Kovnir Evgeny Vladimirovich

Kovnir Evgeny Vladimirovich

Born in 1973.

Education

He graduated from the Kyiv Suvorov Military School. In 1996 - Moscow Air Force Engineering Academy named after N.E. Zhukovsky, in 2003 - Russian Economic Academy named after G.V. Plekhanov.

Biography

1996-2008

From 1996 to 2002, he served in various positions in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. He was awarded the medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "For Military Valor" II degree.

2002-2008

From August 2002 to July 2008, Evgeny Kovnir was engaged in the development of information technologies in the media industry (projects for the informatization of TV channels, radio stations), working in the system integrator "I.S.P.A. Group" as head of the department, director in the direction.

2008-2011: Microsoft

From August 2008 to February 2011, Evgeny Kovnir worked at the Russian representative office of Microsoft, including developing cloud services and was the manager of Media & Entertainment.

2011-2012

From February 2011 to November 2012 he worked in the holding "Media Group Ukraine" (SCM) as a director for business development and was responsible for all Internet projects of the holding.

2013-2015: Head of the IT Industry Development Department at the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications

From 2013 to 2015, Evgeny Kovnir headed the department for the development of the information technology industry at the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications.

On September 1, 2015, Evgeny Kovnir began working at the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) as deputy director of the Young Professionals direction.

2017: General Director of ANO "Digital Economy"

On September 26, it became known about the appointment of Yevgeny Kovnir as Director General of the Digital Economy Autonomous Non-Profit Organization (ANO). This is reported by TASS with reference to the extract of the Federal Tax Service, confirming the registration of the ANO.

ANO "Digital Economy" was created to participate in the implementation of the program for the development of the digital economy of Russia and will ensure interaction between business, expert communities and government bodies in the implementation of the program "Digital Economy."

Eugene Kovnir

As TASS was told in the ANO, by the end of September 2017, working groups in the areas of the program will be formed in the organization. These working groups will participate in the development of a three-year action plan for the development of the digital economy for 2018-2020 as part of the program. They will also evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the program itself.^[1]

2021: Member of the Board of Directors of Rusnano

Kovnir Evgeny entered the updated Board of Directors of Rusnano JSC, which announced this on September 24, 2021. Read more here.

2022

Leaving the post of general director of ANO "Digital Economy"

On July 1, 2022, it became known about the departure of Yevgeny Kovnir from the post of general director of the Digital Economy ANO. As the press service of the autonomous non-profit organization told Kommersant, the resignation is related to the "early termination of powers."

The ANO "Digital Economy" also told the publication that in early July 2022 a meeting of the founders of the organization will be held, at which a decision will be made to appoint an acting head.

Evgeny Kovnir resigns as head of ANO "Digital Economy"

In May 2022, Yevgeny Kovnir was nominated by government order as a candidate for election to the board of directors of JSC Rusnano"." According to the "" system, SPARK-Interfax which the newspaper refers to, by July 1, 2022, Kovnir is a member of the board of directors of this company.^[2]

ANO "Digital Economy" was established to participate in the implementation of the program for the development of the digital economy of Russia and ensure interaction between business, expert communities and government bodies in the implementation of the program "Digital Economy."

Evgeny Kovnir expressed his intention to complete his work as general director of the Digital Economy ANO and continue further professional development based on his own plans, a representative of the organization told Interfax.

It is noted that the ANO will continue to work within the framework of the implementation of the previously approved strategy for 2022-2024, taking into account adaptation to import substitution priorities in key sectors of the economy.

According to the agency, Dmitry Ter-Stepanov, deputy general director of the organization, who has been working in the organization since 2017, will temporarily act as head of the Digital Economy ANO. With his participation, bills on electronic signature and experimental legal regimes were developed, Interfax points out.

Appointment of 1C Deputy Director

Evgeny Kovnir has been appointed Deputy Director for Development of 1C. The company announced this on September 13, 2022.

In a new position, the former head of the Digital Economy ANO will deal with the development of the company, strengthening the image and promoting the key brands of the 1C group.

Eugene Kovnir

I am glad to join a unique team of like-minded people who have been creating globally competitive software products for more than 30 years. I thank Boris Nuraliev for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the development of the largest company in the domestic IT industry, "Kovnir commented on his appointment.

Director of 1C Boris Nuraliev, whose words are quoted in the message, in turn noted that Kovnir's "unique expertise and more than 20 years of experience" in business and in the state will benefit the company.

2023: Leaving 1C

In November 2023, Evgeny Kovnir left 1C, he switched to another project outside 1C, a company spokesman told TAdviser.

"We are grateful to Evgeny Kovnir for the results achieved during his work," he added.

Development, as before, is supervised by 1C director Boris Nuraliev. The same employees are responsible for the information and marketing areas as  before.

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