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 Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko (''né'' ''Izraitel''; russian: Серге́й Владиле́нович Кирие́нко; born 26 July 1962) is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administra ...

Early life and education

Kiriyenko was born 27 May 1983, in Nizhny Novgorod. He is the son of

. Kiriyenko graduated from the Higher School of Economics in 2005. He completed an executive Master of Business Administration from the

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in 2014.

Career

From 2005 to 2011, he was the chairman of the board of directors of the

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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, and in 2013 led venture capital (VC) firm Titanium Investments. In 2016, Kiriyenkov succeeded Larisa Tkachuk as the vice president of Rostelecom. In December 2021, he became CEO of VK following the resignation of . VKontakte shares have dropped since the new ownership structure and announcement of Vladimir Kiriyenko’s appointment. The stock price dropped 5% in trading in Moscow with losses of 30% — or $1.4 billion lost in market value. 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. On 8 March 2022, Kiriyenko was sanctioned by the European Union.

Personal life

Kiriyenko is married and has a son.

References

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