1983, in Nizhny Novgorod.[2] He is the son of Sergey Kiriyenko.[1] 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.[1]

Career
Kirienko and Sergey Sobyanin at the 2022 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

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,[1] and in 2013 led venture capital (VC) firm Titanium Investments.[3]

In 2016, Kiriyenkov succeeded Larisa Tkachuk as the vice president of Rostelecom.[4] In December 2021, he became CEO of VK following the resignation of Boris Dobrodeyev.[5][4]

Sanctions

In February 2022, Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury and added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[2][5]

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[6]

On 8 March 2022, Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the European Union.[7]

Personal life

Kiriyenko is married and has a son.[8]

References
  1. "Владимира Кириенко поставили на связь". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  2. "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.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Meet Vladimir Kiriyenko, the new CEO of Russia's top Internet group VK". East-West Digital News. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. "Владимир Кириенко — новый гендиректор VK. Что известно о назначении?". CNews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. Faife, Corin (2022-02-26). "The US has sanctioned the head of Russia's largest social network". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. Financial Times: EU adds 14 more Russian business chiefs to its sanctions list, March 2022
  8. "Кириенко, Владимир Сергеевич" (in Russian). Tass. 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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