Tikhonova Christina

Tikhonova Christina

Biography

Kristina Tikhonova graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Financial, Credit and International Economic Relations.

In June 2008, she took an Executive MBA course at the Russian Academy of Sciences and Kingston University (UK).

She has held various senior positions in companies such as Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Telecominvest Production and NEC Corporation in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

She began working at Nokia Networks in December 2005. She held the positions of Senior Account Manager, Group Leader and Head of Department for Work with one of the key clients of Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) in Russia (Megafon).

2010: Appointment as CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks in Russia

In August 2010, Kristina Tikhonova was appointed General Director Nokia Siemens Networks in Russia. In this position, she was responsible for implementing the company's business development strategy in Russia and working with personnel. In this position, she replaced, Jonathan Sparrow who became responsible for the implementation of initiatives as part of Nokia Siemens the Networks business development strategy in Russia as a consultant.

As the head of Nokia-Siemens Network in Russia, Christina was able to create and implement the company's development strategy and conclude several important partnerships.

2013: Head of the Vostok region Nokia Networks

Since February 2013, she began working as the head of the Vostok region and vice president of Nokia Networks. In 2015, she left Nokia Networks.

2016: Eurasia Business Unit Transformation Director at Vimpelcom

Since January 2016, she worked at Vimpelcom Ltd. as director of transformation of the Eurasia business unit. This is a new position in Vimpelcom Ltd.v The Eurasia region has included the operator's business in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Georgia. Kristina Tikhonova was directly subordinate to the head of the Eurasia business unit Mikhail Gerchuk.

Senior Vice President, U.S. ESW Capital

She held the position of senior vice president of sales at ESW Capital in the United States.

2019: Appointment as President of Microsoft in Russia

On February 27, 2019, Microsoft announced to TAdviser the appointment of Christina Tikhonova as Microsoft President in Russia. She will begin her duties in this capacity on March 15, 2019. In this post, Christina will replace Tomas Bochenek, who will continue to work with her to ensure smooth transfer of business and business continuity for customers and partners with the support of the leadership of the Russian office.

As president of Microsoft in Russia, Kristina Tikhonova will report to Philip Rogge, vice president of Microsoft in Central and Eastern Europe.

I am glad that Kristina Tikhonova joined our team, - commented on the appointment of Philip Rogge. - Microsoft's commitment to the Russian market remains unchanged, and I am delighted with the experience and amount of knowledge that Christina is able to bring to our activities in this country. Its personal involvement and success in business will help customers and partners in Russia to unleash the potential of their companies in a growing market.

Kristina Tikhonova is known to the Russian market for more than 20 years of experience in the field of management, sales, business development and strategy building. Christina devoted most of her professional activities to the telecom industry: she led companies such as Veon, Nokia Networks, NEC, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and others.

2022: Dismissal as Microsoft president in Russia

As TAdviser found out, the president changed in the Russian office of Microsoft in September 2022. Instead of Christina Tikhonova, who headed the company since 2019 , Benjamin Owen Orndorff was appointed president. He headed all four operating Russian legal entities of the American corporation in Russia: Microsoft Rus, Microsoft Mobile Rus, Microsoft Development Center Rus and Microsoft Pages Rus. Read more here.