Abakumov Alexey Vladimirovich

Abakumov Alexey Vladimirovich

Biography

Was born on June 6, 1963 in Moscow.

In 1985 graduated from faculty of journalism of MSU.

From 1985 to 1991 worked at Broadcasting to foreign countries of Gosteleradio of the USSR, in the World broadcasting service in Russian - the editor, the host of programs.

Author and leader of news, information and analytical, publicistic, literary and art radio programs and also interview with the leading politicians, economists and cultural figures of Russia (1986-2007)

1991: Radio of Russia

From 1991 to 1993 the leader, the head of the Voice of Russia radio station (in Russian), the associate director of Directorate of news programs of Radio of Russia (VGTRK).

From 1993 to 1997 the director of Directorate of news programs of Radio of Russia of VGTRK. Worked in "hot spots": the author and the producer of documentaries about military operations in Yugoslavia (long business trips in the early nineties to all republics of the former SFRYu), situations in Albania (1991-1995), the war in Libya (2011), etc.

In 1997 deputy chief editor of a news program "Vesti" of VGTRK.

From 1997 to 1998 the director of Radio of Russia of VGTRK. Conducted negotiations (Chechnya, Dagestan) on the release of staff of Radio of Russia and ITAR-TASS occupied by the Chechen fighters. In June, 1997 all hostages were released.

1998: Editor-in-chief of edition of news programs of Vesti TV

In 1998 Chief Editor of the Main edition of news programs of television "Vesti".

From 1999 to 2005 the deputy CEO of Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Television Company (STC) of the Message director of Directorate of news programs of STC Vestie.

2005: Deputy CEO of VGTRK

From 2005 to 2007 the deputy CEO of VGTRK, the director of Radio of Russia. Took part in design and brought into operation Information complex of Broadcasting of VGTRK (one of the largest and best news-rumov of radio in Europe).

2007: Chief Editor of Ren-TV

Since 2007 deputy CEO of REN-TV TV company for information broadcasting. Chief Editor of REN-TV TV company.

Since 2011 deputy CEO of REN-TV TV company for special projects. As one of journalists of REN-TV channel reported NEWSru.com, at a position of the Chief Editor were very dissatisfied with Alexey Abakumov in the White House after the channel showed scandalous material about the singer Roma Zhigana who caused a row in the Samara hotel in news. The channel then mentioned what Zhigan in due time "sang with Vladimir Putin".

Over the photo representing Putin and Zhigan the ironic text using a word play flaunted: "This cattle in Samara". Let's note that this expression in connection with Roma Zhigan's uproar of the first was used by the Moskovskij Komsomolets newspaper - there, however, this heading was not decorated by the prime minister's photo. According to a portal source, after this episode the management of the channel "entered strict censorship"^[1].

One more employee of REN-TV TV channel who wished to remain the unknown said to NEWSru.com following:

"Staff changes on the channel which will cause change and information policy are connected with the upcoming elections. It is possible that this summer the information service will be left by Mikhail Osokin".

2012: Deputy CEO of Rumedia

Since 2012 deputy CEO of Rumedia of Mikhail Berger.

2017: The development director in RBC

At the beginning of April, 2017 messages that the entrepreneur Grigory Berezkin agreed with Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim about purchase of RBC media holding appeared. According to two sources in the media market, in case of entry into the capital of RBC Grigory Berezkin considers the possibility of attraction to management of media holding of Alexey Abakumov, the Deputy CEO of the Rumedia group.

Abakumov – the candidate of Presidential Administration, told the source of Vedomosti close to RBC, the administration even in the summer of 2016 recommended to shareholders of RBC to employ him. The Presidential Administration watches closely the transaction on RBC, approve two sources of Vedomosti. The employee of Presidential Administration denies both it, and that officials somehow recommended Abakumov. Abakumov reported to Vedomosti that he does not conduct negotiations on work in RBC.

But in July, 2017 in RBC confirmed that Alexey Abakumov is appointed the development director of RBC media holding^[2].

Family

He is married, has three children.

Awards

Medal "Defender of Free Russia" (1993)

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (1997)

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the II degree (2001)

Order of Friendship (2006)

Winner of the National Award of Peter the Great (2001)

Silver medal "For a Contribution to Development of a Criminal and Corrective System in Russia" (2007)