Biography
Alexander Karavayev started the career in Arthur Andersen company in department of audit.
Worked as the chief financial executive in Akado Group (subsidiary company of Renova Group) and the deputy finance director Renova.
From November, 2008 to September, 2011 Karavayev held a position of the chief financial executive of Mail.ru conducting the Internet companies of Russia.
Since August, 2012 worked as the chief operating officer of Qiwi.
On July 4, 2013 Alexander Karavayev was appointed to the position of the chief financial director (CFO) of Qiwi. Mr. Karavayev replaced in this position of Evgeny Filimonov who since July 4, 2013 continued the work in the company as the internal auditor of QIWI.
"In a new position of CFO Alexander, undoubtedly, will continue to make a valuable contribution to development of the Company", - Sergey Solonin, the chief executive officer of QIWI comments. – "Its outstanding experience of building of financial strategy and a control technique by large corporations, along with its extensive experience of creation of operating activities in QIWI, does Aleksandra by the excellent candidate for a position of CFO and a valuable company asset that will allow us to achieve essential results, according to our long-term strategic plans".