Aleksandr Pankov has been working in government agencies
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:19 am
A representative of the VimpelCom press service told a ComNews correspondent that the company's development strategy will not change in connection with the appointment of a new president. However, VimpelCom representatives are not commenting on the details of Rashid Ismailov's resignation. Rashid Ismailov himself has also not yet commented on his future career.
since 2002. He started in the bahrain whatsapp resource Department for the Organization of Licensing Work of the Russian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as the head of the department for preparing materials for the licensing commission for electrical and postal communications. In 2003, he became deputy head of the department.
In July 2004, he transferred to the position of Head of the Licensing Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications. From June 2007 - Head of the Licensing Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Mass Communications, Communications and Protection of Cultural Heritage. After that, in November 2008, Alexander Pankov became Deputy Director General of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Radio Research Institute".
From June to November 2009, Alexander Pankov worked as the head of the department of state regulation of communications and communications of the Department of Industry and Infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation. In November 2009, he became the head of the department of state regulation of communications and communications of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of the Government of the Russian Federation. In May 2012, he transferred to the position of assistant to the head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media. In September 2012, he became deputy head of Roskomnadzor. He remained in this position until May 2020, until he transferred to VimpelCom to the position of vice president for interaction with government agencies.
TelecomDaily CEO Denis Kuskov called the decision to appoint Alexander Pankov justified: "Alexander Pankov has been working at VimpelCom for a long time. This is a completely logical appointment. For full-fledged work, primarily in the B2G segment, the company needs to fully focus on domestic share capital and shares. In the future, this will allow VimpelCom to strengthen its position in the market. But it should be understood that the position of president still concerns more the GR direction, related to the company's position in the state segment, resolving industry issues. The CEO decides the main issues."
Konstantin Ankilov, CEO of the consulting agency TMT Consulting, shares the same position: "Rashid Ismailov's contract expired in the third quarter of 2023. Therefore, the appointment of a new president of the company was an expected decision. The president's task is to interact with the state. It is logical that this position was taken by a leader who has been responsible for GR at VimpelCom for several years."
Leading analyst at Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin commented on the new position of Alexander Pankov and expressed his opinion on the departure of Rashid Ismailov: "In many ways, the position of president is somewhat nominal. The final decisions are still made by the board of directors. The president of the company is only one of the board members. This is similar to the story with the president and chancellor of Germany, where the chancellor is higher in terms of opportunities. Based on this, the president of VimpelCom does not have and never has had any broad tasks. As for Rashid Ismailov, he fits well into the company's structure. He did not have any conflicts with the board of directors. I assume that leaving VimpelCom is his personal decision. He made it in order to start something else."
FG Finam analyst Leonid Delitsyn analyzed VimpelCom's financial performance during Rashid Ismailov's tenure as the company's president: "PJSC VimpelCom's financial performance in 2020-2022 was stable, with revenue averaging RUB 280 billion per year. The company reached its maximum net profit in 2020 - RUB 21 billion. In 2022, this figure was RUB 1.6 billion, but overall, it has always been uneven."
Freedom Finance Global analyst Vladimir Chernov presented the dynamics of changes in the company's net profit for each reporting period: "In the first half of 2020, net profit amounted to RUB 13.5 billion. In the second half of 2020, profit fell more than twice - to RUB 5.8 billion. At the end of 2021, it increased by 200% year-on-year to RUB 17.5 billion against the background of the low base effect of 2020. And already in 2022, it grew by 100% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, profit fell by 70.9%. However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that during the analyzed period, there was a COVID-19 pandemic in the world, which made adjustments to the operating and financial activities of the company, and in 2022, external bans and restrictions on the import of communications equipment to the Russian Federation followed."
since 2002. He started in the bahrain whatsapp resource Department for the Organization of Licensing Work of the Russian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as the head of the department for preparing materials for the licensing commission for electrical and postal communications. In 2003, he became deputy head of the department.
In July 2004, he transferred to the position of Head of the Licensing Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications. From June 2007 - Head of the Licensing Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Mass Communications, Communications and Protection of Cultural Heritage. After that, in November 2008, Alexander Pankov became Deputy Director General of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Radio Research Institute".
From June to November 2009, Alexander Pankov worked as the head of the department of state regulation of communications and communications of the Department of Industry and Infrastructure of the Government of the Russian Federation. In November 2009, he became the head of the department of state regulation of communications and communications of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of the Government of the Russian Federation. In May 2012, he transferred to the position of assistant to the head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media. In September 2012, he became deputy head of Roskomnadzor. He remained in this position until May 2020, until he transferred to VimpelCom to the position of vice president for interaction with government agencies.
TelecomDaily CEO Denis Kuskov called the decision to appoint Alexander Pankov justified: "Alexander Pankov has been working at VimpelCom for a long time. This is a completely logical appointment. For full-fledged work, primarily in the B2G segment, the company needs to fully focus on domestic share capital and shares. In the future, this will allow VimpelCom to strengthen its position in the market. But it should be understood that the position of president still concerns more the GR direction, related to the company's position in the state segment, resolving industry issues. The CEO decides the main issues."
Konstantin Ankilov, CEO of the consulting agency TMT Consulting, shares the same position: "Rashid Ismailov's contract expired in the third quarter of 2023. Therefore, the appointment of a new president of the company was an expected decision. The president's task is to interact with the state. It is logical that this position was taken by a leader who has been responsible for GR at VimpelCom for several years."
Leading analyst at Mobile Research Group Eldar Murtazin commented on the new position of Alexander Pankov and expressed his opinion on the departure of Rashid Ismailov: "In many ways, the position of president is somewhat nominal. The final decisions are still made by the board of directors. The president of the company is only one of the board members. This is similar to the story with the president and chancellor of Germany, where the chancellor is higher in terms of opportunities. Based on this, the president of VimpelCom does not have and never has had any broad tasks. As for Rashid Ismailov, he fits well into the company's structure. He did not have any conflicts with the board of directors. I assume that leaving VimpelCom is his personal decision. He made it in order to start something else."
FG Finam analyst Leonid Delitsyn analyzed VimpelCom's financial performance during Rashid Ismailov's tenure as the company's president: "PJSC VimpelCom's financial performance in 2020-2022 was stable, with revenue averaging RUB 280 billion per year. The company reached its maximum net profit in 2020 - RUB 21 billion. In 2022, this figure was RUB 1.6 billion, but overall, it has always been uneven."
Freedom Finance Global analyst Vladimir Chernov presented the dynamics of changes in the company's net profit for each reporting period: "In the first half of 2020, net profit amounted to RUB 13.5 billion. In the second half of 2020, profit fell more than twice - to RUB 5.8 billion. At the end of 2021, it increased by 200% year-on-year to RUB 17.5 billion against the background of the low base effect of 2020. And already in 2022, it grew by 100% year-on-year. In the first half of the year, profit fell by 70.9%. However, it is necessary to take into account the fact that during the analyzed period, there was a COVID-19 pandemic in the world, which made adjustments to the operating and financial activities of the company, and in 2022, external bans and restrictions on the import of communications equipment to the Russian Federation followed."