Martirosov David Igorevich

Martirosov David Igorevich

David Martirosov is an expert in the field of information technology with 20 years of experience in major corporations in leadership positions in system administration, IT operation and infrastructure, and commercial direction.

As the head of customer service and technical operation processes at PJSC Rostelecom, David oversees the development of digital infrastructure in the provider's circuit, support for users and the operation of all services of the national provider, improving the quality of services provided (as of June 2025).

On his initiative, he optimized and centrally managed the entire IT infrastructure of the operator, highlighting certain areas of activity, such as digital and IT clusters.

In addition, David is the head of the Basis software company. Over the years of his leadership, the company has increased revenue by 10 times, became the leader in the infrastructure solutions market and is actively competing with the world's largest software suppliers. Basis products are implemented in more than 120 government systems and services, and are also used by more than 700 private organizations (as of June 2025).

Biography

Born in Tbilisi.

In 2006 he graduated from Moscow State Mining University with a degree in Information Systems.

2006-2007 - System Administrator of Rus Bank (now Rosgosstrakh Bank).

2007-2010 - Head of Server Technology at GE Money Bank.

2010-2012 - Head of System Administration/Head of IT Infrastructure at Barclays Bank.

2012-2017 - Technical Director at Otkritie Bank.

2017-2024 - Director for IT Operations and Infrastructure/Vice President at PJSC Rostelecom.

Since 2019 - General Director of Basis (formerly Thionics).

2023: Results of the work of "Basis" led by David Martirosov

In 2023, IT developer Basis, led by David Martirosov, showed rapid growth and became the leader in the Russian virtualization solutions market, significantly exceeding the planned revenue targets. The company's consolidated revenue increased by 80% and exceeded 3 billion rubles. About 70% of revenue came from B2B customers, the remaining 30% - from the B2G sector. The value of the business has grown more than 10 times.

Under David's leadership, the development company took a leading position in the infrastructure software segment and became the standard in the field of virtualization in large business and the public sector. In 2023, Basis began to actively replace the solutions of international players: more than 120 key state information systems and services, as well as the IT infrastructure of more than 700 companies, from large corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises, were transferred to the vendor's products.

Under the management of David, a business strategy was developed for 2024-2027, which implies the preservation of average annual growth rates ahead of market indicators, including through M&A transactions. The vendor also managed to fully fulfill the plan for the development of its own product ecosystem: in accordance with the roadmap, IT the developer not only expanded the product line, but also made more than 1,700 different improvements and improvements to existing products.

2024

Senior Vice President, Commercial IT Products, Rostelecom

On August 8, 2024, Rostelecom announced to TAdviser the creation of a commercial IT cluster consolidating expertise and advanced development of IT subsidiaries. The newly formed division was headed by David Martirosov as senior vice president for commercial IT products at Rostelecom. He previously served as vice president of IT Operations and Infrastructure. Read more here.

Results of the activities of "Basis" under the leadership of David Martirosov

In 2024, under the leadership of David Martirosov, the IT developer Basis strengthened the status of the flagship of the Russian infrastructure software market. The company's revenue grew 1.5 times, exceeding 4.5 billion rubles. The number of customers increased by 30%, and the number of projects for the implementation of the Basis ecosystem exceeded 160 - 2.2 times more than a year earlier.

The company took a leading position in the server segment and VDIvirtualizations-: according to TMT, its Consulting market share was 36%, which is more than 20 percentage points. exceeds the indicators of the nearest competitor. The partner network has expanded - + 90% per year, to 150 organizations throughout the country.

In 2024, Basis implemented large-scale projects with VTB, Gazprombank and the T2 operator. The company's ecosystem includes key virtualization, security, migration, and backup solutions. Particular attention was paid to the development of technologies: the number of improvements in the product line exceeded 2.3 thousand, the course towards the development of safe software intensified. Rapid product certification techniques have been implemented, including Basis Dynamix, Basis Workplace, and Basis Virtual Security.

The key milestones of the year were the purchase of RUSTEK and the launch of joint development with Angie - a boxed SDN product of the VMware NSX level, the premiere of which is scheduled for 2025. Under the leadership of Martirosov, Basis expanded its staff and strengthened its educational program for universities - the DevOps-Engineer from Scratch initiative became one of the most popular in Russia: more than 12 thousand students took part in it during the academic year alone.

2025: Basis SDN Market Launch

On May 28, 2025 "Basis" (part of the commercial IT cluster Rostelecom"") announced the start of sales of the "first Russia fully import-independent" solution for the organization (software-defined networks SDN, Software Defined Networking) - Basis SDN. More. here

Interview

2014: David Martirosov: Partnership with MAYKOR allowed the bank to develop rapidly, saving up to 40% through outsourcing

The Bank's light network Opening is developing rapidly and already has more than 300 mini-offices. IT infrastructure The company helps to maintain networks in all regions of its presence. About MAYKOR what advantages the appeal gave in To IT outsourcing an interview with the technical director of the bank [David Martirosov. More. here

2022: General Director of the Cloud Platform David Martirosov - on the creation of the Basis brand in the virtualization and infrastructure software market

In April 2022, in an interview with TAdviser, the general director of the Cloud Platform, David Martirosov, spoke about the new development strategy for the Cloud Platform, which involves the creation of import substitution solutions and plans to contribute to the Russian open source community. Read more here.

Family

Married.